H&SS and Fine Arts Requirements

These are the courses which satisfy the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts requirements for students in the Mellon College of Science. Also included are lists of courses which do NOT satisfy the requirements and lists of courses outside of H&SS and CFA which DO satisfy the requirements. If you have questions about whether a particular course satisfies your requirements, contact your advisor. H&SS and Fine Arts Requirements Deletions: courses that do NOT satisfy H&SS/Fine Arts requirements Additions: non-H&SS courses that DO satisfy H&SS/Fine Arts requirements

Humanities, Social Sciences, and Fine Arts Requirements

(Adopted by MCS College Council during 1994-95 academic year) All candidates for the bachelor's degree must complete a minimum of 72 units offered by the College of Humanities and Social Science and/or the College of Fine Arts. The humanities, social sciences, and fine arts courses for MCS students are to meet the following distribution requirements: A. Common Course Requirement, Writing/Expression (9 units) B. Distributional Course Requirements (27 units) C. Electives (36 units)

A. Common Course Requirement, Writing/Expression (9 units)

Complete the following: 76-101 Interpretation and Argument

B. Distributional Course Requirements (27 units)

Complete three courses, one each from Category 1, Category 2, and Category 3. Category 1: Cognition Choice and Behavior 80-130 Introduction to Ethics 80-150 Nature of Reason 80-180 Nature of Language 80-181 Language and Thought (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 80-208 Critical Thinking 80-212 Arguments and Logical Analysis (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 80-220 Philosophy of Science (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 80-221 Philosophy of Social Science (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 80-230 Ethical Theory 80-241 Ethical Judgements in Professional Life 80-242 Conflict and Dispute Resolution 80-270 Philosophy of Mind (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 80-271 Philosophy and Psychology 85-011 AP Psychology ** 85-100 Cognitive Processes: Theory and Practice 85-102 Introduction to Psychology (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 85-211 Cognitive Psychology 85-221 Developmental Psychology 85-241 Social Psychology 85-251 Personality 85-261 Abnormal Psychology 88-120 Reason, Passion, and Social Cognition (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) Category 2: Economic, Political and Social Institutions 36-303 Sampling, Surveys, and Society * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 70-332 Business, Society and Ethics * 70-420 Entrepreneurship for Scientists 73-011 AP Economics: Macro ** 73-012 AP Economics: Micro ** 73-013 AP Economics ** 73-100 Principles of Economics 73-110 Experiments with Economic Principles (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 73-150 Microeconomics * 73-200 Macroeconomics * 79-223 Protest and Dissent in American History (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-312 Medical Anthropology 79-331 Crime and Punishment (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-335 Drug Use and Drug Policy (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-340 History of Modern Warfare 79-345 American Environmental History: Critical Issues (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-384 Medicine and Society 79-350 Theories of International Relations 80-135 Classical Political Philosophy 80-136 Ethics and Public Policy 80-226 Revolutions in Science 80-235 Political Philosophy (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 80-236 Philosophy and the Law (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 80-243 Environmental Management and Ethics 80-245 Medical Ethics 80-330 Research Ethics 80-341 Computers, Society and Ethics (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 88-011 AP Government & Politics: Comparative ** 88-012 AP Government & Politics: US ** 88-104 Decision Processes in American Political Institutions 88-105 Introduction to World Politics (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 88-109 Institutions and Individuals (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 88-110 Experiments with Economics Principles (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 88-205 Comparative Politics 88-407 Health Risk Communication (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 99-226 Rachel Carson: Her Work and Legacy (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 99-305 The Year is 1905: E=MC2 Photons and Relativity Category 3: Cultural Analysis 57-173 Survey of Western Music History 66-250 Introduction to Religion (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 70-342 Managing Across Cultures * 76-201 Cultural Practices and Literary Production (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 76-227 Comedy (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 76-232 African American Studies (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 76-241 Introduction to Gender Studies (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-011 AP European History** 79-015 AP World History** 79-104 Introduction to World History 79-110 The Development of European Culture (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-111 Cultural and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Environment (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-112 Race, Nationality, and the Development of American Cultures (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-113 Culture and Identity in American Social Life (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-116 Debates and Controversies: Cultural Differences in Action (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-201 Introduction to Anthropology 79-206 Development of American Culture 79-207 Development of European Culture 79-209 Theory and Practice in Anthropology (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-218 The Roots of Rock & Roll (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-241 African-American History I (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-242 African-American History II (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-255 Irish History (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-259 Introduction to Religion 79-270 Chinese Culture and Society 79-312 Medical Anthropology 79-368 Poverty, Charity, and Welfare (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 79-384 Medicine and Society 80-100 What Philosophy Is 80-151 God in the West 80-182 Language, Culture and Thought (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 80-225 The Birth of Modern Science (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 80-226 Revolutions in Science 80-250 Ancient Philosophy 80-251 Modern Philosophy 80-253 Continental Philosophy (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 80-254 Analytic Philosophy 80-255 American Pragmatism (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 80-261 Aesthetics of Mass Art (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-107 Introduction to French Film (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-193 The Faust Legend from Europe to Russia (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-273 Introduction to Japanese Language & Culture 82-294 Topics in Russian Language and Culture (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-303 French Culture * 82-304 Introduction to French/Francophone Cultures * 82-325 Introduction to German Studies * 82-333 Introduction to Chinese Languge & Culture 82-342 Spain: Language and Culture * 82-343 Latin America: Language and Culture * 82-344 US Latinos: Language and Culture * 82-345 Hispanic Literary and Culture Studies * 82-396 The Faust Legend (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-409 French Literature of the 19th Century * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-412 20th Century French Theater * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-413 The Arts in Society * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-415 Studies in French Literature * 82-427 The New Germany * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-428 German Classical Literature * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-429 German Literature of the 19th Century * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-430 German Literature of the Early 20th Century * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-431 China and the West * 82-436 Introduction to Classical Chinese * 82-437 Nazi and Resistance Culture * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-441 Studies in Peninsular Lit and Culture * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-451 Introduction to Latin American Literature and Culture * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-452 The Latin American Fin de Siglo * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-454 The Histpanic Caribbean: Rhyme, Reason and Song * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-455 Topics in Hispanic Studies * 82-491 Literature, Politics and Film in Russia and East Europe Today (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) 82-492 The Historical Imagination in 19th Century Russian Literature * (NOT AVAILABLE FALL 08) * These courses have one or more prerequisites. Check the course descriptions for specifics by following the link for the course number. ** Credit for these courses is posted based on the MCS AP Credit Policy.

C. Electives (36 units)

Complete 4 non-technical courses of at least 9 units each from any of the departments in H&SS, CFA or BA. These can include language and music courses, for instance.

H&SS and Fine Arts Deletions

The intent of the H&SS/CFA 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 courses are considered technical courses and may not be used to fulfill any H&SS requirement. Statistics All courses. Economics 73-260 Econometrics I 73-360 Econometrics II Philosophy 80-210 Introduction to Formal Logic 80-211 Arguments and Inquiry 80-310 Logic and Computability I 80-311 Computability and Incompleteness 80-312 Probability and Artificial Intelligence 80-410 Goedel and Undecidability Psychology 85-111 LISP-lab for 85-213 85-213 Information Processing Psychology & AI 85-219 Biological Foundations of Behavior Social and Decision Sciences 88-211 Introduction to Cobol Programming 88-250 Regression Methods in Social Sciences

H&SS and Fine Arts Additions

Certain courses offered in academic units other than H&SS and CFA are considered non-technical and may be taken to fulfill H&SS/Fine Arts requirements. The following courses offered by the EPP and Business Administration departments and by the Heinz School may be used to satisfy the unrestricted H&SS/CFA requirement. Again, this list is not presumed to be exhaustive; we'll try to update it as we learn about new courses. Engineering and Public Policy 19-319 Law and the Engineer Business Administration 70-160 Introduction to Graphic Communications I 70-311 Organizational Behavior I 70-312 Organizational Behavior II 70-313 Organizational Power and Politics 70-332 Business and Society 70-335 Business and Labor 70-340 Business Communications 70-343 Interpersonal Communications 70-345 Oral Communications 70-361 Foundations of Law 70-363 Law in Modern American Society 70-365 International Trade and International Law 70-430 International Management Heinz School 90-650 Introduction to Health Care Management 90-712 Public Policy Issues 90-717 Professional Writing 90-718 Professional Speaking 90-733 Urban Development 90-762 Financing Economic Development 90-765 Historical Perspectives on the City 90-767 Politics of Economic Development 90-778 Media and Public Policy 90-799 Negotiation 90-810 Leadership: Innovation and Organizational Change 90-818 Strategic Marketing and Communications 90-820 Strategic Planning 90-821 U.S. Labor Relations 90-828 Ethical Issues in Management 90-841 Management Strategies in a Global Context 90-846 Advanced Topics in Ethics 90-847 Gender and Language in Management