Breadth Requirements
The courses listed below are approved for their requirement category, and they may serve as a guide for alternative Carnegie Mellon courses that also may be approved to fulfill a category. Please note the following breadth requirement policies:
- Tepper courses 70-350, -364, and -365 may not be used to fulfill a requirement (effective Spring 2013 semester).
- One mini course (of at least 5 units) may be approved to fulfill one requirement.
- No course may fulfill both a breadth requirement and a business track requirement.
- All requirements must be fulfilled with a letter grade and not a grade of P (passing).
- Dietrich College first-year seminars will not satisfy any breadth requirement.
Students who wish to fulfill a requirement with a course not listed below need approval from a UBA advisor.
REQUIREMENT CATEGORIES
1. History: 79-104 Global Histories (required during the first year)
To understand the world today and where it may be heading, it is crucial not only to think globally, but also to relate current global processes to comparable processes in the past. This requirement offers several options for expanding on the skills students need to think globally throgh the medium of history.
2. English: 76-101 Interpretation and Argument (required during the first year)
The requirement seeks to help students understand the requirements of advanced college-level writing. Students will build upon their composing knowledge by reflecting and thinking strategicially as they plan, write, and revise their own texts.
3. Science and Technology (one course required):
This requirement seeks to engage students in both exposure to substance, and the experience of methods in science and technology through courses drawn from the natural and physical sciences, computer science, and engineering. (Note: the list below is not exhaustive; consult your advisor if you find an applicable course not shown.)
Mellon College of Science - nearly any science course; below is a suggested list. Check catalog for pre- and co-requisites.
- 03-121 Modern Biology
- 03-122 Organismic Botany
- 03-240 Cell Biology (prerequisite: 03-121)
- 09-103 Atoms, Molecules and Chemical Change (for non-science majors)
- 09-104 Fundamental Aspects of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (for non-science majors)
- 09-105 Introduction to Modern Chemistry I
- 33-106 Physics I for Engineering Students
- 33-111 Physics I for Science Students (co-requisite: 21-121)
- 33-114 Physics of Musical Sound
- 33-115 Physics for Future Presidents (for non-science majors)
- 33-124 Introduction to Astronomy
- 33-131 Matter and Interactions I
Carnegie Institute of Technology - nearly any engineering course; below is a suggested list. Check catalog for pre- and co-requisites.
- 06-100 Introduction to Chemical Engineering
- 12-100 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 18-100 Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 19-101 Introduction to Engineering and Public Policy
- 24-101 Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering
- 27-100 Engineering the Materials of the Future
- 42-101 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
School of Computer Science
- 15-210 Parallel and Sequential Data Structures and Algorithms (prerequisites: 15-150, 15-122)
4. Cognition, Choice and Behavior (one course required):
Courses in this requirement examine the process of individudal thinking, decision-making, and behavior from a variety of perspectives (e.g., psychology, decision science, lingistics, and philosophy) and through a model-based reasoning approach. (Note: the list below is not exhaustive; consult your advisor if you find an applicable course not shown.)
- 80-100 Inroduction to Philosophy
- 80-110 Nature of Mathematical Reasoning
- 80-150 The Nature of Reason
- 80-180 The Nature of Language
- 80-242 Conflict and Dispute Resolution
- 80-281 Language and Thought
- 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
5. Political and Social Institutions (one course required):
This requirement presents courses that analyze, through model-based reasoning, the processes by which institutions organize individual preferences and actions into collective outcomes. Choices draw upon such disciplines as political science, history, and statistics. (Note: This list is not exhaustive; consult your advisor if you find an applicable course not listed below.)
- 79-231 American Foreign Policy: 1945-Present
- 80-135 Introduction to Political Philosophy
- 88-104 Decision Processes in American Political Institutions
- 88-205 Comparative Politics
- 88-220 Policy Analysis I
- 88-359 Globalization
- 88-358 Policy Making Institutions
6. Creative Production and Reflection (one course required):
These courses foster creativity and provide exposure to artistic and intellectual products such as drama, literature, design, music, expository writing, and foreign languages. It also seeks to stimulate critical reflection on the process of creating, and inquiry into why one chooses certain kinds of creative productions. Any language course in the Department of Modern Languages (82-xxx) will satisfy the Creative Production and Reflection Breadth Requirement. (Note: the list below is not exhaustive; consult your advisor if you find an applicable course not shown.)
- 48-095 Spatial Concepts for Non-Architects I
- 51-261 Communications Design Fundamentals
- 51-263 Industrial Design Fundamentals
- 54-187/188 Introduction to Play Writing (6 units)
- 54-191/192 Acting for Non-Majors
- 62-102 Modern Dance Workshop (6 units)
- 62-141 Black and White Photography
- 80-130 Introduction to Ethics
- 80-211 Logic and Mathematical Inquiry
- 80-241 Ethical Judgments in Professional Life
- 80-242 Conflict and Dispute Resolution
- 82-xxx Any language course in the Department of Modern Languages
7. Cultural Analysis (one course required):
This requirement fosters deeper understanding of the role cultures play in shaping individual and social behaviors. Any course in the Department of History (79-2xx or higher) or any cultural study course in the Department of Modern Languages will satisfy the Cultural Analysis Breadth Requirement. (Note: the list below is not exhaustive; consult your advisor if you find an applicable course not shown.)
- 79-2xx and above - any course in the Dep't of History; the following are examples of commonly chosen courses.
- 79-205 Twentieth Century Europe
- 79-231 American Foreign Policy: 1945-Present
- 79-249 Twentieth Century America
- 79-255 Irish History
- 79-281 Introduction to Religion
- 79-289 Energy, Environment, and Globalization in the Americas
- 79-303 Pittsburgh and the Transformation of Modern Urban America
- 79-330 Medicine and Society
- 82-3xx Any cultural study course in the Department of Modern Languages
