Introduction

Departmental Undergraduate Majors

ANTHROPOLOGY

Anthropological (Archaeology) B.A.

Anthropology B.A.

Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) B.A.

BIOENGINEERING (BE)

Bioengineering B.S.

Bioengineering: Premedical B.S.

Bioengineering: Biotechnology B.S.

Bioengineering: Bioinformatics B.S.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, DIVISION OF

General Biology B.S.

Biology with a Specialization in Bioinformatics B.S.

Biochemistry and Cell Biology B.S.

Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution B.S.

Human Biology B.S.

Microbiology B.S.

Molecular Biology B.S.

Physiology and Neuroscience B.S.

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Chemistry B.S.

Biochemistry/Chemistry B.S.

Chemical Education B.S.

Chemical Physics B.S.

Chemistry/Earth Sciences B.S.

Environmental Chemistry B.A./B.S.

Molecular Synthesis B.S.

Pharmacological Chemistry B.S.

Bioinformatics from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry B.S.

COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Cognitive Science B.A./B.S.

Cognitive Science/Clinical Aspects of Cognition B.S.

Cognitive Science/Computation B.S.

Cognitive Science/Human Cognition B.S.

Cognitive Science/Human Computer

Interaction B.S. Cognitive Science/Neuroscience B.S.

COMMUNICATION

Communication B.A.

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CSE)

Computer Science B.A./B.S.

Computer Engineering B.S.

Computer Science with Specialization in Bioinformatics B.S.

ECONOMICS

Economics B.A.

Management Science B.S.

Economics—Mathematics B.A.

EDUCATION

(see Footnote 1)

EDUCATION STUDIES

(see Footnote 1)

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ECE)

Computer Engineering B.S.

Electrical Engineering B.S.

Engineering Physics B.S.

ENGINEERING

(see BE, CSE, ECE, MAE, NE, and SE)

ENGLISH

(see Literature)

ETHNIC STUDIES

Ethnic Studies B.A.

HISTORY

History B.A.

LINGUISTICS

Cognition and Language B.A.

Language and Society B.A.

Language Studies B.A.

Linguistics B.A.

LITERATURE

Literatures in English B.A.

French Literature B.A.

German Literature B.A.

Italian Literature B.A.

Russian Literature B.A.

Spanish Literature B.A.

Literature/Composite B.A.

Literature/Cultural Studies B.A.

Literature/Writing B.A.

Literatures of the World B.A.

MATHEMATICS

Mathematics B.A.

Applied Mathematics B.A.

Mathematics—Computer Science B.A.

Mathematics—Applied Science B.A.

Mathematics—Economics B.A.

Mathematics—Scientific Computation B.S.

Mathematics—Secondary Education B.A.

Probability and Statistics B.S.

MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (MAE)

Aerospace Engineering B.S.

Engineering Sciences B.S.

Mechanical Engineering B.S.

Environmental Engineering B.S.

MUSIC

Computing and the Arts B.A.

Music B.A.

Music/Humanities B.A.

NANOENGINEERING (NE)

Chemical Engineering B.S.

PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy B.A.

PHYSICS

General Physics B.A.

General Physics/Secondary Education B.A.

Physics 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.

Physics with Specialization in Astrophysics B.S.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Political Science B.A.

PRELAW

(see Footnote 2)

PREMEDICAL

(see Footnote 3)

PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology B.A./B.S.

SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY

Earth Sciences with Specialization in Geology B.S.

Earth Sciences with Specialization in Geochemistry B.S.

Earth Sciences with Specialization in Geophysics B.S.

SOCIOLOGY

Sociology B.A.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING (SE)

Engineering Sciences B.S.

Structural Engineering B.S.

THEATRE

Dance B.A.
Theatre B.A.
Theatre and Dance B.A.

VISUAL ARTS

Art History/Criticism B.A.

Art History/Criticism and Computing and the Arts B.A.

Art History/Criticism and Media B.A.

Art History/Criticism and Studio B.A.

Computing and the Arts B.A.

Media B.A.

Studio B.A.

INTERDISCIPLINARY MAJORS

Chinese Studies B.A.

Classical Studies B.A.

College Special Individual Majors B.A.

Critical Gender Studies B.A.

Environmental Systems—
Earth Sciences B.S.

Environmental Systems—Ecology, Behavior and Evolution B.S.

Environmental Systems—Environmental Chemistry B.S.

Environmental Systems—Environmental Policy B.A.

German Studies B.A.

Human Development B.A.

International Studies B.A.

Anthropology

Economics

History

Linguistics

Literature

Political Science

Sociology

Italian Studies B.A.

Japanese Studies B.A.

Judaic Studies B.A.

Latin American Studies B.A.

Religion, Studies in B.A.

Russian and Soviet Studies B.A.

Third World Studies B.A.

Urban Studies and Planning B.A.

 

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. The Education Studies Program 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 UCSD career services staff includes professional prelaw advisors.

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 UCSD career services staff includes professional premedical advisors.