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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Requirement 

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 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Requirement Approved Courses: 

Please check the UCSD Catalog Schedule of Classes for details on when courses are offered.

For Students - Course Offerings Per Quarter (Spring 2025)

Here is the projected list of courses for the Spring 2025 Quarter.
Courses are contingent upon enrollments. 
 
Course # Course Title Instructor Dept.
AAS10R Intro/African-American Studies Butler, Elizabeth Annette           AAS 
AAS170R Legacies of Research           Butler, Elizabeth Annette           AAS 
ANTH10 Climate Justice                Stewart, Alexander B                ANTH
ANTH105 Climate Change, Race,& Inequal Rabinowitz, Dan                     ANTH
ANTH21 Race and Racisms               Stone, Annika Britt                 ANTH
ANTH23 Debating Multiculturalism      Stone, Annika Britt                 ANTH
ANTH4 Intro to Linguistic Anthro     Yeh, Rihan Wen Xin                  ANTH
ASTR60 Antiracism in Physics & Astro  Burgasser, Adam Jonathan            ASTR
AWP10R Lang&Learning in American Acad Gocsik, Karen Marie                 AWP 
CGS105 Queer Theory                   Wesling, Megan E.                   CGS 
CGS112 Sexuality & Nation             Cuong, Marisol                      CGS 
COGS2 Cognitive NeuroEconomics       Boyle, Mary E. T.                   COGS
COMM10 Introduction to Communication  Whitworth-Smith, Andrew C           COMM
COMM102C MMPP: Media & Design Practicum Campion, Camille E                  COMM
COMM155 Latinx Space, Place & Culture  Pavon Aramburu, Maria Laur          COMM
COMM30 Digital Media Literacy         Metcalf, Kathryne Young             COMM
DOC100D Promises&Contradictions/USCult Pass, Natalye                       DOC 
DOC100D Promises&Contradictions/USCult Pass, Natalye                       DOC 
EDS117 Language, Culture & Education  Jones, Makeba                       EDS 
EDS117 Language, Culture & Education  Pending 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 Hemans, Patricia Ann Benitez        EDS 
EDS145 Arts Across the Curriculum     Choi, Bailey Miyeon                 EDS 
ETHN110 Wrld Views/Indigenous America  Klann, Mary Cameron                 ETHN
ETHN112C California Native Am. History  Frank, Ross H.                      ETHN
ETHN127 Sexuality & Nation             Cuong, Marisol                      ETHN
ETHN142 Medcn/Race&Globl Poli/Inequity Wilson, Brenda K                    ETHN
ETHN182 Race, Gender, Sexuality Sci Fi Streeby, Shelley                    ETHN
ETHN30 Intro Chicanx & Latinx Studies Fuste, Jose Ignacio                 ETHN
ETHN3R R-Intro: Making Culture        Okonkwo, Holly                      ETHN
HDS175 PowerWealth&Inequality/HumDev  Pending HDS 
HILD2C United States History          Hendrickson, Gerald M.              HIST
HILD7B Race & Ethnicity/United States Martinez-Matsuda, Veronica          HIST
LATI10 Lat Amer Studies&US Liberation Kennemore, Amy Michelle             LATI
LIGN8 Languages & Cultures/America   McIntosh, Justin                    LING
LTEN181 Asian American Literature      Mukherjee, Silpa                    LIT 
LTEN185 Themes/Afro-Americn Literature Childs, Dennis R.                   LIT 
LTEN28 Intr/Asian-American Literature Suzuki, Erin M.                     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 
MUS150 Jazz & Music/African Diaspora  Roberts, Matana                     MUS 
MUS17 Hip-Hop                        Pending MUS 
MUS19R Blacktronika: Afrofuturism     Britt, King James                   MUS 
MUS8 American Music: Jazz Cultures  Smythe, Cory Benjamin               MUS 
PHIL155 Mexican Philosophy             Tolley, Clinton                     PHIL
POLI100O Perspectives on Race           Boehmer, Alison Paige               POLI
POLI150A Politics of Immigration        Wong, Tak Kei                       POLI
PSYC127 Sexual Inequities & Wellbeing  Dickenson, Janna Alene              PSYC
PSYC131 Scientific Racism              Anagnostaras, Stephan               PSYC
SOCI111 Local Lives, Global Problems   Ribas Norris, Janet Vanesa          SOC 
SOCI117 Language, Culture & Education  Jones, Makeba                       SOC 
SOCI117 Language, Culture & Education  Pending SOC 
SOCI125M Soc/Refugee, Asylum, Migration Fitzgerald, David S                 SOC 
SOCI126 Social Organization/Education  Jones, Makeba                       SOC 
SOCI138 Genetics and Society           Ruiz, Jonathan Joseph               SOC 
SOCI139 Socl Inequal:Class,Race,Gender Ribas Norris, Janet Vanesa          SOC 
SOCI139A Race and Racism in America     Estefan, Michel                     SOC 
SOCI140J Sociology of Social Justice    Estefan, Michel                     SOC 
SOCI151 Social Movements               Goldman, Harvey Stern               SOC 
SOCI2 The Study of Society           Payne, Christine Anna               SOC 
TMC15 Public Service in America      Hemans, Patricia Ann Benitez        TMC 
USP1 History/US Urban Communities   Kwak, Nancy                         USP 
USP3 City and Social Theory         Wickland, Teo Akande                USP 
VIS102 Democratizing the City         Cruz, Edwin Teddy                   VIS 
VIS152D IdentityThruTransnationalCinem Wardwell, Mariana Razo              VIS 

 

For Students - Course Offerings Per Quarter (Summer 2025)

Here is the projected list of courses for the Summer 2025 Sessions.
Courses are contingent upon enrollments. 
Term Course # CourseTitle Instructor (as of 4/8/25) Dept
S125 ANTH10 Climate Justice                Pending ANTH
S125 ANTH21 Race and Racisms               Pending ANTH
S125 ANTH23 Debating Multiculturalism      Stewart, Alexander B                ANTH
S125 CGS2A Intro/CGS: Key Terms, Concepts Pending CGS 
S125 COMM10 Introduction to Communication  Armenta, John E                     COMM
S125 DOC100D Promises&Contradictions/USCult Pass, Natalye                       DOC 
S125 ECON138 Economics of Discrimination    Bharadwaj, Prashant                 ECON
S125 ECON138 Economics of Discrimination    Bharadwaj, Prashant                 ECON
S125 EDS112 U.S. Urban Education           Chapman, Thandeka K                 EDS 
S125 EDS113 Chicanas/os & Latinos in Edu   Pending EDS 
S125 EDS117 Language, Culture & Education  Pending EDS 
S125 EDS125 Hist,Polic&Theory/Bilingual Ed Pending EDS 
S125 EDS126 Social Organization/Education  Jones, Makeba                       EDS 
S125 EDS135 Newcomer Communities in SD     Pending EDS 
S125 ETHN103A United States & Pacific World  Pending ETHN
S125 ETHN110 Wrld Views/Indigenous America  Pending ETHN
S125 ETHN168 Comparative Ethnic Literature  Pending ETHN
S125 ETHN2R R-Intro:CirculationsofDifferen Espiritu, Yen                       ETHN
S125 HILD2A United States History          Lewandoski, Julia Mavis             HIST
S125 HILD2C United States History          Hendrickson, Gerald M.              HIST
S125 HILD7B Race & Ethnicity/United States Kwak, Nancy                         HIST
S125 HITO155 Race/Sport/Inequality 20th Cen Widener, Daniel                     HIST
S125 HIUS103 United States & Pacific World  Pending HIST
S125 HIUS108B History/Native Americans/US II Pending HIST
S125 LATI10 Lat Amer Studies&US Liberation Kennemore, Amy Michelle             LATI
S125 LIGN149GS Historical Roots of ASL        Lott, Margaret S.                   LING
S125 LIGN8 Languages & Cultures/America   McIntosh, Justin                    LING
S125 LTCS130 Gender,Race/Ethn,Class&Culture Pending LIT 
S125 LTEN178 Comparative Ethnic Literature  Pending LIT 
S125 LTEN181 Asian American Literature      Pending LIT 
S125 MGT18GS Managing Diverse Teams         McKay, Michael J                    RSM 
S125 PHIL155 Mexican Philosophy             Vargas, Manuel Rogelio              PHIL
S125 POLI100H Race & Ethnicity/Amer Politics Stout, Christopher Timothy          POLI
S125 POLI13R Power and Justice              Forman, Fonna                       POLI
S125 POLI150A Politics of Immigration        Pending POLI
S125 PSYC131 Scientific Racism              Anagnostaras, Stephan               PSYC
S125 SOCI111 Local Lives, Global Problems   Pending SOC 
S125 SOCI117 Language, Culture & Education  Pending SOC 
S125 SOCI125 Sociology of Immigration       Calderon-Zaks, Michael Aar          SOC 
S125 SOCI126 Social Organization/Education  Jones, Makeba                       SOC 
S125 SOCI127 Immigration, Race, & Ethnicity Pending SOC 
S125 SOCI138GS Genetics and Society           Navon, Daniel                       SOC 
S125 SOCI2 The Study of Society           Raudenbush, Danielle                SOC 
S125 TDGE127 The Films of Spike Lee         Havis, Allan                        THEA
S125 TDGE127 The Films of Spike Lee         Anderson, Mysia Anyse               THEA
S125 TDHT109 African American Theatre       Perry, Lamar                        THEA
S125 USP1 History/US Urban Communities   Kwak, Nancy                         USP 
S125 VIS102 Democratizing the City         Cruz, Edwin Teddy                   VIS 
S225 AAS10 Intro/African-American Studies Pending AAS 
S225 ANSC122 Language in Society            Pending ANTH
S225 ANTH10 Climate Justice                Pending ANTH
S225 ANTH105 Climate Change, Race,& Inequal Stewart, Alexander B                ANTH
S225 ANTH21 Race and Racisms               Pending ANTH
S225 ANTH23 Debating Multiculturalism      Pending ANTH
S225 AWP10 Lang&Learning in American Acad Pending AWP 
S225 AWP10R Lang&Learning in American Acad Pending AWP 
S225 CGS105 Queer Theory                   Pending CGS 
S225 CGS112 Sexuality & Nation             Cuong, Marisol                      CGS 
S225 CLAS120 Classical Diversities          Myerston Santana, Jacobo            CLAS
S225 COMM10 Introduction to Communication  Pending COMM
S225 COMM111B Global Borders: Communication  Pending COMM
S225 ECON138 Economics of Discrimination    Bharadwaj, Prashant                 ECON
S225 EDS112 U.S. Urban Education           Chapman, Thandeka K                 EDS 
S225 EDS116 Equity Minded Education        Pending EDS 
S225 EDS125 Hist,Polic&Theory/Bilingual Ed Pending EDS 
S225 EDS126 Social Organization/Education  Pending EDS 
S225 EDS25 Am Higher Edu&Collegiate Exper Pending EDS 
S225 EDS25 Am Higher Edu&Collegiate Exper Pending EDS 
S225 ETHN103A United States & Pacific World  Man, Simeon S                       ETHN
S225 ETHN127 Sexuality & Nation             Cuong, Marisol                      ETHN
S225 ETHN142 Medcn/Race&Globl Poli/Inequity Pending ETHN
S225 ETHN161 Black Poli&Protest since 1941  Browne, Errol Tsekani               ETHN
S225 HILD2A United States History          Lewandoski, Julia Mavis             HIST
S225 HILD7B Race & Ethnicity/United States Man, Simeon S                       HIST
S225 HILD7C Race & Ethnicity/United States Alvarez, Luis A                     HIST
S225 HIUS103 United States & Pacific World  Man, Simeon S                       HIST
S225 LIGN7 Sign Languages&Their Cultures  Pending LING
S225 LTCS130 Gender,Race/Ethn,Class&Culture Pending LIT 
S225 LTEN169 Topics in Latino/a Literature  Pending LIT 
S225 LTEN181 Asian American Literature      Pending LIT 
S225 MUS8GS American Music: Jazz Cultures  Borgo, David Garcia                 MUS 
S225 PHIL165 Freedom, Equality, and the Law Pending PHIL
S225 PHIL35 Philosophy in the Americas     Pending PHIL
S225 POLI100I Participation and Inequality   Pending POLI
S225 POLI108 Politics of Multiculturalism   Pending POLI
S225 PSYC131 Scientific Racism              Anagnostaras, Stephan               PSYC
S225 RELI149 Islam in America               Rahimi, Babak                       RELI
S225 SOCI126 Social Organization/Education  Pending SOC 
S225 SOCI127 Immigration, Race, & Ethnicity Pending SOC 
S225 SOCI139 Socl Inequal:Class,Race,Gender Pending SOC 
S225 TDGE131R Playing Indian:Native Am Cinem Burelle, Julie Sara Veronique       THEA
S225 TDHT109 African American Theatre       Anderson, Mysia Anyse               THEA
S225 USP162 Migration and the City         Andrews, Abigail Leslie             USP 
S225 USP3 City and Social Theory         Pending USP 
S325 EDS117 Language, Culture & Education  Pending EDS 
S325 EDS125 Hist,Polic&Theory/Bilingual Ed Jones, Gabrielle Anastasia          EDS 
S325 SOCI117 Language, Culture & Education  Pending SOC 

For Faculty- Course Requirement Information

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Requirement Call for Courses

Faculty are encouraged to submit courses for consideration to fulfill the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion requirement. Courses must fulfill three governing categories (frameworks, subject matter, and pedagogy) in order to satisfy the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion requirement. For Faculty interested in creating or submitting a course for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion approval, please visit the Academic Senate website for course submission.