BA in Film and Media Studies in Santa Barbara United States | University of California, Santa Barbara

The Film and Media Studies Department at UC Santa Barbara serves approximately 600 undergraduate students and 30 graduate students. As an undergraduate, you'll gain a comprehensive liberal arts education covering global film and media history, theory, and practices—including fiction and nonfiction filmmaking, video games, interactive media, digital production, screenwriting, and archival work. This dynamic, fast-growing department features faculty with expertise spanning contemporary media studies, with particular strengths in film history, television, digital media, internet culture, video art, activism, cultural studies, and global media economies. The program fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, offering joint courses and research initiatives with departments like Art, Communication, Environmental Studies, Sociology, Black Studies, Feminist Studies, Anthropology, History, Art History, and Comparative Literature. While production isn't the primary focus, all majors learn fundamental filmmaking techniques, with additional opportunities in screenwriting and advanced production courses for interested students.