BSCS Humanities and Arts Requirements

Humanities and the Arts

Revised November, 2018

Students are required to complete at least 63 units in the humanities and the arts (7 courses of at least 9 units each) as described below. Some courses that are offered by Dietrich College or the College of Fine Arts may not be used in satisfaction of the Humanities and Arts elective requirements; these are noted in the Deletions section. Also, some courses offered by other colleges may be used to satisfy the Humanities and Arts elective requirements. These are noted in the Additions section. Of course, if a Science/Engineering course can be used to satisfy a Humanities and Arts elective, it cannot be used as Science/Engineering requirement!

Humanities and the Arts: Writing Requirement (9 units)

All students are required to complete the following course: 76-101 Interpretation and Argument

Humanities and the Arts: Constrained Categories (27 units)

Students are required to complete one course of at least 9 units in each of the following three constrained elective categories. Note that courses listed below may not be offered every semester. Students should consult with their academic advisor and with the relevant department for more information.

Category 1: Cognition, Choice and Behavior

This requirement explores the process of thinking, decision making, and behavior in the context of the individual. Courses currently acceptable for Category 1 include:

70-311 Organizational Behavior 80-130 Introduction to Ethics 80-150 Nature of Reason 80-180 Nature of Language 80-221 Philosophy of Social Science   80-241 Ethical Judgments in Professional Life 80-242 Conflict and Dispute Resolution  80-270 Philosophy of Mind 80-271 Philosophy and Psychology 80-275 Metaphysics 80-281 Language and Thought 80-330 Ethical Theory 85-102 Introduction to Psychology  85-211 Cognitive Psychology  85-221 Principles of Child Development  85-241 Social Psychology  85-251 Personality  85-261 Abnormal Psychology  88-120 Reason, Passion and Cognition  88-260 Organizations

Category 2: Economic, Political and Social Institutions

This requirement explores the processes by which institutions organize individual preferences and actions into collective outcomes. Courses currently acceptable for Category 2 include:

19-101 Introduction to Engineering and Public Policy 36-303 Sampling, Survey and Society 70-332 Business, Society and Ethics 73-100 Principles of Economics (prior to 2017) 73-102 Principles of Microeconomics (starting 2017) 73-103 Principles of Macroeconomics (starting 2017) 73-230 Intermediate Microeconomics (prior to 2017) 73-240 Intermediate Macroeconomics (prior to 2017) 79-299 From Newton to the Nuclear Bomb: History of Science, 1750-1950 79-300 History of American Public Policy 79-320 Women, Politics, and Protest 79-331 Body Politics: Women and Health in America 80-135 Introduction to Political Philosophy 80-136 Social Structure, Public Policy & Ethics 80-243 Ethics of Leadership  80-244 Environmental Ethics 80-245 Medical Ethics 80-324 Philosophy of Economics 80-334 Social and Political Philosophy 80-341 Computers, Society and Ethics 84-104 Decision Processes in American Political Institutions 84-275 Comparative Politics 84-310 International Political Economy and Organizations 84-320 Domestic Politics and International Affairs 84-322 Attitudes, the Media, and Conflict in International Relations 84-324 Democracies and War 84-326 Theories of International Relations 84-362 Diplomacy and Statecraft 84-380 Grand Strategy in the United States 84-386 The Privatization of Force 84-389 Terrorism and Insurgency 84-393 Legislative Decision Making: US Congress 84-402 Judicial Politics and Behavior 84-414 International and Subnational Security 88-220 Policy Analysis I 88-257 Experimental Economics

Category 3: Cultural Analysis

This requirement seeks to recognize cultures that have shaped and continue to shape the human experience; courses in this category are usually either broad in place, time, or cultural diversity. Courses currently acceptable for Category 3 include:

57-173 Survey of Western Music History 60-205 Modern Visual Culture 1789-1960 70-342 Managing Across Cultures 76-221 Books You Should Have Read By Now 76-227 Comedy 76-232 African American Literature 76-239 Introduction to Film Studies 76-241 Introduction to Gender Studies 79-104 Global Histories 79-201 Introduction to Anthropology 79-202 Flesh and Spirit: Early Modern Europe: 1400-1750 79-207 Development of European Culture 79-222 Between Revolutions: The Development of Modern Latin America 79-223 Mexico: From the Aztec Empire to the Drug War 79-226 Introduction to African History: Earliest Times to 1780 79-229 Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1880-1948 79-230 Arab-Israeli Conflict and Peace Process since 1948 79-240 The Development of American Culture 79-241 African American History: Africa to the Civil War 79-242 African American History: Reconstruction to the Present 79-255 Irish History (6 units - must be paired with another humanities course for 9 units or more)  79-262 Modern China 79-265 Russian History: From the First to the Last Tsar 79-282 Europe and the World since 1800 79-311 Introduction to Anthropology 79-316 Photography, the First 100 Years, 1839-1939 (crosslisted with 62-371) 79-345 Roots of Rock and Roll 79-350 Early Christianity 79-395 The Arts in Pittsburgh 79-396 Music and Society in 19th and 20th Century Europe and the U.S. 80-100 Introduction to Philosophy 80-250 Ancient Philosophy 80-251 Modern Philosophy 80-253 Continental Philosophy 80-254 Analytic Philosophy 80-255 Pragmatism 80-261 Empiricism and Rationalism 80-276 Philosophy of Religion 82-273 Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture 82-293 Introduction to Russian Culture 82-303 Introducxtion to French Culture 82-304 The Francophone World 82-327 The Emergence of the German Speaking World 82-333 Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture 82-342 Spain: Language and Culture 82-343 Latin America: Language and Culture 82-344 U.S. Latinos: Language and Culture 82-345 Introduction to Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies

Humanities and the Arts: Electives (27 units)

In addition to 76-101 and the three required Category courses, students must complete 3 non-technical courses of at least 9 units each from any of the departments in the Dietrich College or the College of Fine Arts. Note the courses in the following Deletions section which are explicitly excluded from serving as a Humanities and Arts elective as well as the section of Additions from other departments which are allowed to be used in satisfaction of these electives.

NOTE: Students admitted prior to 2006 are required to take 36 units of Humanities and Arts electives instead of the 27 units currently required.

 DELETIONS

The intent of the Humanities and Arts requirements is to provide breadth in background and exposure to non-technical areas. For this reason, certain technical courses from H&SS are excluded. These courses are listed below, though this list is not presumed to be exhaustive - new courses will undoubtedly be offered which are not currently listed.
The following H&SS departments offer courses that are considered too technical or quantitative to be used to fulfill any Humanities and Arts elective requirement. Particular disallowed courses are listed by their department:

• 36-xxx Statistics
• 51-xxx Design
• 67-xxx H&SS Interdisciplinary
• 73-xxx Economics
• 76-xxx English
• 80-xxx Philosophy
• 85-xxx Psychology
• 88-xxx Social & Decision Sciences

Statistics - Deletions
36-xxx	All courses except 36-303
Design - Deletions
51-224	Communication Design: Web Design
51-257	Computing for the Arts with Processing (crosslisted with 48-257, 60-257)
51-327	Introduction to Web Design
51-328	Advanced Web Design
H&SS Interdisciplinary - Deletions
67-xxx	All courses
Economics - Deletions
73-226	Quantitative Economic Analysis
73-251	Economic Theory
73-252	Advanced Microeconomic Theory
73-253	Advanced Macroeconomic Theory
73-261/363	Econometrics
73-274	Econometrics I
73-347	Game Theory for Economists
73-374	Econometrics II
English - Deletions
76-388	Topics in Digital Humanities: Coding for Humanities
76-481	Introduction to Multimedia Design
Philosophy - Deletions
80-110	Nature of Mathematical Reasoning
80-210	Logic and Proofs
80-211	Arguments and Inquiry
80-212	Arguments and Logical Analysis
80-222	Measurement and Methodology
80-223	Causation and Probability
80-305	Choices, Decisions and Games
80-310	Formal Logic
80-311	Computability and Incompleteness
80-314	Logic in Artificial Intelligence
80-315	Modal Logic
80-316	Probability and AI
80-318	Computability and Proof Search
80-319	Computability and Learnibility
80-405	Game Theory
80-410	Recursion and Hierarchies
80-411	Proof Theory
80-412	Intuitionism and Constructive Mathematics
80-413	Category Theory
80-419	Interactive Theorem Proving
80-481	Formal Semantics
80-521	Seminar on Formal Epistemology
Psychology - Deletions
85-213	Human Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence
85-219	Biological Foundations of Behavior
85-355	Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
85-370	Perception
85-414	Cognitive Neuropsychology
85-419	Introduction to Parallel Distributed Processing
Social & Decision Sciences - Deletions
88-250	Regression Methods in Social Science
88-251	Empirical Research Methods
88-372	Social and Emotional Brain

 ADDITIONS

Certain courses offered in academic units other than H&SS and CFA are considered non-technical and may be taken to fulfill Humanities and Arts electives. The following courses offered by the EPP and BA departments may be used to satisfy the Humanities and Arts elective requirement. Of course, if an EPP course can be used to satisfy a Humanities and Arts elective, it cannot be used as Science/Engineering requirement! In addition, some courses offered by the Heinz School may also be used; see the Assistant Dean for a determination. Again, this list is not presumed to be exhaustive; we'll try to update it as we learn about new courses.

• 08-xxx Societal Computing
• 19-xxx Engineering and Public Policy
• 32-xxx Naval Science/ROTC
• 70-xxx Business Administration
  
  

Societal Computing - Additions
08-200	Ethics and Policy Issues in Computing (cross-listed with 19-211)
08-532	Law of Computer Technology
08-533	Privacy, Policy, Law and Technology
Engineering and Public Policy - Additions
19-101	Introduction to Engineering and Public Policy (counts as a Cat. 2)
19-402	Telecommunications, Technology Policy & Management
19-403	Policies of Wireless Systems and the Internet
19-411	Global Competitiveness: Firms, Nations and Technological Change
19-484	Decision Tools for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship (crosslisted with 24-484)
Naval Science/ROTC - Additions
32-102	Seapower and Maritime Affairs
32-201	Leadership and Management
32-402	Leadership and Ethics
Business Administration - Additions
70-160	Graphic Media Processes
70-311	Organizational Behavior
70-321	Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
70-332	Business, Society, and Ethics
70-340	Business Communications
70-341	Organizational Communication
70-342	Managing Across Cultures
70-343	Interpersonal Communication
70-345	Oral Communications
70-350	Business Acting
70-364	Business Law
70-365	International Trade and International Law
70-381	Marketing I
70-430	International Management