BHA Curriculum
The Bachelor of Humanities and Arts (BHA) is an intercollege degree that combines the strengths of the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences (DC) and the College of Fine Arts (CFA). BHA students combine their CFA concentration with a concentration in one of the subject areas offered by Dietrich College, including Psychology, Creative Writing, Decision Science and many more.
| BHA General Education | 126 |
| DC Concentration | 81-107 |
| CFA Concentration | 108-144 |
| Free Electives | 1-63 |
| Total BHA Degree Requirements | 378 units |
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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BHA General Education
The BHA General Education curriculum is a modified version of the DC General Education program. In addition, students are required to fulfill BXA-specific courses.
DC Concentration
Students choose their humanities or social/behavioral sciences concentration from any subject area offered in the following DC departments: Economics, English, History, Institute for Politics and Strategy, Interdepartmental Studies, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Psychology, Social and Decision Sciences, Statistics.
The BHA DC Concentration Declaration Form [pdf] must be submitted by spring mid-semester break of the sophomore year.
Behavioral Economics
Chinese Studies
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Creative Writing
Cybersecurity & International Conflict
Decision Science
Economics
Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Ethics, History, & Public Policy
Film & Visual Media
French & Francophone Studies
German Studies
Global Studies
Hispanic Studies
Humanities Analytics
Information Systems
International Relations & Political Science
Japanese Studies
Linguistics
Literature & Culture
Logic & Computation
Philosophy
Policy & Management
Politics & Public Policy
Professional Writing
Psychology
Russian Studies
Social & Political History
Statistics
Statistics & Machine Learning
Technical Writing
CFA Concentration
Students choose their fine arts concentration from among the following schools in CFA: Architecture, Art, Design, Drama or Music. A student must meet entry requirements for the specific CFA school of their choice. While in the BCSA Program, a student may change their CFA concentration only if they pass all admission requirements for that particular CFA school.
Free Electives
Take any Carnegie Mellon course. Many students use their electives to broaden or deepen their concentrations. A maximum of 9 units of physical education and/or military science may be counted toward this requirement.