13 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Cognitive Science program at the University of California, San Diego provides broad training in neurological processes and phenomena; the experimental methods, results, and theories from the study of psychology, language, and social and cultural issues; and the studies of computational mechanisms. 

The SDSU Psychology Clinic serves as a training facility for the Clinical Psychology Joint Doctoral Program from University of California, San Diego with doctoral students in clinical psychology working under the supervision of licensed SDSU and UC San Diego faculty. 

The Psychology program at the University of California, San Diego provides advanced training in research in core subfields of Experimental Psychology.

The Sociology program at the University of California, San Diego offers training in a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches, from the humanistic to the computational. 

The University of California, San Diego's Graduate Program in Economics has long been recognized for the strong preparation its students receive in econometrics and microeconomic theory.

The Anthropology program at the University of California, San Diego is designed to provide the theoretical background and the methodological skills necessary for a career in professional research and teaching anthropology at the university level, and for the application of anthropological knowledge to contemporary problems.

The Language and Communicative Disorders program at the University of California, San Diego’s focus is the interdisciplinary study of language and communicative disorders. 

The Ethnic Studies program at the University of California, San Diego's primary emphasis on race and ethnicity encourages us to engage with social theories about identity and power. 

The PhD program in Political Science at the University of California, San Diego is consistently recognized as one of the top ten programs in the nation, as evidenced by the rankings of U.S. News & World Report and the National Academy of Sciences.

Students in the Geophysics program at the University of California, San Diego study Earth and other planets to advance our fundamental understanding of their origin, composition, and evolution, and explore the implications for life, for the environment, and for society.

The Rady School of Management program at the University of California, San Diego is committed to training intellectual and innovative scholars who will contribute to the advancement of management education and knowledge in the 21st century.

The Political Science and International Affairs program at University of California, San Diego is a joint program with the UC San Diego Department of Political Science.

The Computational Social Science program at the University of California, San Diego brings together classes and community across the Division of Social Sciences.