Undergraduate Majors at UC San Diego

See a list of undergraduate majors offered at UC San Diego.

Undergraduate majors and degrees at UC San Diego – see the UCSD General Catalog for specializations available within majors. Your choice of major is not connected to your undergraduate college.

Notes:

• See details for Selective Majors
• Students interested in pre-med or pre-law may declare a major in any academic discipline.
• Students interested in a teaching career, see Education Studies.

Majors:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ

Astronomy & Astrophysics
Astronomy & Astrophysics (B.A./B.S.)

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.)

Art (See Visual Arts)

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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.)

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Chemistry and 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.)

Cinematic Arts
Cinematic Arts (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 and 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.)

Dance (See Theatre)

Data Science
Data Science (B.S.)*

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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 and Computer Engineering (ECE)
Computer Engineering (B.S.)*
Electrical Engineering (B.S.)*
Electrical Engineering and Society (B.A.)*
Engineering Physics (B.S.)*

Engineering - Jacobs School of Engineering
See individual programs:

• Bioengineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• NanoEngineering
• Structural Engineering

English (See Literature)

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.)

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German Studies
German Studies (B.A.)

Global Health
Global Health (B.A./B.S.)

Global South Studies
Global South Studies (B.A.)

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.)

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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 - Philosophy
International Studies - Political Science
International Studies - Political Science (Jt BA/MIA)*
International Studies - Sociology

Italian Studies
Italian Studies (B.A.)

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Japanese Studies
Japanese Studies (B.A.)

Jewish Studies
Jewish Studies (B.A.)

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.)

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Mathematics
Mathematical Biology (B.S.)
Mathematics (Applied) (B.S.)
Mathematics (B.S.)
Mathematics and Economics - Joint Major (B.S.)
Mathematics - Applied Science (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.)**

NanoEngineering
Chemical Engineering (B.S.)*
NanoEngineering (B.S.)

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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.)

Public Health (See Family and Preventative Medicine)

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Religion, Program for the Study Of
Study of Religion (B.A.)

Russian and Soviet Studies
Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (B.A.)

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.)

Theatre and Dance
Dance (B.A.)**
Theatre (B.A.)**

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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.)

Visual Arts
Art History/ Criticism (B.A.)
Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts (B.A.)**
Media (B.A.)**
Speculative Design (B.A.)
Studio (B.A.)**

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