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)
Below are the courses which satisfy the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts requirements for students in the Mellon College of Science. If you have questions about whether a particular course satisfies your requirements, contact your advisor.
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. Not all courses are available every semester.
Category 1: Cognition Choice and Behavior
80-130 Introduction to Ethics
80-150 Nature of Reason
80-180 Nature of Language
80-208 Critical Thinking
80-220 Philosophy of Science
80-221 Philosophy of Social Science
80-222 Measurement and Methodology
80-230 Ethical Theory
80-241 Ethical Judgments in Professional Life
80-242 Conflict, Dispute Resolution
80-270 Philosophy of Mind
80-271 Philosophy and Psychology
80-312 Philosophy of Mathematics
85-011 AP Psychology
85-100 Introduction to Intelligence in Humans, Animals and Machines
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
85-390 Human Memory
88-120 Reason, Passion and Cognition
Category 2: Economic, Political and Social Institutions
19-101 Introduction to Engineering and Public Policy
36-303 Sampling, Surveys and Society
70-332 Business, Society and Ethics
70-420 Entrepreneurship for Scientists
73-100 Principles of Economics
79-012 AP US History
79-205 20th Century Europe
79-223 Protest and Dissent in American History
79-306 Delinquency, Crime and Juvenile Justice
79-331 Crime and Punishment
79-335 Drug Use and Drug Policy
79-340 History of Modern Warfare
79-341 The Cold War in Documents and Film
79-345 American Environmental History: Critical Issues
79-350 Theories of International Relations
79-377 Food, Culture, Power: A History of Eating
79-384 Medicine and Society
79-388 Drug Policy in an Era of Globalization
80-135 Introduction to Political Philosophy
80-136 Social Structure, Public Policy and Ethical Dilemmas
80-226 Revolutions in Science
80-235 Political Philosophy
80-236 Philosophy and the Law
80-243 Environmental Management and Ethics
80-245 Medical Ethics
80-276 Philosophy of Religion
80-341 Computers, Society, and Ethics
88-011 AP Government & Politics: Comparative
88-012 AP Government & Politics: US
88-104 Decision Processes in American Political Institutions
88-110 Experiments with Economic Principles
88-205 Comparative Politics
99-226 Rachel Carson: Her Work and Legacy
99-238 Materials, Energy and the Environment
Category 3: Cultural Analysis
57-173 Survey of Western Music History
57-209 The Beatles
70-342 Managing Across Cultures
76-227 Comedy
76-232 African American Literature
76-239 Introduction to Film Studies
76-241 Introduction to Gender Studies
79-011 AP European History
79-015 AP World History
79-104 Global Histories
79-113 Culture and Identity in American Society
79-202 Flesh and Spirit
79-207 Development of European Culture
79-209 Theory and Practice in Anthropology
79-221 Development and Democracy in Latin America
79-239 Religions of the World's Peoples
79-240 Development of American Culture (Previously 79-206)
79-241 African-American History I
79-242 African-American History II
79-255 Irish History
79-261 Chinese Culture and Society (Previously 79-270)
79-265 Russian History: From the First to the Last Tsar
79-266 Russian History: From Communism to Capitalism
79-271 Russian Studies Topics
79-281 Introduction to Religion (Previously 66-250)
79-307 Religion and Politics in the Middle East
79-310 Religions of China
79-311 Introduction to Anthropology (Previously 79-201)
79-345 The Roots of Rock & Roll (Previously 79-218)
79-350 Early Christianity
79-368 Poverty, Charity and Welfare
79-384 Medicine and Society
80-100 Intro to Philosophy
80-151 God in the West
80-250 Ancient Philosophy
80-251 Modern Philosophy
80-253 Continental Philosophy
80-254 Analytical Philosophy
80-255 Pragmatism
80-261 Aesthetics of Mass Art
80-276 Philosophy of Religion
82-011 AP Latin 1
82-012 AP Latin 2
82-xxx Any course from Modern Languages
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 Tepper. These can include language and music courses, for instance. See also: