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  4. 2024-2025 Fall Courses

2024-2025 Fall Courses

  • List is subject to change; courses may be added before the quarter begins.
  • Majors and minors must take courses for a letter grade.
  • If you identify a course being offered (and not listed below) that focuses on religion, please submit a petition.  Email the petition form and a course syllabus or description to religion@ucsd.edu for review.
  • Courses designated "by petition" may be used for the major or minor; but a petition is required; submit the petition to  religion@ucsd.edu upon enrollment.
  • Courses that focus on a single religious tradition are designated as follows: (B) Buddhism, (C) Christianity, (EA) East Asian, (H) Hinduism, (I) Islam, (J) Judaism, (P) Paganism.
If a missing prerequisite or booking restriction is preventing you from booking a course, please submit a "Triton Enrollment Authorization - Request" within TSS for review.

Lower Division
Applicable to Minor only
ANTH-001 Introduction to Culture LE 528797 Jassal
HUM-001 Foundatns/West Civ:Israel&Grce LE Markman
MMW-011 Prehistory/Ancient Foundations LE Various
PHIL-031 Intro to Ancient Philosophy  LE 575194 Johnson
RELI-001 Introduction to Religion  LE Kalleres
SOCI-001 Introduction to Sociology LE Skrentny

Upper Division
Arts & Humanities
HIAF-111 Modern Africa Since 1880 LE 543277 Prestholdt By Petition *
HIEA-137 Women & Family/Chinese History LE 543279 Lu
HINE-100 The Hebrew Bible and History LE 543617 Balberg By Petition *
HINE-137 Two Peoples-Palestine/Israel LE 543708 Hertz By Petition *
HITO-136 Jews/AfricanAmericans/Slavery LE 544181 Hertz By Petition *
PHIL-181 Existentialism LE 575424 Hardimon By Petition *
LTWL-100 Mythology LE 558271 Bamgbose
Social Sciences  
POLI-104M Law and Sex LE 586180 Stephens By Petition *
POLI-110A Citiz & Saints:Plato-Augustine LE 586697 Wiens
SOCI-100 Classical Sociological Theory LE Estefan
SOCI-160 Sociology of Culture LE 594568 Medvetz

 * Any course approved (by petition) for the Arts & Humanities or Social Science categories above are also approved to apply to the Electives requirement by default.