Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Requirement (DEI)
A knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion is required of all candidates for a Bachelor's degree who begin their studies at UC San Diego in lower-division standing in Fall 2011 or thereafter, or in upper-division standing in Fall 2013 or thereafter.
Definition of Terms:
Diversity refers to the variety of personal experiences, values, and worldviews that arise from differences of culture and circumstance. Such differences include race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, language, abilities/disabilities, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and geographic region.
Equity is the guarantee of fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all students, faculty, and staff, while at the same time striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of marginalized groups.
Inclusion is the act of creating environments in which any individual or group can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.
Current List of DEI Approved Courses:
Please check the UCSD catalog for details on when courses are offered.
For Students- DEI Course Offerings Per Quarter
Here is the projected list of DEI courses for the Spring 2024 Quarter.Courses are contingent upon enrollments.
Course # Course Title Instructor Dept. AAS10 Intro/African-American Studies Butler, Elizabeth Annette AAS AAS170 Legacies of Research Butler, Elizabeth Annette AAS ANTH10 Climate Justice Stewart, Alexander B ANTH ANTH105 Climate Change, Race,& Inequal Pending ANTH ANTH21 Race and Racisms Stone, Annika Britt ANTH ANTH23 Debating Multiculturalism Pending ANTH BILD60 DEI in Relation to Human Bio Hammond, LaTisha Marie BIOL CGS112 Sexuality & Nation Martin Sandino, Amanda Maria Yoland CGS COMM10 Introduction to Communication Schmidt, Thomas Rainer COMM COMM102C MMPP: Media & Design Practicum Campion, Camille E COMM DOC100D Promises&Contradictions/USCult Pass, Natalye Joann DOC DOC100D Promises&Contradictions/USCult Pass, Natalye Joann DOC EDS111 Child Family Community Wishard Guerra, Alison G. EDS EDS117 Language, Culture & Education Jones, Gabrielle Anastasia EDS EDS125 Hist,Polic&Theory/Bilingual Ed Aragon, Maria Jose EDS EDS126 Social Organization/Education Jones, Makeba EDS EDS130 Intro/Acad Ment/Elem Schl Stdn Mendez, Kathrina Mendoza EDS EDS133 Counsel, Mentor, Advise (P-12) Bintliff, Amy S.V. EDS EDS136 Intro/Acad Tut/Second Schl Std Chung, Luz Marina EDS EDS145 Arts Across the Curriculum Choi, Bailey Miyeon EDS ETHN127 Sexuality & Nation Martin Sandino, Amanda Maria Yoland ETHN ETHN144M Antiracist Medicine/HealthCare Jolivette, Andrew J ETHN ETHN153 Citizenship & Civil Rts/20th c Martinez-Matsuda, Veronica ETHN ETHN179 Discover Jazz Richards, Stephanie F ETHN ETHN30 Intro Chicanx & Latinx Studies Fuste, Jose Ignacio ETHN ETHN3R R-Intro: Making Culture Streeby, Shelley ETHN HILD7C Race & Ethnicity/United States Bermudez, Rosie Cano HIST HIUS136 Citizenship & Civil Rts/20th c Martinez-Matsuda, Veronica HIST LATI10 Lat Amer Studies&US Liberation Kennemore, Amy Michelle LATI LIGN175 Sociolinguistics Rodriguez Aispuro, Alejandro LING LIGN8 Languages & Cultures/America McIntosh, Justin Daniel LING LTEN181 Asian American Literature Mukherjee, Silpa LIT LTEN28 Intr/Asian-American Literature Blanco, John D LIT MGT18 Managing Diverse Teams McKay, Michael J RSM MGT18 Managing Diverse Teams McKay, Michael J RSM MGT18 Managing Diverse Teams McKay, Michael J RSM MGT18 Managing Diverse Teams Chamberlain, Travis Dean RSM MUS127 Discover Jazz Richards, Stephanie F MUS MUS150 Jazz & Music/African Diaspora Davis, Anthony Curtis MUS MUS17 Hip-Hop Pending MUS MUS8 American Music: Jazz Cultures Pending MUS POLI108 Politics of Multiculturalism Adida, Claire POLI POLI13DR Power and Justice Draper, Matthew William POLI POLI150A Politics of Immigration Wong, Tak Kei POLI PSYC127 Health Inequities & Wellbeing Dickenson, Janna Alene PSYC SOCI111 Local Lives, Global Problems Ribas Norris, Janet Vanesa SOC SOCI117 Language, Culture & Education Jones, Gabrielle Anastasia SOC SOCI125 Sociology of Immigration Calderon-Zaks, Michael Aar SOC SOCI126 Social Organization/Education Jones, Makeba SOC SOCI139 Socl Inequal:Class,Race,Gender Ribas Norris, Janet Vanesa SOC SOCI140J Sociology of Social Justice Estefan, Michel SOC SOCI151 Social Movements Goldman, Harvey Stern SOC SOCI173 Soc/Health, Illness, Medicine Crofts, Christine SOC SOCI2 The Study of Society Rogers, Julia Ellen SOC TDHT109 African American Theatre Anderson, Mysia Anyse THEA TDHT122 Performance and Nightlife Power, Jade Yukana THEA USP3 City and Social Theory Martin, Isaac USP VIS102 Democratizing the City Cruz, Edwin Teddy VIS
For Faculty- DEI Course Requirement Information
Faculty are encouraged to submit courses for consideration to fulfill the DEI requirement. Courses must fulfill three governing categories (frameworks, subject matter, and pedagogy) in order to satisfy the DEI requirement. For Faculty interested in creating or submitting a course for DEI approval, please visit the Academic Senate website for course submission.
For Departments- Information on TA Matching Funds
DEI Funding Requests: Requests for additional TA funding can be made for courses that are approved for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Requirement. Upon approval, Academic Affairs will provide 1:1 match funding to departments who use additional departmental TA funding or Dean's discretionary funds to reduce section sizes for their DEI courses. To request funding, please fill out the DEI TA Request form. Please note that requests for funding must be submitted annually. Please email completed forms to John Moore (due@ucsd.edu) and Adam DiProfio (adiprofio@ucsd.edu).