2026-2027 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
HUM-001	The Ancient Mediterranean World	Multiple sections	Kristina Markman
MMW-011	Prehistory and Ancient Foundations	Multiple sections	Various
ANTH-001	Introduction to Culture	001-000-LE	Aftab Jassal
SOCI-001	Introduction to Sociology	Multiple sections	Christine Payne
Not applicable toward major or minor, but enriching!
RELI-087	Freshman Seminar: What Is Worship?	001-000-SE	Matthew Herbst

Upper Division
Arts & Humanities
HIEA-137	Women and the Family in Chinese History	001-000-LE	Weijing Lu
LTWL-100	Mythology	001-000-LE	Ainsley Morse
RELI-144	Devils & Demons/Christianity (C)	001-000-LE	Jody Blanco
RELI-188	Special Topics in Religion	001-000-LE	Matthew Herbst
RELI-189	Seminar in Religion	001-000-LE	Babak Rahimi
Social Sciences
COMM-176	Communication and Religion	001-000-SE	Patrick Anderson
ETHN-110	Cultural World Views of Indigenous America	001-000-LE	Elisha Chi
SOCI-100	Classical Sociological Theory	Multiple sections	Michel Estefan
SOCI-188E	Community&Social Change/Africa	001-000-LE	Staff

2026-2027 Fall Courses

Lower Division

Upper Division