Undergraduate Majors at UCSD

See a list of undergraduate majors and degrees at UCSD.

Note:

• Choice of college does not affect your choice of major.
• 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-Majors.

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

* Denotes majors with further screening requirements

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

Art (See Visual Arts)

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

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Chemistry and Biochemistry
Biochemistry/Chemistry (B.S.)
Chemical Education (B.S.)
Chemical Physics (B.S.)
Chemistry (B.S.)
Chemistry: Bioinformatics (B.S.)
Chemistry/Earth Sciences (B.S.)
Environmental Chemistry (B.A./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.)

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Economics
Economics (B.A)
Economics and Mathematics (B.A.)
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 Science) (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.)

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German Studies (B.A.)

History (B.A.)

Human Development (B.A.)

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Individual Majors (B.A.)
Each college except Sixth offers an individual major. Revelle offers a B.A. & B.S.

International Studies
International Studies in Anthropology, Economics, History, Linguistics, Literature, Political Science, or Sociology (B.A.)

Italian Studies (B.A.)

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Japanese Studies (B.A.)

Judaic Studies (B.A.)

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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.)

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

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
Aerospace Engineering (B.S.)*
Engineering Science (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.)
NanoEnginnering (B.S.)

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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 Astrophysics (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.)

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Religion, Study of (B.A.)

Russian and Soviet Studies (B.A.)

Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Earth Science (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.)

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Undeclared

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.)

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