Undergraduate Degrees
At UC San Diego, we take a distinctive and experimental approach to our programs of study.
NOTES
- Choice of college does not affect your choice of major.
- See details for Selective Majors.
- Students interested in pre-med or pre-law may declare a major in any academic discipline.
- See the UC San Diego General Catalog for list of specializations within majors.
- Students interested in a teaching career, see Education Studies.
Majors
A
ANTHROPOLOGY
- Anthropology (Archaeology) (B.A.)
- Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) (B.A.)
- Anthropology (Sociocultural Anthropology) (B.A.)
- Anthropology with a Concentration in Climate Change and Human Solutions (B.A.)
- Biological Anthropology (B.S.)
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
- Astronomy & Astrophysics (B.A./B.S.)
B
BIOENGINEERING (BE)
- Bioengineering (B.S.)*
- Bioengineering (Biotechnology) (B.S.)*
- Bioengineering (Bioinformatics) (B.S.)*
- Bioengineering: BioSystems (B.S.)*
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
- Available to students admitted to UCSD in Fall 2018 or later:
- Biology with Specialization in Bioinformatics (B.S.)*
- Ecology, Behavior and Evolution (B.S.)*
- General Biology (B.S.)*
- Human Biology (B.S.)*
- Microbiology (B.S.)*
- Molecular and Cell Biology (B.S.)*
- Neurobiology (B.S.)*
- Available to students admitted to UCSD in Fall 2017 or earlier:
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology (B.S.)*
- Biology with Specialization in Bioinformatics (B.S.)*
- Ecology, Behavior and Evolution (B.S.)*
- General Biology (B.S.)*
- Human Biology (B.S.)*
- Microbiology (B.S.)*
- Molecular Biology (B.S.)*
- Physiology and Neuroscience (B.S.)*
Black Diaspora and African American Studies
- Black Diaspora and African American Studies (B.A.)
C
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY
- Biochemistry (B.S.)
- Chemistry (B.S.)
- Environmental Chemistry (B.S.)
- Molecular Synthesis (B.S.)
- Pharmacological Chemistry (B.S.)
CHINESE STUDIES
- Chinese Studies (B.A.)
CLASSICAL STUDIES
- Classical Studies (B.A.)
COGNITIVE SCIENCE (B.A./B.S.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Clinical Aspects of Cognition (B.S.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Design and Interaction (B.S.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Language and Culture (B.S.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Machine Learning and Neural Computation (B.S.)
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Neuroscience (B.S.)
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (B.S.)
COMMUNICATION
- Communication (B.A.)
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING (CSE)
- Computer Engineering (B.S.)*
- Computer Science (B.S.)*
- Computer Science with Specialization in Bioinformatics (B.S)*
CRITICAL GENDER STUDIES
- Critical Gender Studies (B.A.)
D
DATA SCIENCE
- Data Science (B.S.) *
E
ECONOMICS
- Business Economics (B.S.)
- Economics (B.A./B.S.)
- Economics and Mathematics - Joint Major (B.S.)
- Economics-Public Policy (B.A./MPP only)‡
Education Studies
- Education Sciences (B.S.)
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ECE)
- Computer Engineering (B.S.)*
- Electrical Engineering (B.S.)*
- Electrical Engineering and Society (B.A.)*
- Engineering Physics (B.S.)*
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM
- Environmental Systems (Earth Sciences) (B.S.)
- Environmental Systems (Ecology, Behavior, & Evolution) (B.S.)
- Environmental Systems (Environmental Chemistry) (B.S.)
- Environmental Systems (Environmental Policy) (B.A.)
ETHNIC STUDIES
- Ethnic Studies (B.A.)
G
GERMAN STUDIES
- German Studies (B.A.)
GLOBAL HEALTH
- Global Health (B.A./B.S.)
Global South Studies
- Global South Studies (B.A.)
H
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science
- Public Health (B.S.)*
- Public Health with Concentration in Biostatistics (B.S.)*
- Public Health with Concentration in Climate and Environmental Sciences (B.S.)*
- Public Health with Concentration in Community Health Sciences (B.S.)*
- Public Health with Concentration in Epidemiology (B.S.)*
- Public Health with Concentration in Health Policy and Management Sciences (B.S.)*
- Public Health with Concentration in Medicine Sciences (B.S.)*
History
- History (B.A.)
Human Developmental Sciences
- Human Developmental Sciences (B.A./B.S.)
- Human Developmental Sciences with a Specialization in Equity and Diversity (B.S.)
- Human Developmental Sciences with a Specialization in Healthy Aging (B.S.)
I
INDIVIDUAL MAJORS (B.A. / B.S.)
- Each college offers an individual major for a B.A. degree; Revelle College offers a B.A. and B.S.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (B.A.)
- International Studies - Anthropology
- International Studies - Economics
- International Studies - Economics (Jt BA/MIA)*
- International Studies - History
- International Studies - International Business
- International Studies - International Business (Jt BA/MIA)*
- International Studies - Linguistics
- International Studies - Literature
- International Studies - Political Science
- International Studies - Political Science (Jt BA/MIA)*
- International Studies - Sociology
Italian Studies
- Italian Studies (B.A.)
J
Japanese Studies
- Japanese Studies (B.A.)
Jewish Studies
- Jewish Studies (B.A.)
L
Latin American Studies
- Latin American Studies (B.A.)
- Latin American Studies with a Concentration in Mexico (B.A.)
- Latin American Studies with a Concentration in Migration and Border Studies (B.A.)
Linguistics
- Linguistics (B.A.)
- Linguistics (Specialization in Cognition and Language) (B.A.)
- Linguistics (Specialization in Language and Society) (B.A.)
- Linguistics: Language Studies (Specialization in Individual Language) (B.A.)
- Linguistics (Specialization in Speech and Language Sciences) (B.A.)
Literature
- Literary Arts (B.A.)
- Literatures in English (B.A.)
- Spanish Literature (B.A.)
- World Literature and Culture (B.A.)
M
Mathematics
- Mathematical Biology (B.S.)
- Mathematics - Applied (B.S.)
- Mathematics (B.S.)
- Mathematics and Economics - Joint Major (B.S.)
- Mathematics - Computer Science (B.S.)
- Mathematics - Secondary Education (B.A.)
- Probability and Statistics (B.S.)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
- Aerospace Engineering (B.S.)*
- Aerospace Engineering with a Specialization in Aerothermodynamics (B.S.)*
- Aerospace Engineering with a Specialization in Astrodynamics and Space Applications (B.S.)*
- Aerospace Engineering with a Specialization in Flight Dynamics and Controls (B.S.)*
- Mechanical Engineering (B.S.)*
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Controls and Robotics (B.S.)*
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Systems (B.S.)*
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Materials Science and Engineering (B.S.)*
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Mechanics of Materials (B.S.)*
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Renewable Energy and Environmental Flows (B.S.)*
Music
- Music (B.A.)**
- Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts (B.A.)**
- Music Humanities (B.A.)**
N
NanoEngineering
- Chemical Engineering (B.S.)*
- NanoEngineering (B.S.)
P
Philosophy
- Philosophy (B.A.)
Physics
- General Physics (B.A.)
- General Physics/ Secondary Education (B.A.)
- Physics (B.S.)
- Physics with Specialization in Astrophysics (B.S.)
- Physics - Biophysics (B.S.)
- Physics with Specialization in Computational Physics (B.S.)
- Physics with Specialization in Earth Sciences (B.S.)
- Physics with Specialization in Materials Physics (B.S.)
Political Science
- Political Science (B.A.)
- Political Science (American Politics) (B.A.)
- Political Science (Comparative Politics) (B.A.)
- Political Science (Data Analytics) (B.S.)
- Political Science (International Affairs) (B.A./MIA only)‡
- Political Science (International Relations) (B.A.)
- Political Science (Political Theory) (B.A.)
- Political Science (Public Law) (B.A.)
- Political Science (Public Policy) (B.A.)
- Political Science (Race, Ethnicity, and Politics) (B.A.)
Psychology
- Psychology (B.A./B.S.)
- Psychology with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology (B.S.)
- Psychology with a Specialization in Cognitive Psychology (B.S.)
- Psychology with a Specialization in Developmental Psychology (B.S.)
- Psychology with a Specialization in Human Health (B.S.)
- Psychology with a Specialization in Sensation and Perception (B.S.)
- Psychology with a Specialization in Social Psychology (B.S.)
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (B.S.)
- Business Psychology (B.S.)
R
Religion, Program for the Study Of
- Study of Religion (B.A.)
Russian and Soviet Studies
- Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (B.A.)
S
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- Geosciences (B.S.)
- Marine Biology (B.S.)
- Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (B.S.)
Sociology
- Sociology (B.A.)
- Sociology - International Studies (B.A.)
- Sociology - American Studies (B.A.)
- Sociology - Science and Medicine (B.A.)
- Sociology - Economy and Society (B.A.)
- Sociology - Culture and Communication (B.A.)
- Sociology - Social Inequality (B.A.)
- Sociology - Law and Society (B.A.)
Structural Engineering (SE)
- Structural Engineering (B.S.)
- Structural Engineering with a Specialization in Aerospace Structures (B.S.)
- Structural Engineering with a Specialization in Civil Structures (B.S.)
- Structural Engineering with a Specialization in Geotechnical Engineering (B.S.)
- Structural Engineering with a Specialization in Structural Health Monitoring/Non-Destructive Evaluation (B.S.)
T
Theatre and Dance
- Dance (B.A.)**
- Theatre (B.A.)**
U
Undeclared
- Undeclared - Humanities/Arts
- Undeclared - Physical Sciences
- Undeclared - Social Sciences
Urban Studies and Planning
- Urban Studies and Planning (B.A.)
- Real Estate and Development (B.S.)
V
Visual Arts
- Art History / Criticism (B.A.)
- Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts (B.A.)**
- Media (B.A.)**
- Speculative Design (B.A.)
- Studio (B.A.)**
Important Notes / Key to Symbols | |
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* | Selective major with additional screening requirements |
** | Applicants may be asked to submit an optional supplemental application and/or portfolio/ audition for faculty review |
‡ | Entry into this major is restricted to students accepted into the consecutive degree program. See the General Catalog for that specific major for more information. |