Upper-Division Writing GE Requirement
At least one upper-division course (numbered 100-199) in your academic program must include a significant writing component in English to complete the ERC Upper-Division Writing GE requirement.
- See General Catalog for complete course descriptions and pre-requisites: http://www.ucsd.edu/catalog
- This one course requirement may be taken for letter or P/NP grade*.
- Students may overlap this requirement with any requirement. See Overlap Policies.
- Course may overlap with Regional Specialization if course is within selected region
- For students who do not complete an approved Upper-Division Writing course from the list below, they may petition coursework for consideration to clear the requirement. Review the Upper-Division Writing GE area for more information
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(*) Eligible course for Regional Specialization OR Fine Art requirement, NOT BOTH |
Academic Internship Program
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Course Number |
Course Title |
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AIP 197 (4 units minimum) |
Academic Internship Program |
Anthropology
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Course Number |
Course Title |
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~ANAR 145S |
Study Abroad: Egypt of the Pharaohs |
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ANTH 196A |
Honors Studies in Anthropology |
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ANTH 196B |
Honors Studies in Anthropology |
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ANSC 105/GLBH 105 |
Global Health and Inequality |
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ANSC 154 |
Gender and Religion |
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ANSC 159 |
The Anthropology of Marriage |
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ANTH 101 |
Foundations of Social Complexity |
Biology
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Course Number |
Course Title |
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BIEB 176 |
Biology of Conservation and the Human Predicament |
Communication
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Course Number |
Course Title |
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COMM 100C |
Communication, Institutions, and Power |
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COMM 102C |
MMPP: Practicum in New Media and Community Life |
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COMM 146 |
Advanced Topics in Cultural Production |
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COMM 190 |
Junior Seminar in Communication |
Cognitive Science
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Course Number |
Course Title |
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COGS 190A |
Pre-Honors Project in Cognitive Science |
Critical Gender Studies
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| CGS 101 | Gender and Globalization |
Dimensions of Culture
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| ~DOC 100D | Dimensions of Culture: Promises and Contradictions in US Culture |
Economics
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Course Number |
Course Title |
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ECON 159 |
Economic History of the United States II (cross-listed: HIUS 141) |
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ECON 191A-B |
Senior Essay Seminar |
Education Studies
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Course Number |
Course Title |
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~EDS 117 |
Language, Culture, and Education (cross-listed: SOCI 117) |
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EDS 125 |
History, Politics, and Theory of Bilingual Education |
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~EDS 130 |
Introduction to Academic Mentoring of Elementary/School Students |
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~EDS 131 |
Early Childhood Development and Education |
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~EDS 136 |
Introduction to Academic Tutoring of Secondary School Students |
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~EDS 137 |
Introduction to Discipline-Specific Teaching and Learning |
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~EDS 138 |
Introduction to Academic Tutoring at Charter Schools |
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EDS 140 |
Introduction to Action Research in Pre-K–12 Education |
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EDS 141 |
Action Research in Pre-K–12 Education: Advanced Practicum in Pre-K–12 Schools and Communities |
Environmental Systems
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Course Number |
Course Title |
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ESYS 103 |
Environmental Challenges: Science and Solutions (cross-listed: MAE 124) |
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ESYS 190B |
Environmental Systems Senior Seminar |
Ethnic Studies
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Course Number |
Course Title |
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ETHN 100A |
Ethnic Studies: Theoretical Approaches |
| ETHN 100B | Interdisciplinary Methodologies |
| ETHN 100C | Social Justice Praxis |
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ETHN 105 |
Ethnic Diversity and the City |
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~ETHN 124 |
Asian American Literature (cross-listed: LTEN 181) |
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~ETHN 125/125R |
Asian American History (cross-listed: HIUS 124) |
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ETHN 128 |
Hip-Hop: The Politics of Culture (cross-listed: MUS 152) |
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~*ETHN 178 |
Blues: An Oral Tradition (Cross-listed: MUS 126) |
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~*ETHN 179 |
Discover Jazz (cross-listed: MUS 127) |
Global Health
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| GLBH 148 | Global Health and Cultural Diversity |
Human Development Program
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Course Number |
Course Title |
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HDS 191 (Renumbered from HDP 191) |
Field Research in Human Development |
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HDS 193 (Renumbered from HDP 193) |
Advanced Research in Human Developmental Sciences |
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HDS 194A-B-C (Renumbered from HDP 194A-B-C) |
Honors Thesis in Human Developmental Sciences |
History
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| ~HIAF 112 | West Africa since 1880 |
| ~HIEA 112 | Japan: From the Mid-Nineteenth Century through the US Occupation |
| ~HIEA 113 | The Fifteen-Year War in Asia and the Pacific |
| ~HIEA 122 | Late Imperial Chinese Culture and Society |
| ~HIEA 129 | Faces of the Chinese Past |
| ~HIEA 132 | Mao's China, 1949-1976 |
| ~HIEA 137 | Women and the Family in Chinese History |
| ~HIEA 138 | Women and the Chinese Revolution |
| ~HIEA 149 | Land of Three Faiths: Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Medieval Spain and Portugal |
| ~HIEA 150 | Modern Korea, 1800–1945 |
| ~HIEA 164 | Seminar in Late Imperial Chinese History |
| ~HIEU 105 | Devotions, Doctrines, and Divisions: Religion in Early Modern European Society |
| ~HIEU 111 | Europe in the Middle Ages |
| ~HIEU 122 | Ancient Greece from the Bronze Age to the Peloponnesian War |
| ~HIEU 128 | Europe since 1945 |
| ~HIEU 129 | Paris, Past and Present |
| ~HIEU 130 | Europe in the Eighteenth Century |
| ~HIEU 134 | The Formation of the Russian Empire, 800–1855 |
| ~HIEU 142 | European Intellectual History, 1780–1870 |
| ~HIEU 144 | Topics in European History |
| ~HIEU 145 | The Holocaust as Public History |
| ~HIEU 146 | Fascism, Communism, and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy: Europe 1919–1945 |
| ~HIEU 149 | Land of Three Faiths: Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Medieval Spain and Portugal |
| ~HIEU 151 | Spain since 1808 |
| ~HIEU 154 | Modern German History: From Bismarck to Hitler |
| ~HIEU 158 | Why Hitler? How Auschwitz? |
| ~HILA 101 | Nation-State Formation, Ethnicity, and Violence in Latin America |
| HILA 118 | Subverting Sovereignty: US Aggression in Latin America, 1898–Present |
| ~HILA 122 | Cuba: From Colony to Socialist Republic |
| ~HILA 131 | A History of Mexico |
| ~HILA 132 | Modern Mexico: From Revolution to Drug War Violence |
| ~HINE 116 | Devotions, Doctrines, and Divisions: Religion in Early Modern European Society |
| ~HINE 170 | Special Topics in Jewish History |
| ~HISC 107 | The Emergence of Modern Science |
| HISC 115 | History of Modern Medicine |
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~HIUS 124 |
Asian American History (cross-listed: ETHN 125) |
| HIUS 133 | The Golden Age of Piracy |
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HIUS 141 |
Economic History of the United States II (cross-listed: ECON 159) |
| ~HIUS 146 | Race, Riots, and Violence in the U.S |
| ~HIUS 155 | From Zoot Suits to Hip-Hop: Race and Popular Culture since World War II |
| HITO 105 | Jewish Modernity from 1648-1948 |
Human Rights
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| HMNR 101 | Human Rights II: Contemporary Issues |
International Studies Program
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| INTL 190 | Seminar in International Studies |
| INTL 190H | Honors Seminar in International Studies |
| INTL 196H | International Studies Honors Program |
Japanese Studies
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| JAPN 190 | Selected Topics in Contemporary Japanese Studies |
Latin American Studies
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| ~LATI 190 | Latin American Studies Senior Seminar |
Law and Society
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| LAWS 101 | Contemporary Legal Issues |
Linguistics
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| LIGN 155 | Evolution of Language |
| LIGN 179 | Second Language Acquisition Research |
| LIGN 180 | Language Representation in the Brain |
| LIGN 181 | Language Processing in the Brain |
Literature
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| ~LTEA 110B | Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation |
| *~LTEA 120B | Taiwan Films |
| ~LTEA 140 | Modern Korean Literature in Translation from Colonial Period |
| LTEN 100-199 | Refer to Course Catalog for Courses |
| LTLA 100 | Intro to Latin Literature |
| #~LTRU 123 | Single Author in Russian Literature in Translation |
| LTWL 100-199 | Refer to Course Catalog for Courses |
| LTWR 126 | Creative Nonfiction Workshop |
Math
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| MATH 163 | History of Mathematics |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Course Number |
Course Title |
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MAE 124 |
Environmental Challenges: Science and Solutions (cross-listed: ESYS 103) |
Music
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| MUS 107 | Critical Studies Seminar |
| MUS 113 | Topics in Classic, Romantic, and Modern Music |
| MUS 114 | Music of the Twentieth Century |
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~*MUS 126 |
Blues: An Oral Tradition (cross-listed: ETHN 178) |
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~*MUS 127 (formerly MUS 127B) |
Discover Jazz (cross-listed: ETHN 179) |
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MUS 152 |
Hip Hop: The Politics of Culture (cross-listed: ETHN 128) |
| MUS 199 | Independent Study |
Making of the Modern World
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| MMW 121* | Exploring the Premodern World |
| MMW 122* | Exploring the Modern World |
*Open to transfer students only. MMW must be taken for a letter grade.
Philosophy
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| ~PHIL 100 | Plato |
| ~PHIL 101 | Aristotle |
| ~PHIL 102 | Hellenistic Philosophy |
| PHIL 108 | Nineteenth-Century Philosophy |
| PHIL 109 | History of Analytic Philosophy |
| ~PHIL 110 | History of Philosophy: Ancient |
| ~PHIL 111 | History of Philosophy: Early Modern |
| PHIL 123 | Philosophy of Logic |
| PHIL 124 | Philosophy of Mathematics |
| PHIL 130 | Metaphysics |
| PHIL 131 | Topics in Metaphysics |
| PHIL 132 | Epistemology |
| PHIL 134 | Philosophy of Language |
| PHIL 136 | Philosophy of Mind |
| PHIL 137 | Moral Psychology |
| PHIL 145 | Philosophy of Science |
| PHIL 146 | Philosophy of Physics |
| PHIL 150 | Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences |
| PHIL 155 | Mexican Philosophy |
| PHIL 161 | Topics in the History of Ethics |
| PHIL 163 | Biomedical Ethics |
| PHIL 167 | Contemporary Political Philosophy |
| PHIL 168 | Philosophy of Law |
| PHIL 185 | Philosophy of Religion |
Political Science
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| POLI 100M | Political Psychology |
| ~POLI 100O | Perspectives on Race |
| POLI 102C | American Political Development |
| POLI 104L | Positive Political Theory of Law |
| ~POLI 110B | Sovereigns, Subjects, and the Modern State: Political Thought from Machiavelli to Rousseau |
| POLI 110K | Libery and Equality |
| POLI 110T | Modern Political Ideologies |
| ~POLI 113A | East Asian Thought in Comparative Perspective |
| ~POLI 114B | Marxist Political Thought |
| ~POLI 120A | Political Development of Western Europe |
| POLI 122 | Politics of Human Rights |
| POLI 125B | Politics of Food/Global Economy |
| ~POLI 133A | Japanese Politics: A Developmental Perspective |
| POLI 138D | Special Topics in Comparative Politics |
| POLI 142J | National Security Strategy |
| POLI 142K | Politics and Warfare |
| POLI 145C | International Relations After the Cold War: Theory and Prospect |
| POLI 150A | Politics of Immigration |
| POLI 191A | Senior Honors Seminar: Frontiers of Political Science |
| POLI 194 | Research Seminar in Washington, DC |
Psychology
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| PSYC 139 | The Social Psychology of Sport |
| PSYC 141 | Evolution and Human Nature |
| PSYC 168 | Psychological Disorders of Childhood |
Religious Studies
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| RELI 110B | The Modern Study of Religion: Social and Cultural Theories of Religion |
Sociology
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| SOCI 100 | Classical Sociological Theory |
| SOCI 102 | Network Data and Methods |
| ~SOCI 117 |
Language, Culture, and Education (cross-listed: EDS 117) |
| SOCI 131 | Sociology of Youth |
| SOCI 133 | Immigration in Comparative Perspective |
| SOCI 142 | Social Deviance |
| SOCI 148 | Political Sociology |
| SOCI 160 | Sociology of Culture |
| SOCI 163 | Migration and the Law |
| SOCI 167 | Science and War |
| SOCI 171 | Technology and Science |
| ~SOCI 176 | Transnational Japan Research Practicum |
| ~SOCI 178 | The Holocaust |
| SOCI 184 | Gender and Film |
| ~SOCI 188E | Community and Social Change in Africa |
| SOCI 196A | Honors Seminar: Advanced Studies in Sociology |
| SOCI 196B | Honors Seminar: Supervised Thesis Reseach |
Theater and Dance
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| TDGE 126 | Storytelling and Design in Animation |
| TDGE 196A | Honors Study in Theatre and Dance |
| TDHT 103 | Asian American Theatre |
| ~TDHT 109 | African American Theatre |
| TDHT 114 | American Musical Theatre |
| TDHT 115 | History and Theory of Directing |
Urban Studies & Planning
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| USP 137 | Housing and Community Development Policy and Practice |
| USP 143 | The US Health-Care System |
| USP 144 | Enironmental and Preventive Health Issues |
| USP 173 | History of Urban Planning and Design |
Visual Arts
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Course Number |
Course Title |
| VIS 117E | Problems in Ethnoaesthetics |
| VIS 117G | Critical Theory and Visual Practice |
| VIS 117I | Western and Non-Western Rituals and Ceremonies |
| *VIS 122F | Leonardo’s La Gioconda |
| *VIS125DN | Marcel Duchamp |
| ~*VIS 126C | Problems in Mesoamerican Art History |
| ~VIS 126D | Problems in Ancient Maya Iconography and Inscriptions |
| ~*VIS 126I | Southwest American Indian Art |
| ~*VIS 127B | Arts of China |
| ~*VIS 127C | Arts of Modern China |
| ~*VIS 127D | Early Chinese Painting |
| ~*VIS 127E | Later Chinese Painting |
| ~VIS 127F | Japanese Buddhist Art |
| ~VIS 127GS | Issues in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art |
| ~VIS 127Q | Japanese Painting and Prints |
| VIS 129A | Seminar in Art Criticism and Theory |
| VIS 129B | Seminar in Art Criticism and Theory |
| VIS 129C | Seminar in Art Criticism and Theory |
| VIS 129D | Seminar in Art Criticism and Theory |
| VIS 129E | Seminar in Art Criticism and Theory |
| VIS 129F | Seminar in Art Criticism and Theory |
| VIS 129H | Art History Honors Directed Group Study |
| VIS 155 | The Director Series |
| ~VIS 158 | Histories of Photography |
