PREADMISSION MATTERS
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES
Degree Title Degree 1
Aerospace Engineering B.S.
African American Studies B.A.
Anthropology B.A., M.A.2, Ph.D.
Applied Ecology B.S.3
Art History B.A.
Arts and Humanities B.A.
Asian American Studies B.A.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology B.S.
Biological Sciences B.S., M.S.4, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering: Premedical B.S.
Business Administration M.B.A.
Business Economics B.A.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering M.S., Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering B.S.
Chemistry B.S., M.S.2, 5, Ph.D.
Chicano/Latino Studies B.A.
Chinese Language and Literature B.A.
Civil Engineering B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Classical Civilization B.A.
Classics B.A., M.A.2, Ph.D.6
Comparative Literature B.A., M.A.2, Ph.D.
Computer Engineering B.S.
Computer Science B.S.
Computer Science and Engineering B.S.
Criminology, Law and Society B.A., M.A.S., Ph.D.
Dance B.A., B.F.A., M.F.A.
Developmental and Cell Biology B.S.
Drama B.A., M.F.A.
Drama and Theatre Ph.D.7
Earth and Environmental Sciences B.S.
Earth System Science M.S.2, Ph.D.
East Asian Cultures B.A.
East Asian Languages and Literatures M.A.2, Ph.D.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology B.S.
Economics B.A., M.A.2, Ph.D.
Education Credential Programs, M.A.2, Ph.D.
Educational Administration and Leadership Ed.D.8
Electrical and Computer Engineering M.S., Ph.D.
Electrical Engineering B.S.
Elementary and Secondary Education M.A.T.
Engineering B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
English B.A., M.A.2, M.F.A., Ph.D.
Environmental Analysis and Design B.A.3
Environmental Engineering B.S.
Environmental Health Science and Policy M.S.9, Ph.D.9
Environmental Toxicology M.S., Ph.D.
European Studies B.A.
Film and Media Studies B.A.
Fine Arts M.F.A.
French B.A., M.A.2, Ph.D.
Genetic Counseling M.S.
Genetics B.S.
German M.A.2, Ph.D.
German Studies B.A.
Global Cultures B.A.
History B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Humanities B.A.
Humanities and Arts B.A.
Informatics B.S.
Information and Computer Science B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
International Studies B.A.
Japanese Language and Literature B.A.
Literary Journalism B.A.
Management Ph.D.
Materials Science and Engineering M.S., Ph.D.
Materials Science Engineering B.S.
Mathematics B.S., M.S.5, Ph.D.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering M.S., Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering B.S.
Medicine M.D.
Microbiology and Immunology B.S.
Music B.A., B.Mus., M.F.A.
Networked Systems M.S., Ph.D.
Neurobiology B.S.
Pharmaceutical Sciences B.S.
Pharmacology and Toxicology M.S.2, Ph.D.
Philosophy B.A., M.A.2, Ph.D.
Physics B.S., M.S.2, Ph.D.
Planning, Policy, and Design Ph.D.
Plant Biology B.S.
Political Science B.A., M.A.2, Ph.D.
Psychology B.A., Ph.D.
Psychology and Social Behavior B.A., Ph.D.
Public Health Policy B.A.
Public Health Sciences B.S.
Quantitative Economics B.A.
Religious Studies B.A.
Social Ecology B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Social Science B.A., M.A.10, Ph.D.
Sociology B.A., M.A.2, Ph.D.
Spanish B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Studio Art B.A., M.F.A.
Transportation Science M.S., Ph.D.
Urban and Regional Planning M.U.R.P.
Visual Studies M.A.2, Ph.D.
Women's Studies B.A.
1 Degrees: B.A. = Bachelor of Arts; B.F.A. = Bachelor of Fine Arts; B.S. = Bachelor of Science; B.Mus.= Bachelor of Music; Ed.D. = Doctor of Education; M.A. = Master of Arts; M.A.S. = Master of Advanced Study; M.A.T. = Master of Arts in Teaching; M.F.A. = Master of Fine Arts; M.S. = Master of Science; M.B.A. = Master of Business Administration; M.D. = Doctor of Medicine; M.U.R.P. = Master of Urban and Regional Planning; Ph.D. = Doctor of Philosophy. Titles of degrees may not correspond exactly with specific fields of study offered; see the Index and the academic unit sections for information.
2 Emphasis at the graduate level is on the Ph.D. degree; the master's degree may be awarded to Ph.D. students after fulfillment of the requirements.
3 The availability of this major is under review. Contact the Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools at (949) 824-6703 for information.
4 Emphasis at the graduate level is on the Ph.D. degree; the M.S. degree may be awarded to Ph.D. students after fulfillment of the requirements. However, students may apply directly to the M.S. concentration in Biotechnology and in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
5 In addition to the regular M.S. degree program, a program coordinated with the Department of Education leads to an M.S. degree and a Teaching Credential.
6 UCI, UCR, and UCSD joint program.
7 UCI and UCSD joint program.
8 UCI and CSU Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Pomona joint program.
9 Admission to this program is not available at this time.
10 Emphasis at the graduate level is on the Ph.D. degree; the M.A. degree may be awarded to Ph.D. students after fulfillment of the requirements. However, students may apply directly to the M.A. program with a concentration in Demographic and Social Analysis; the M.A. program with a concentration in Mathematical Behavioral Sciences is also available to applicants who are in a Ph.D. program at another institution.
NOTE: Although UCI is authorized to grant the following degrees, admission to these programs is not available: Arts Interdisciplinary, B.A.; Business Administration, M.B.P.A.; Comparative Culture, B.A.; Educational Administration (joint program with UCLA), Ed.D.; Educational Technology Leadership, M.A.; Geography, B.A.; Health Psychology, Ph.D.; Human Development, Ph.D.; Linguistics, B.A.; Public Administration, M.B.P.A., M.P.A.; Radiological Sciences, M.S., Ph.D.; Russian, B.A.; Spanish, M.A.T.; Urban and Regional Planning, Ph.D.
UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS, MINORS, AND ASSOCIATED AREAS OF STUDY
Students are urged to become informed of and understand all requirements concerning their intended majors, minors, and associated areas of study. Special restrictions apply to some majors and minors; for example, some minors require formal application or declaration by students, others may be completed without such formalities. Information about the programs listed below may be found in the academic unit sections of the Catalogue.
Undergraduate majors are offered in all of the bachelor's degree programs on the list of degree titles; the degree programs are referred to as majors in the following list. In association with these majors, UCI offers a number of minors, concentrations, specializations, and emphases.
A minor consists
of a coordinated set of courses (seven or more) which together take a student well
beyond the introductory level in an academic field, subject matter, and/or discipline
but which are not sufficient to constitute a major. An interdisciplinary minor
consists of courses offered by two or more schools or programs. Generally, all minors
are available to all students, with the following exceptions: (1) students may not
minor in their major, and
(2) students may not complete certain other major/minor
combinations that are expressly prohibited, as noted in the Catalogue. Minors
are listed on a student's transcript but not on the baccalaureate diploma.
A concentration is a program of interdisciplinary study consisting of courses offered by two or more schools or programs. Concentrations are similar to minors in that they require fewer units of work than majors do, and the area of concentration appears on the student's transcript but not on the baccalaureate diploma. Concentrations are taken in combination with a major in one of the schools or programs offering the concentration.
A specialization is a program of study which enables students to focus on courses in a particular field within a major. The area of specialization pursued appears on the student's transcript but not on the baccalaureate diploma.
An emphasis
is a program of study within a major which emphasizes a specific area of the discipline.
Emphases usually have a defined course of study and are not listed on the transcript
nor on the baccalaureate diploma. In
addition, the Campuswide Honors Program, various major-
specific honors programs,
and Excellence in Research programs are available. See the Division of Undergraduate
Education section for information.
CLAIRE TREVOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Majors:
Arts and Humanities
Dance
Specializations (B.F.A. only):
Choreography
Performance
Drama
Music
Emphases (B.A. only):
Analysis
History
Jazz
Performance
Specializations (B. Mus. only):
Bassoon
Clarinet
Composition
Contrabass
Flute
French Horn
Harp
Jazz Instrumental
Lute and Guitar
Oboe
Percussion
Piano
Saxophone
Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba
Viola
Violin
Violoncello
Voice
Special String Performance
Studio Art
Concentration: Game Culture and Technology
Minors:
Digital Arts
Drama
Studio Art
Concentration: Medieval Studies (in combination with any major in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts or the School of Humanities)
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Majors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biological Sciences
Developmental and Cell Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Genetics
Microbiology and Immunology
Specializations:
Immunology
Microbiology
Virology
Neurobiology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Plant Biology
Applied
Ecology (offered jointly with the School of Social Ecology;
the availability
of this major is under review)
Minor: Biological Sciences
THE PAUL MERAGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Minors:
Accounting
Management
3-2 Program: Available to outstanding undergraduates in all majors*
*The Henry Samueli School of Engineering majors should contact their academic counselor.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Minor: Educational Studies
THE HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Majors:
Aerospace Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Specialization: Biophotonics
Biomedical Engineering: Premedical
Chemical Engineering
Specializations:
Biochemical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Materials Science
Civil Engineering
Concentrations:
Computer Applications
Engineering Management
Infrastructure Planning
Mathematical Methods
Specializations:
General Civil Engineering
Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources
Structural Engineering
Transportation Systems Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering (offered jointly with the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences)
Tracks:
Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Embedded Systems
Parallel Computing
Electrical Engineering
Specializations:
Electro-optics and Solid-State Devices
Power Electronics and Power Systems
Systems and Signal Processing
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Materials Science Engineering
Specializations:
Biomaterials
Electronics Processing and Materials
Materials and Mechanical Design
Mechanical Engineering
Specializations:
Aerospace Engineering
Energy Systems and Environmental Engineering
Flow Physics and Propulsion Systems
Design of Mechanical Systems
Minors:
Biomedical
Engineering
Materials Science Engineering
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
Majors:
African American Studies
Art History
Asian American Studies
Chinese Language and Literature
Classical Civilization
Classics
Emphases:
Greek
Latin
Linguistics
Comparative Literature
East Asian Cultures
English
Emphasis: Creative Writing
European Studies
Emphases:
British Studies
Early Modern Europe
Encounters with the Non-European World
French Studies
German Studies
Italian Studies
Medieval Studies
The Mediterranean World: Past and Present
Modern Europe (1789–Present)
Russian Studies
Spanish-Portuguese Studies
Film and Media Studies
French
German Studies
Global Cultures
Emphases:
Atlantic Rim
Hispanic, U.S. Latino/Latina, and Luso-Brazilian Culture
Locating Africas (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora)
Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora)
Locating Europes and European Colonies
Pacific Rim
Inter-Area Studies
History
Humanities and Arts
Humanities (Interdisciplinary)
Japanese Language and Literature
Literary Journalism
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Emphases:
Judaism/Christianity/Islam
World Religious Traditions
Spanish
Emphases:
Language and Culture
Literature and Culture
Women's Studies
Minors:
African American Studies
Archaeology
Art History
Asian American Studies
Asian Studies
Chinese Language and Literature
Classical Civilization
Comparative Literature
English
European Studies
Film and Media Studies
French
German Studies
Global Cultures
Greek
History
Humanities and Law
Italian Studies
Japanese Language and Literature
Latin
Latin American Studies
Philosophy
Portuguese
Queer Studies
Religious Studies
Russian Studies
Spanish
Women's Studies
Concentration: Medieval Studies (in combination with any major in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts or the School of Humanities)
DONALD BREN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Majors:
Computer Science
Concentration: Game Culture and Technology
Computer Science and Engineering (offered jointly with The Henry Samueli School of Engineering)
Tracks:
Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Embedded Systems
Parallel Computing
Informatics
Concentration: Game Culture and Technology
Information and Computer Science
Concentration: Game Culture and Technology
Specializations:
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Systems
Implementation and Analysis of Algorithms
Information Systems
Networks and Distributed Systems
Software Systems
Minors:
Informatics
Information and Computer Science
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Majors:
Chicano/Latino Studies
Computer Science and Engineering (offered jointly by the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences and The Henry Samueli School of Engineering)
Minors:
Chicano/Latino Studies
Global Sustainability
History and Philosophy of Science
Native American Studies
SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Majors:
Chemistry
Concentrations:
Biochemistry
Chemistry Education
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Mathematics
Concentration: Mathematics for Economics
Specializations:
Applied
and Computational Mathematics
Mathematics
for Education
Statistics
Physics
Concentrations:
Applied Physics
Specialization: Astrophysics
Minors:
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mathematics
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY
Majors:
Criminology, Law and Society
Environmental
Analysis and Design (the availability of this major
is
under review)
Psychology and Social Behavior
Public Health Policy
Public Health Sciences
Social Ecology
Applied Ecology (offered jointly with the School of Biological Sciences; the availability of this major is under review)
Minors:
Criminology, Law and Society
Environmental Analysis and Design
Environmental Design
Epidemiology and Public Health
Psychology and Social Behavior
Urban and Regional Planning
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Majors:
Anthropology
Business Economics
Specialization: International Issues and Economics
Economics
Specialization: International Issues and Economics
International Studies
Political Science
Psychology
Quantitative Economics
Specialization: International Issues and Economics
Social Science
Specializations:
Multicultural Studies
Public and Community Service
Research and Social Policy
Social Sciences for Secondary School Education
Sociology
Minors:
Anthropology
Conflict Resolution
Linguistics
Medical Anthropology
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
AREAS OF GRADUATE STUDY
For information about any area of graduate or professional study, including the precise title of the degree conferred, consult the Catalogue's academic unit sections.
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Acting
Arts
Computation Engineering
Choral Conducting
Collaborative Piano
Composition
and Technology
Dance
Design and Stage Management
Directing
Drama
Drama
and Theatre
Guitar/Lute
Performance
Instrumental Performance
Jazz Studies
Piano Performance
Studio
Art
Vocal Arts
School of Biological Sciences
Anatomy
and Neurobiology1, 2
Biological Chemistry1, 2
Biological
Sciences
Biotechnology
Developmental and Cell Biology2
Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology
Experimental Pathology1, 2
Mathematical
and Computational Biology3
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics1,
2
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry2
Neurobiology and Behavior
Neuroscience4
Physiology
and Biophysics1, 2
Protein Engineering Science5
The Paul Merage School of Business
Business
Administration
Management
Department of Education
Education
Educational
Administration and Leadership
Elementary and Secondary Education
Multiple
Subject Instruction (elementary)6
Single Subject Instruction (secondary)6
Bilingual
Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (BCLAD) Emphasis in Spanish6
Preliminary
Administrative Services6
Professional Clear Administrative Services6
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Arts Computation
Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Civil
Engineering
Civil Engineering/Urban and Regional Planning7
Computer
Graphics and Visualization
Computer Networks and Distributed Computing
Computer
Systems and Software
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Materials
Science and Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Networked Systems8
Protein
Engineering Science5
School of Humanities
Asian
American Studies9
Art History10
Chicano/Latino Literature
Chinese
Language and Literature
Classics
Comparative Literature
Creative Nonfiction
Creative
Writing: Poetry or Fiction
Critical Theory
East Asian Cultural Studies
East
Asian Languages and Literatures
English
and American Literature
Feminist Studies11
Film and Media Studies10
French
German
Greek
History
History
of Gender and Sexuality
Humanities
Japanese Language and Literature
Latin
Philosophy
Spanish
Spanish
Literature
Spanish-American Literature
Translation Studies
Visual Studies
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Arts Computation
Engineering
Computer Science
Embedded Systems
Informatics
Informatics
in Biology and Medicine
Information and Computer Science
Knowledge Discovery
in Data
Networked Systems8
Statistics
Interdisciplinary Studies
Networked
Systems8
Transportation Science
School of Physical Sciences
Chemical
and Materials Physics
Chemistry
Earth System Science
Mathematics
Physics
Protein
Engineering Science5
School of
Social EcologyCriminology,
Law and Society
Demographic and Social Analysis
Environmental Analysis and
Design (admission is not available)
Environmental Health Science and Policy (admission
is not available)
Planning, Policy, and Design
Psychology and Social Behavior
Social
Ecology
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban and Regional Planning/Civil Engineering7
School of Social Sciences
Anthropology
Cognitive
Sciences
Demographic and Social Analysis
Economics
Games, Decisions, and
Dynamical Systems
Logic and Philosophy of Science
Mathematical Behavioral
Sciences
Neuroscience4
Political Psychology
Political Science
Psychology
Public
Choice
Social Networks
Social Science
Sociology
Transportation Economics
Transportation Science
School of Medicine
Anatomy
and Neurobiology1, 2
Biological Chemistry1, 2
Environmental
Toxicology
Experimental Pathology1, 2
Genetic Counseling
Medical
Residency Programs
Medical Scientist Program (M.D./Ph.D.)
Medicine
Medicine/Business
Administration12
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics1, 2
Neuroscience4
Pharmacology
and Toxicology
Physiology and Biophysics1, 2
Program in Medical
Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC)
1 School of Biological Sciences and School of Medicine joint program.
2 Combined program in Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry.
3 Available in conjunction with selected Ph.D. programs.
4 Interdepartmental program.
5 Available in conjunction with the Ph.D. programs in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Engineering.
6 Credential program.
7 The
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and School of Social Ecology
concurrent
program.
8 Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences and The Henry Samueli School of Engineering joint program.
9 Available
in conjunction with selected graduate programs. Contact Asian
American Studies
for information.
10 Graduate program in Visual Studies.
11 Available in conjunction with selected graduate programs. See the Women's Studies section of the Catalogue for information.
12 School of Medicine and The Paul Merage School of Business program.
