List of Undergraduate Majors

Undergraduate Majors at UC San Diego

See a list of undergraduate majors and degrees at UC San Diego.

Note:

• Your choice of major is not affected by your undergraduate college.
• Students interested in pre-med or pre-law may declare a major in any academic discipline.
• See the UCSD General Catalog for list of specializations within majors.
• See information about Impacted Majors and Majors That Require Pre-Major Status.

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

† Major with pre-major status
*   Impacted major with additional screening requirements

Anthropology
Anthropology (Archaeology) (B.A.)
Anthropology (B.A.)
Anthropology (Biological Anthropology) (B.A.)
Anthropology (Sociocultural Anthropology) (B.A.)

Art (See Visual Arts)

Bioengineering (BE)
Bioengineering (B.S.)*
Bioengineering (Biotechnology) (B.S.)*
Bioengineering (Bioinformatics) (B.S.)*
Bioengineering: BioSystems (B.S.)*

Biological Sciences
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.)

Chemistry and Biochemistry
Biochemistry/Chemistry (B.S.)
Bioinformatics (B.S.)
Chemical Education (B.S.)
Chemical Physics (B.S.)
Chemistry (B.S.)
Environmental Chemistry (B.S.)
Molecular Synthesis (B.S.)
Pharmacological Chemistry (B.S.)

Chinese Studies (B.A.)

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 Computation (B.S.)
Cognitive Science with Specialization in Human Cognition (B.S.)
Cognitive Science with Specialization in Human Computer Interaction (B.S.)
Cognitive Science with Specialization in Neuroscience (B.S.)

Communication (B.A.)

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Computer Engineering (B.S.)*
Computer Science (B.A./B.S.)*
Computer Science with Specialization in Bioinformatics (B.S)*

Critical Gender Studies (B.A.)

Dance (B.A.)

Economics
Economics (B.A)
Economics and Mathematics - Joint Major (B.S.)
Management Science (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 (B.A.)

German Studies (B.A.)

Global Health (B.A.)

History (B.A.)

Human Development (B.A.)†

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 - History
International Studies - Linguistics
International Studies - Literature
International Studies - Political Science
International Studies - Sociology

Italian Studies (B.A.)

Japanese Studies (B.A.)

Judaic Studies (B.A.)

Latin American Studies (B.A.)

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.)

Literature
French, German, Italian, Russian, or Spanish Literature (B.A.)
Literatures in English (B.A.)
Literature/ Composite Major (B.A.)
Literature/ Cultural Studies (B.A.)
Literature/ Writing (B.A.)
Literatures of the World (B.A.)

Mathematics
Mathematics (Applied) (B.S.)
Mathematics (B.S.)
Mathematics and Economics - Joint Major (B.S.)
Mathematics - Applied Science (B.A.)
Mathematics - Computer Science (B.S.)
Mathematics - Secondary Education (B.A.)
Mathematics - Scientific Computation (B.S.)
Probability and Statistics (B.S.)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
Aerospace Engineering (B.S.)*
Environmental Engineering (B.S.)*
Mechanical Engineering (B.S.)*

Music
Music (B.A.)
Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts (B.A.)
Music Humanities (B.A.)

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

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 (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.)

Psychology (B.A./ B.S.)

Public Health (B.S.)

Religion, Study of (B.A.)

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

Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Earth Sciences (B.S.)
Marine Biology (B.S.)

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 (B.A.)

Third World Studies (B.A.)

UndeclaredUndeclared - Humanities/Arts
Undeclared - Physical Sciences
Undeclared - Social Sciences

Urban Studies and Planning (B.A.)

Visual Arts
Art History/ Criticism (B.A.)
Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts (B.A.)
Media (B.A.)
Studio (B.A.)