BSCS Humanities and Arts Requirements Humanities and the ArtsRevised November, 2018Students 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 Life80-242 Conflict and Dispute Resolution 80-270 Philosophy of Mind 80-271 Philosophy and Psychology 80-275 Metaphysics 80-281 Language and Thought80-330 Ethical Theory85-102 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, 1750-195079-300 History of American Public Policy 79-320 Women, Politics, and Protest79-331 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 Economics80-334 Social and Political Philosophy80-341 Computers, Society and Ethics 84-104 Decision Processes in American Political Institutions84-275 Comparative Politics84-310 International Political Economy and Organizations84-320 Domestic Politics and International Affairs84-322 Attitudes, the Media, and Conflict in International Relations84-324 Democracies and War84-326 Theories of International Relations84-362 Diplomacy and Statecraft84-380 Grand Strategy in the United States84-386 The Privatization of Force84-389 Terrorism and Insurgency84-393 Legislative Decision Making: US Congress84-402 Judicial Politics and Behavior84-414 International and Subnational Security88-220 Policy Analysis I88-257 Experimental Economics Category 3: Cultural AnalysisThis 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 Cultures76-221 Books You Should Have Read By Now76-227 Comedy76-232 African American Literature 76-239 Introduction to Film Studies 76-241 Introduction to Gender Studies 79-104 Global Histories 79-201 Introduction to Anthropology79-202 Flesh and Spirit: Early Modern Europe: 1400-175079-207 Development of European Culture 79-222 Between Revolutions: The Development of Modern Latin America79-223 Mexico: From the Aztec Empire to the Drug War79-226 Introduction to African History: Earliest Times to 1780 79-229 Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1880-194879-230 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 Tsar79-282 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 Roll79-350 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 World82-327 The Emergence of the German Speaking World82-333 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. DELETIONSThe 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 Statistics51-xxx Design67-xxx H&SS Interdisciplinary73-xxx Economics76-xxx English80-xxx Philosophy85-xxx Psychology88-xxx Social & Decision Sciences Statistics - Deletions36-xxxAll courses except 36-303 Design - Deletions51-224Communication Design: Web Design51-257Computing for the Arts with Processing (crosslisted with 48-257, 60-257)51-327Introduction to Web Design51-328Advanced Web Design H&SS Interdisciplinary - Deletions67-xxxAll courses Economics - Deletions73-226Quantitative Economic Analysis73-251Economic Theory73-252Advanced Microeconomic Theory73-253Advanced Macroeconomic Theory73-261/363Econometrics73-274Econometrics I73-347Game Theory for Economists73-374Econometrics II English - Deletions76-388Topics in Digital Humanities: Coding for Humanities76-481Introduction to Multimedia Design Philosophy - Deletions80-110Nature of Mathematical Reasoning80-210Logic and Proofs80-211Arguments and Inquiry80-212Arguments and Logical Analysis80-222Measurement and Methodology80-223Causation and Probability80-305Choices, Decisions and Games80-310Formal Logic80-311Computability and Incompleteness80-314Logic in Artificial Intelligence80-315Modal Logic80-316Probability and AI80-318Computability and Proof Search80-319Computability and Learnibility80-405Game Theory80-410Recursion and Hierarchies80-411Proof Theory80-412Intuitionism and Constructive Mathematics80-413Category Theory80-419Interactive Theorem Proving80-481Formal Semantics80-521Seminar on Formal Epistemology Psychology - Deletions85-213Human Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence85-219Biological Foundations of Behavior85-355Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience85-370Perception85-414Cognitive Neuropsychology85-419Introduction to Parallel Distributed Processing Social & Decision Sciences - Deletions88-250Regression Methods in Social Science88-251Empirical Research Methods88-372Social and Emotional Brain ADDITIONSCertain 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 Computing19-xxx Engineering and Public Policy32-xxx Naval Science/ROTC70-xxx Business AdministrationSocietal Computing - Additions08-200Ethics and Policy Issues in Computing (cross-listed with 19-211)08-532Law of Computer Technology08-533Privacy, Policy, Law and TechnologyEngineering and Public Policy - Additions19-101Introduction to Engineering and Public Policy (counts as a Cat. 2)19-402Telecommunications, Technology Policy & Management19-403Policies of Wireless Systems and the Internet19-411Global Competitiveness: Firms, Nations and Technological Change19-484Decision Tools for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship (crosslisted with 24-484) Naval Science/ROTC - Additions32-102Seapower and Maritime Affairs32-201Leadership and Management32-402Leadership and Ethics Business Administration - Additions70-160Graphic Media Processes70-311Organizational Behavior70-321Negotiation and Conflict Resolution70-332Business, Society, and Ethics70-340Business Communications70-341Organizational Communication70-342Managing Across Cultures70-343Interpersonal Communication70-345Oral Communications70-350Business Acting70-364Business Law70-365International Trade and International Law70-381Marketing I70-430International Management