Undergraduate Degrees Offered, 2021–22
ANTHROPOLOGY
- Anthropological (Archaeology) BA
- Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) BA
- Anthropology (Climate Change and Human Solutions) BA
- Anthropology (Sociocultural Anthropology) BA
- Biological Anthropology BS
BIOENGINEERING (BE)
- Bioengineering BS
- Bioengineering: Biotechnology BS
- Bioengineering: Bioinformatics BS
- Bioengineering: BioSystems BS
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, DIVISION OF
- General Biology BS
- Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics BS
- Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution BS
- Human Biology BS
- Microbiology BS
- Molecular and Cell Biology BS
- Neurobiology BS
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
- Chemistry BS
- Chemistry with Specialization in Earth Sciences BS
- Biochemistry BS
- Environmental Chemistry BS
- Molecular Synthesis BS
- Pharmacological Chemistry BS
- Bioinformatics BS
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
- Cognitive Science BA/BS
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Clinical Aspects of Cognition BS
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Design and Interaction BS
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Machine Learning and Neural Computation BS
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Neuroscience BS
- Cognitive Science with Specialization in Language and Culture BS
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience BS
COMMUNICATION
- Communication BA
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CSE)
- Computer Science BS
- Computer Engineering BS
- Computer Science with Specialization in Bioinformatics BS
ECONOMICS
- Business Economics BS (with the Rady School of Management)
- Economics BA
- Economics–Public Policy BA/MPP only
- Management Science BS
- Joint Economics-Mathematics BS
EDUCATION
(see Footnote 1)
EDUCATION STUDIES
- Education Sciences BS
(see Footnote 1)
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ECE)
- Computer Engineering BS
- Electrical Engineering BS
- Electrical Engineering and Society BA
- Engineering Physics BS
ENGINEERING
(see BE, CSE, ECE, MAE, NE, and SE)
ENGLISH
(see Literature)
ETHNIC STUDIES
- Ethnic Studies BA
HALICIOĞLU DATA SCIENCE INSTITUTE
- Data Science BS
HISTORY
- History BA
LINGUISTICS
- Linguistics (Cognition and Language) BA
- Linguistics (Language and Society) BA
- Linguistics (Speech and Language Sciences) BA
- Language Studies BA
- Linguistics BA
LITERATURE
- Literatures in English BA
- Literatures in Spanish BA
- Literature/Writing BA
- World Literature and Culture BA
MATHEMATICS
- Mathematics BS
- Mathematics (Applied) BS
- Mathematics—Computer Science BS
- Mathematics—Applied Science BS
- Joint Mathematics-Economics BS
- Mathematics—Scientific Computation BS
- Mathematics—Secondary Education BA
- Probability and Statistics BS
MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (MAE)
- Aerospace Engineering BS
- Mechanical Engineering BS
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Controls and Robotics BS
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Systems BS
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Materials Science and Engineering BS
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Mechanics of Materials BS
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Renewable Energy and Environmental Flows BS
MUSIC
- Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts BA
- Music BA
- Music/Humanities BA
NANOENGINEERING (NE)
- Chemical Engineering BS
- Nanoengineering BS
PHILOSOPHY
- Philosophy BA
PHYSICS
- General Physics BA
- General Physics/Secondary Education BA
- Physics BS
- Physics/Biophysics BS
- Physics with Specialization in Computational Physics BS
- Physics with Specialization in Earth Sciences BS
- Physics with Specialization in Materials Physics BS
- Physics with Specialization in Astrophysics BS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Political Science BA
- Political Science (American Politics) BA
- Political Science (Comparative Politics) BA
- Political Science (International Relations) BA
- Political Science (International Affairs) BA/MIA only
- Political Science (Political Theory) BA
- Political Science (Public Law) BA
- Political Science (Public Policy) BA
- Political Science (Race, Ethnicity, and Politics) BA
PRELAW
(see Footnote 2)
PREMEDICAL
(see Footnote 3)
PSYCHOLOGY
- Business Psychology BS
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Bachelor of Science BS
- Psychology BA
- Psychology BS
- Psychology Bachelor of Science with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology BS
- Psychology Bachelor of Science with a Specialization in Cognitive Psychology BS
- Psychology Bachelor of Science with a Specialization in Developmental Psychology BS
- Psychology Bachelor of Science with a Specialization in Human Health BS
- Psychology Bachelor of Science with a Specialization in Sensation and Perception BS
- Psychology Bachelor of Science with a Specialization in Social Psychology BS
PUBLIC HEALTH
- Public Health BS
- Public Health with Concentration in Biostatistics BS
- Public Health with Concentration in Climate and Environmental Sciences BS
- Public Health with Concentration in Community Health Sciences BS
- Public Health with Concentration in Epidemiology BS
- Public Health with Concentration in Health Policy and Management Sciences BS
- Public Health with Concentration in Medicine Sciences BS
SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY
- Geosciences BS
- Marine Biology BS
- Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences BS
SOCIOLOGY
- Sociology BA
- Sociology—International Studies BA
- Sociology—American Studies BA
- Sociology—Science and Medicine BA
- Sociology—Economy and Society BA
- Sociology—Culture and Communication BA
- Sociology—Social Inequity BA
- Sociology—Law and Society BA
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING (SE)
- Structural Engineering BS
THEATRE
- Dance BA
- Theatre BA
URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING
- Urban Studies and Planning BA
VISUAL ARTS
- Visual Arts (Art History/Criticism) BA
- Visual Arts (Media) BA
- Visual Arts (Studio) BA
- Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts BA
- Speculative Design BA
INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJORS
- Black Diaspora and African American Studies BA (effective fall 2022)
- Chinese Studies BA
- Classical Studies BA
- College Special Individual Majors BA
- Critical Gender Studies BA
- Environmental Systems—Earth Sciences BS
- Environmental Systems—Ecology, Behavior and Evolution BS
- Environmental Systems—Environmental Chemistry BS
- Environmental Systems—Environmental Policy BA
- German Studies BA
- Global Health BA
- Global Health BS
- Global South Studies BA
- Human Developmental Sciences BA
- Human Developmental Sciences BS
- Human Developmental Sciences with a Specialization in Equity and Diversity BS
- Human Developmental Sciences with a Specialization in Healthy Aging BS
- International Studies—Anthropology BA
- International Studies—Economics BA
- International Studies—History BA
- International Studies—International Business BA
- International Studies—Linguistics BA
- International Studies—Literature BA
- International Studies—Philosophy BA
- International Studies—Political Science BA
- International Studies—Sociology BA
- 5-year International Studies—Economics BA/MIA
- 5-year International Studies—International Business BA/MIA
- 5-year International Studies—Political Science BA/MIA
- Italian Studies BA
- Japanese Studies BA
- Jewish Studies BA
- Latin American Studies BA
- Latin American Studies with a Concentration in Mexico BA
- Latin American Studies with a Concentration in Migration and Border Studies BA
- Real Estate and Development BS
- Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies BA
- Study of Religion BA
Footnote 1: The teaching credential in California requires an academic major, plus professional preparation courses in education, an approved program of practice teaching or an internship, and a full year of college work beyond the baccalaureate. Education Studies at UC San Diego leads to a single subject (secondary) or multiple-subjects (elementary) credential.
Footnote 2: Law schools do not require any particular major, but they do require evidence of good scholarship in demanding subjects. Almost any undergraduate major can qualify a student for consideration by a law school. The UC San Diego Career Services Center staff includes professional prelaw advisers.
Footnote 3: Like law schools, medical schools do not generally demand a particular major but ask for a solid background in the sciences upon which medicine is built. Most premed students major in biology, chemistry, physics, or bioengineering, but a substantial number major in the humanities and social sciences. The UC San Diego Career Services Center staff includes professional premedical advisers.