12 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The department of Sociology at University of California, San Diego provides a challenging curriculum, which offers you a superior liberal arts education and a bright future.

Black Diaspora and African American Studies major at University of California, San Diego is an interdisciplinary program of study. Students will be able to design their individual programs under of three different program concentrations. 

Anthropology at University of California, San Diego offers students a stimulating intellectual environment in which to address complex human issues. Through the four-fold anthropological approach – biological, cultural, linguistic and archaeological – students will study human diversity, past and present.

Ethnic Studies at University of California, San Diego is an interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on fundamental theoretical and political questions regarding the social construction of categories of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and nation. 

The Business Economics major at University of California, San Diego will train students to operate within firms and to understand how firms operate within markets.

Critical Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary program from University of California, San Diego offering students the opportunity to study gender, race, class, sexuality, and nationalism as intersecting categories of analysis and experience.

Political Science is the sixth largest major on campus, with over nine percent of University of California, San Diego students graduating from our department. 

Communication occupies an especially exciting position in contemporary scholarship and education. At University of California, San Diego have seen over the past generation the emergence of new media forms as fundamental to the fabric of our social, economic, scientific, and cultural life as was the invention of the printing press in the 15 century. 

The study of Psychology at University of California, San Diego examines such issues as how the brain works, how society functions, how children learn, and how mental states influence the physical functions of our bodies. 

Theatre at University of California, San Diego provides students an opportunity to explore their area of interest in acting, directing, playwriting, history, stage management and/or design. 

 The department at University of California, San Diego offers both a B.A. and a B.S in Cognitive Science. The B.S. requires completion of a slightly more rigorous course work. The B.S. degree may be taken optionally with a specified area of specialization. 

The Chinese Studies major at University of California, San Diego is a multidisciplinary program that blends language courses with study in Chinese culture and history.