Winter 2026 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.
Use the EASy portal to submit requests to enroll in restricted courses.
LOWER DIVISION |
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| Applicable to Minor only | ||||||
| HUM 1 | Foundatns/West Civ:Israel&Grce | LE | Various | |||
| HUM 2 | Rome,Christianity&Middle Ages | LE | Rodriguez | |||
| MMW 12 | Transforming Traditions | LE | Various | |||
| PHIL 31 | Intro to Ancient Philosophy | LE | Marechal | |||
| SOCI 1 | Introduction to Sociology | LE | Watson | |||
| SOCI 2 | The Study of Society | LE | Raudenbush | |||
UPPER DIVISION
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| Arts & Humanities | ||||||
| HINE 116 | Middle East (1798-1914) | LE | 063901 | Shafir | ||
| HINE 119 | U.S. Mid-East Policy-Post WWII | LE | 990036 | Provence | ||
| PHIL 185 | Philosophy of Religion | LE | 026776 | Shields | ||
| RELI 101 | Tools&Methods/Studyof Religion | LE | 997709 | Rahimi | ||
| Social Sciences | ||||||
| ANAR 143 | Biblical Arch- Fact or Fiction | LE | 061835 | Edrey | ||
| ANAR 154 | The Aztecs & Their Ancestors | LE | 991918 | Braswell | ||
| ANAR 158 | The Inca: Empire of the Andes | LE | 991919 | Goldstein | ||
| POLI 110B | Sovereigns,Subj & Modern State | LE | 033538 | Wiens | ||
| POLI 121B | Politics in Israel | LE | 033787 | Staff | ||
| SOCI 100 | Classical Sociological Theory | LE | Goldman | |||
| SOCI 160 | Sociology of Culture | LE | 034823 | Medvetz | ||
| SOCI 188E | Community&Social Change/Africa | LE | 034828 | Jules-Rosette | ||
* 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.