Introduction
Departmental Undergraduate Majors
ANTHROPOLOGY
- Anthropological (Archaeology) B.A.
- Anthropology B.A.
- Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) B.A.
- Anthropology (Sociocultural 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 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.
- Joint 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.
- Electrical Engineering and Society B.A.
- 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
- Linguistics (Cognition and Language) B.A.
- Linguistics (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.
- Mathematics (Applied) B.A.
- Mathematics—Computer Science B.A.
- Mathematics—Applied Science B.A.
- Joint 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
- Interdisciplinary 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.
- Political Science (American Politics) B.A.
- Political Science (Comparative Politics) B.A.
- Political Science (International Relations) B.A.
- Political Science (Political Theory) B.A.
- Political Science (Public Law) B.A.
- Political Science (Public Policy) 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.
- 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 Inequity B.A.
- Sociology—Law and Society B.A.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING (SE)
- Engineering Sciences B.S.
- Structural Engineering B.S.
THEATRE
- Dance B.A.
- Theatre B.A.
VISUAL ARTS
- Visual Arts (Art History/Criticism) B.A.
- Visual Arts (Media) B.A.
- Visual Arts (Studio) B.A.
- Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts 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—Anthropology B.A.
- International Studies—Economics B.A.
- International Studies—History B.A.
- International Studies—Linguistics B.A.
- International Studies—Literature B.A.
- International Studies—Political Science B.A.
- International Studies—Sociology B.A.
- 5-year International Studies—Economics B.A./M.I.A.
- 5-year International Studies—Political Science B.A./M.I.A.
- Italian Studies B.A.
- Japanese Studies B.A.
- Judaic Studies B.A.
- Latin American Studies B.A.
- Russian and Soviet Studies B.A.
- Study of Religion 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.