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 2024 Quarter.Courses are contingent upon enrollments.
Course # Course Title Instructor Dept. AAS10 Intro/African-American Studies Butler, Elizabeth Annette AAS ANAR117 Archaeology Field&Lab, SoCal Goldstein, Paul S ANTH ANSC122 Language in Society Yeh, Rihan Wen Xin 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 BILD61 Biology, Race, and Society Rifkin, Scott BIOL CGS105 Queer Theory Whitley, Leila Marie CGS CGS119 Asian American Film and Media Nguyen, Hoang Tan CGS COGS2 Cognitive NeuroEconomics Boyle, Mary E. T. COGS COMM10 Introduction to Communication Alac, Morana COMM COMM102C MMPP: Media & Design Practicum Campion, Camille E COMM COMM111B Global Borders: Communication Zilberg, Elana COMM COMM131 Comm, Dissent, Social Mvments Fields, Gary COMM DOC100D Promises&Contradictions/USCult Pass, Natalye Joann DOC DOC100D Promises&Contradictions/USCult Pass, Natalye Joann DOC ECON138 Economics of Discrimination Bharadwaj, Prashant ECON ECON138 Economics of Discrimination Bharadwaj, Prashant ECON EDS111 Child Family Community Wishard Guerra, Alison G. EDS EDS117 Language, Culture & Education Jones, Makeba EDS EDS125 Hist,Polic&Theory/Bilingual Ed Jones, Gabrielle Anastasia EDS EDS126 Social Organization/Education Pitt, Richard Norris 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 ETHN112A NativeAm& Indigenous Hist US I Klann, Mary Cameron ETHN ETHN154 History of Mexican America Martinez-Matsuda, Veronica ETHN ETHN179 Discover Jazz Dresser, Mark Stuart ETHN ETHN2R R-Intro:CirculationsofDifferen Sasaki, Christen T ETHN HILD60 Global Black History/Biography Graham, Jessica Lynn HIST HILD7B Race & Ethnicity/United States Kwak, Nancy HIST HIUS108A History/Native Americans/US I Lewandoski, Julia Mavis HIST HIUS113 History of Mexican America Martinez-Matsuda, Veronica 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 LTCS119 Asian American Film and Media Nguyen, Hoang Tan LIT LTCS165 Spec Topics: Politics of Food Kim, Joo Ok LIT LTEN31 Indigenous Literature Walkiewicz, Kathryn A 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 MGT18 Managing Diverse Teams McKay, Mary A RSM MUS127 Discover Jazz Dresser, Mark Stuart MUS MUS17 Hip-Hop Pending MUS MUS19R Blacktronika: Afrofuturism Britt, King James MUS MUS19R Blacktronika: Afrofuturism Britt, King James MUS PHIL170 Philosophy and Race Hardimon, Michael O. PHIL PHIL35 Philosophy in the Americas Tolley, Clinton PHIL POLI100I Participation and Inequality Gause, LaGina POLI SOCI117 Language, Culture & Education Jones, Makeba SOC SOCI125M Soc/Refugee, Asylum, Migration Fitzgerald, David S SOC SOCI126 Social Organization/Education Pitt, Richard Norris SOC SOCI133E Sociology of Race & Ethnicity Pitt, Richard Norris SOC SOCI138 Genetics and Society Pending SOC SOCI139 Socl Inequal:Class,Race,Gender Pending SOC SOCI144P Sociology of Policing Estefan, Michel SOC SOCI153 Urban Sociology Pending SOC SOCI2 The Study of Society Raudenbush, Danielle SOC TDHT103 Asian American Theatre Yapp, Hentyle T THEA VIS157D USCivilRights:Art&Media Williams, Alena J 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).