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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

DEI Call for Courses

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.