Updated 11.15.2017
The following information is for the 2016-2017 academic year only.
The discipline of computer science and engineering interacts with a number of other disciplines in a mutually beneficial way. The following is a list of upper division courses from other disciplines that can be counted as non-CSE Technical Electives. Please refer to your appropriate Degree Program for maximum Technical Elective credit. Technical Electives cannot be used as an UD CSE Elective.
Students may not receive duplicate credit for equivalent courses. The UCSD General Catalog should be consulted for equivalency information and any restrictions placed on the courses. Additional restrictions are noted below. Any deviation from this list must be petitioned.
For Degree Audit inquiries, contact the Virtual Advising Center. Each individual department manages their own courses, so contact the department for more course information.
****STUDENTS MUST MEET ALL COURSE PREQUISITES****
Please note: All major requirements must be taken for a letter grade, including Technical Electives. The only exceptions are: CSE 197, CSE 198, and CSE 199.
CSE ELECTIVES
Computer Science and Engineering
Any upper division CSE course between CSE 100-190 that is 4 units and taken for a letter grade may be used towards an upper division CSE Elective or Technical Elective for Bachelors Art/Bachelors Science in Computer Science and Bachelors Science in Computer Engineering programs.
- Students may use 12 units of CSE 190 toward CSE elective credit. CSE 190 topics may vary from quarter to quarter. May be repeated for credit max 3 times (maximum of 12 units; assuming courses taken for a different topic)
- Students may use 4 units of CSE 197 toward CSE elective requirements.
- Students may use 8 units of CSE 198 or CSE 199 or CSE 199H toward CSE elective requirements.
- Undergraduate students must get instructor's permission and departmental stamp to enroll in a graduate course.
- NOTE: The course numbers and sections are specific to each quarter. Please make sure your section and section ID correlate with the correct quarter you wish to get credit for your Special Studies.
For the 2016-2017 academic year, the CSE Department will allow the following UD Cognitive Science courses for UD CSE Electives. No petition is required.
Cognitive Science
COGS 108 - Data Science in Practice (4)
COGS 109 - Modeling and Data Analysis (4)
COGS 118A - Natural Computation I (4)
COGS 118B - Natural Computation II (4)
COGS 118C - Neural Signal Processing (4 )
COGS 118D - Mathematical Statistics for Behavioral Data Analysis (4)
COGS 120 - Interaction Design (5)
COGS 121 - Human Computer Interaction Programming Studio (4)
COGS 181 - Neural Networks and Deep Learning (4 )
COGS 185 - Advanced Machine Learning Methods (4)
COGS 187A - Usability and Information Architecture (6)
COGS 187B - Practicum in Professional Web Design (4)
COGS 188 - AI Algorithm and Social Language (4)
Please use the UCSD Course Pre-Authorization Forms for COGS course clearance.
Engineering (Global Ties)
Principles of Team Engineering
Effective Fall 2017:
- Students may use up to 8 units of ENG 100D/L courses towards upper division CSE Elective/Technical Elective credits (as part of the 12 units maximum of Special Studies courses - CSE 197, 198, 199)
- Students must take ENG 100L twice (2 units each time) to receive credit for one elective credit [Technical Elective or upper division CSE Elective (not exceeding the 12 units of special studies courses)]; students may no longer combine this course with another 2 unit or 6 unit course
- Students may request to have their degree audit updated by contacting the Virtual Advising Center.
Effective Fall 2014: ENG 100A, Team Engineering (2 units) will be replaced with ENG 100D, Design for Development (4 units)
- Students must request course clearance from Jacobs School at: globalties.ucsd.edu
For one technical elective, take ENG 100D (4 units)
- For one more technical elective, take ENG 100L Design for Development Lab (2 units) twice
- ENG 100D and ENG 100L can count towards either CSE Elective or Technical Elective credit.
- Total credit allowed for Global Ties is two (2) technical electives.
- Students may request to have their degree audit updated by contacting the Virtual Advising Center.
Prior to Fall 2014: ENG 100A (2 units) and ENG 100L (2 units).
- Students must request course clearance from Jacobs School at: globalties.ucsd.edu
- For one technical elective, take ENG 100A and ENG 100L.
- For one more technical elective, take ENG 100L and ENG 100L.
- ENG 100A and ENG 100L can count towards either CSE Elective or Technical Elective credit.
- Total credit allowed for ENG 100A and ENG 100L is two technical electives.
- Students may request to have their degree audit updated by contacting the Virtual Advising Center.
TECHNICAL ELECTIVES
Cognitive Science
COGS 100 - Cyborgs Now and in the Future (4)
COGS 101A - Sensation and Perception (4)
COGS 101B - Learning, Memory and Attention (4)
COGS 101C - Language (4)
COGS 102A - Distributed Cognition (4)
COGS 102B - Cognitive Ethnography (4)
COGS 102C - Cognitive Design Studio (4)
COGS 107A - Cognitive Neuroscience (4)
COGS 107B - Cognitive Neuroscience (4)
COGS 107C - Cognitive Neuroscience (4)
COGS 108 - Data Science in Practice
COGS 109 - Modeling & Data Analysis
COGS 118A - Natural Computation I (4)
COGS 118B - Natural Computation II (4)
COGS 118C - Neural Signal Processing (4 )
COGS 118D - Mathematical Statistics for Behavioral Data Analysis (4)
COGS 120 - Interaction Design (5)
COGS 121 - Human Computer Interaction Programming Studio (4)
COGS 153 - Language Comprehension (4)
COGS 160 - Advanced Topics (4) – petition needed
COGS 170 - Natural and Artificial Symbolic Representational Systems
COGS 180 - Neural Coding in Sensory Systems (4)
COGS 187A - Usability and Information Architecture (6)
COGS 187B - Practicum in Professional Web Design (4)
COGS 188 - AI Algorithm and Social Language (4)
Communication
COMM 105G - Computer Game Studies
Communication and Culture
COCU 177 - Computer Game Studies - Students may not receive credit for both COCU 177 and COMM 105G
Economics
ECON 100A - Microeconomics
ECON 100B - Microeconomics
ECON 109 - Game Theory
ECON 110A - Macroeconomics
ECON 110B - Macroeconomics
ECON 113 - Mathematical Economics
ECON 120A - Econometrics
ECON 120B - Econometrics
ECON 120C - Econometrics
ECON 121 - Applied Econometrics
ECON 170A - Microeconomics
ECON 170B - Microeconomics
ECON 171 - Decisions under Uncertainty
ECON 172A - Introduction to Operations Research
ECON 172B - Introduction to Operations Research
ECON 172C - Introduction to Operations Research
ECON 178 - Economic and Business Fore casting
Credit will be given for only one of the following: ECE 109 or Math 183 or Econ 120A.
Computer Engineering majors must take ECE 109 for statistics credit or petition to use ECON 120B.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
All ECE upper division courses 100 to 194.
Students may not receive credit for both: CSE 123A and ECE 158A, or CSE 143 and ECE 165.
Credit will be given for only one of the following: ECE 109 or Math 183 or Econ 120A.
Computer Engineering majors must take ECE 109 for statistics credit or petition to use ECON 120B.
Engineering (Global Ties)
Principles of Team Engineering
Effective Fall 2017:
- Students may use up to 8 units of ENG 100D/L courses towards Technical Elective credits
- Students may use up to 8 units of ENG 100D/L courses towards upper division CSE Elective credits (as part of the 12 units maximum of Special Studies courses - CSE 197, 198, 199)
- Students must take ENG 100L twice (2 units each time) to receive credit for one elective credit [Technical Elective or upper division CSE Elective (not exceeding the 12 units of special studies courses)]; students may no longer combine this course with another 2 unit or 6 unit course
- All other ENG 100X courses must be petitioned for possible credit, not exceeding the above restrictions
- Students may request to have their degree audit updated by contacting the Virtual Advising Center .
Effective Fall 2014: ENG 100A, Team Engineering (2 units) will be replaced with ENG 100D, Design for Development (4 units)
- Students must request course clearance from Jacobs School at: globalties.ucsd.edu
For one technical elective, take ENG 100D (4 units)
- For one more technical elective, take ENG 100L (2 units) and ENG 100L, Design for Development Lab (2 units)
- ENG 100D and ENG 100L can count towards either CSE Elective or Technical Elective credit.
- Total credit allowed for Global Ties is two (2) technical electives.
- Students may request to have their degree audit updated by contacting the Virtual Advising Center.
Prior to Fall 2014: ENG 100A (2 units) and ENG 100L (2 units).
- Students must request course clearance from Jacobs School at: globalties.ucsd.edu
- For one technical elective, take ENG 100A and ENG 100L.
- For one more technical elective, take ENG 100L and ENG 100L.
- ENG 100A and ENG 100L can count towards either CSE Elective or Technical Elective credit.
- Total credit allowed for ENG 100A and ENG 100L is two technical electives.
- Students may request to have their degree audit updated by contacting the Virtual Advising Center.
Linguistics
LIGN 110 - Phonetics
LIGN 111 - Phonology I
LIGN 120 - Morphology
LIGN 121 - Syntax I
LIGN 130 - Semantics
LIGN 165 - Computational Linguistics
LIGN 170 - Psycholinguistics
LIGN 175 - Sociolinguistics
Mathematics
· All Math upper division courses 100-194.
- Computer Engineering majors may not receive Technical Elective credit for: Math 168A-B, Math 179A-B, Math 184A-B, Math 189A-189B.
- Students may receive elective credit for Math 168A, if taken Summer Session II 2005.
- Students may not receive credit for both CSE 167 and Math 155A
- Students may not receive credit for both CSE 105 and Math 166.
- Students may not receive credit for both CSE 101 and Math 188
- Students may not receive credit for both CSE 100 and Math 176.
- Students may receive elective credit for only one of the following courses: CSE 164A, Math 174, Math 173, Physics 105A-B, CENG 100, MAE 107. No credit for any of these courses will be given if Math 170 ABC is taken.
- Credit will be given for only one of the following: ECE 109 or Math 183 or Econ. 120A.
Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering
All MAE upper division courses 100-194, except MAE 140 (ONLY computer science majors may take MAE 140).
Students may receive elective credit for only one of the following courses: CSE 164A, Math 174, Math 173, Physics 105A-B, CENG 153, MAE 107.
Students may not receive credit for both CSE 167 and AMES 152.
Music
These courses may be used to fulfill technical elective requirements without petitioning. You must complete the prerequisites for these courses.
MUS 170 - Musical Acoustics (4)
MUS 171 - Computer Music I (4)
MUS 172 - Computer Music ll (4)
MUS 173 - Electronic Music Production and Composition (4)
MUS 177 - Music Programming (4)
Psychology
PSYCH 161 Engineering Psychology (4)
Rady School of Management
MGT 103 - Product Marketing & Management
MGT 110 - Business: Enterprise Creations & Management
MGT 121A - Innovation to Market A
MGT 127 - Innovation and Technology Strategy
MGT 164 - Organizational Leadership
MGT 166 - Ethic and Corporate Responsibility
MGT 172 - Business Project Management
MGT 174 - Supply Chain & Operations Management
MGT 181 - Enterprise Finance