Academics
- Selective Major Process
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Requirement
- Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement
- Undergraduate Seminars
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 Winter 2025 Quarter.Courses are contingent upon enrollments.
Course Number Course Title Instructor Dept. AAS10 Intro/African-American Studies Butler, Elizabeth Annette AAS ANBI130 Biology of Inequality Non, Amy L ANTH ANTH10 Climate Justice Pending ANTH ANTH21 Race and Racisms Stone, Annika Britt ANTH ANTH23 Debating Multiculturalism Stewart, Alexander B ANTH BILD60 DEI in Relation to Human Bio Meharena, Hiruy Sibhatu BIOL COMM10 Introduction to Communication Armenta, John E COMM COMM102C MMPP: Media & Design Practicum Campion, Camille E COMM COMM111B Global Borders: Communication Zilberg, Elana COMM COMM30 Digital Media Literacy Schmidt, Thomas Rainer COMM DOC100D Promises&Contradictions/USCult Pass, Natalye DOC DOC100D Promises&Contradictions/USCult Pass, Natalye DOC ECON138 Economics of Discrimination Bharadwaj, Prashant ECON EDS111 Child Family Community Pending EDS EDS112 U.S. Urban Education Chapman, Thandeka K EDS EDS117 Language, Culture & Education Jones, Gabrielle Anastasia EDS EDS117 Language, Culture & Education Aragon, Maria Jose EDS EDS125 Hist,Polic&Theory/Bilingual Ed Jones, Gabrielle Anastasia EDS EDS126 Social Organization/Education Jones, Makeba EDS EDS130 Intro/Acad Ment/Elem Schl Stdn Choi, Bailey Miyeon EDS EDS131 Early Child Dev & Education Cohen, Shana R EDS EDS133 Counsel, Mentor, Advise (P-12) Bintliff, Amy S.V. EDS EDS146 Mindfulness and Education Hemans, Patricia Ann Benitez EDS ETHN112B NativeAm& Indigenous Hist USII Klann, Mary Cameron ETHN ETHN133 Latinx Theatre and Performance Power, Jade Yukana ETHN ETHN134 Immigration&Ethnicity/Amer Soc Gosin, Monika N. ETHN ETHN163F Playing Indian:Native Am Cinem Burelle, Julie Sara Veronique ETHN ETHN179 Discover Jazz Dresser, Mark Stuart ETHN ETHN2R R-Intro:CirculationsofDifferen Perreira, Christopher Michael ETHN HDS175 PowerWealth&Inequality/HumDev Bjorklund, Peter HDS HILD7A Race & Ethnicity/United States Graham, Jessica Lynn HIST HIUS108B History/Native Americans/US II Daly, Heather Marie HIST HIUS180 Immigration&Ethnicity/Amer Soc Gosin, Monika N. HIST LATI10 Lat Amer Studies&US Liberation Kennemore, Amy Michelle LATI LIGN178 Spanish Sociolinguistics Munoz Sanchez, Alicia LING LIGN8 Languages & Cultures/America McIntosh, Justin Daniel LING LTEN181 Asian American Literature Kim, Joo Ok LIT LTEN185 Themes/Afro-Americn Literature Childs, Dennis R. LIT LTEN27 Intro/Afro-American Literature Childs, Dennis R. 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 Dresser, Mark Stuart MUS MUS17 Hip-Hop Pending MUS PHIL35 Philosophy in the Americas Marechal, Patricia PHIL POLI108 Politics of Multiculturalism Adida, Claire POLI SOCI117 Language, Culture & Education Jones, Gabrielle Anastasia SOC SOCI117 Language, Culture & Education Aragon, Maria Jose SOC SOCI125 Sociology of Immigration Watson, Tobias SOC SOCI126 Social Organization/Education Jones, Makeba SOC SOCI127 Immigration, Race, & Ethnicity Fitzgerald, David S SOC SOCI133E Sociology of Race & Ethnicity Pitt, Richard Norris SOC SOCI144P Sociology of Policing Estefan, Michel SOC SOCI173 Soc/Health, Illness, Medicine Navon, Daniel SOC SOCI2 The Study of Society Pending SOC TDGE127 The Films of Spike Lee Havis, Allan THEA TDGE131 Playing Indian:Native Am Cinem Burelle, Julie Sara Veronique THEA TDHT111 Latinx Theatre and Performance Power, Jade Yukana THEA USP3 City and Social Theory Wickland, Teo Akande USP VIS157D USCivilRights:Art&Media Williams, Alena J VIS VIS6 Race, Gender, and Robots Pending 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.