Breadth Requirements

The courses listed below are a guideline; students may find alternate courses offered at Carnegie Mellon that will fulfill the breadth requirements.  Freshman Seminar courses will not satisfy breadth requirements.

History 79-104 Introduction to World History (required)

English 76-101 Interpretation and Argument (required)

Science and Technology (one course required):
 

• Mellon College of Science Courses (check catalog for pre- and co-requisites):
  • 03-121 Modern Biology
  • 03-122 Introduction to Mammalian Physiology (prerequisite: 03-121)
  • 03-130 Biology of Organisms (prerequisite: 03-121)
  • 03-240 Cell Biology (prerequisite: 03-121)
  • 09-103 Atoms, Molecules and Chemical Change (non-major)
  • 09-104 Fundamental Aspects of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (non-major)
  • 09-105 Introduction to Modern Chemistry
  • 09-106 Modern Chemistry II (prerequisite: 09-105)
  • 33-106 Physics for Engineering Students I
  • 33-107 Physics for Engineering Students II
  • 33-111 Physics for Science Students I (co-requisite: 21-121)
  • 33-112 Physics for Science Students II (prerequisite: 33-111)
  • 33-114 Physics of Musical Sound
  • 33-115 Energy and Environmental Issues  (non-major)
  • 33-124 Introduction to Astronomy
  • 33-131 Matter and Interaction I
  • 33-132 Matter and Interaction II
• Carnegie Institute of Technology Courses (check prerequisite):
  • 06-100 Introduction to Chemical Engineering
  • 12-100 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • 18-100 Electrical Engineering
  • 19-101 Introduction to Engineering and Public Policy
  • 24-101 Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering
  • 27-100 Engineering the Materials of the Future
• School of Computer Science Courses:
  • 15-211 Fundamental Data Structures and Algorithms (prerequisites: 15-127, 21-127)
  • 15-212 Principles of Programming (prerequisite: 15-211)

Cognition, Choice and Behavior (one course required):
This list is not exhaustive; see your advisor if you find an applicable course not listed below.

• 80-110 Nature of Mathematical Reasoning
• 80-150 The Nature of Reason
• 80-180 The Nature of Language
• 80-281 Language and Thought 
• 80-242 Conflict and Dispute Resolution
• 85-100 Introduction to Intelligence in Humans, Animals, and Machines
• 85-102 Introduction to Psychology
• 85-211 Cognitive Psychology
• 85-221 Child  Development
• 85-241 Social Psychology
• 85-251 Personality
• 85-261 Abnormal Psychology

Political and Social Institutions (one course required):
This list is not exhaustive; see your advisor if you find an applicable course not listed below.

• 79-231 American Foreign Policy 4: 1945-Present
• 80-135 Introduction to Political Philosophy
• 88-104 Decision Processes in American Political Institutions 
• 88-205 Comparative Politics
• 88-359 Globalization
• 88-358 Policy Making Institutions
• 88-202 History of Public Policy in the United States
• 88-280 The New European Union: Old Europe, New Europe, and the US

Creative Production and Reflection (one course required):
This list is not exhaustive; see your advisor if you find an applicable course not listed below.

• 48-095 Architecture for Non-Majors
• 51-261 Communications Design Fundamentals
• 51-263 Industrial Design Fundamentals
• 54-187/188 Introduction to Play wrighting (6 units)
• 54-191/192 Acting for Non-Majors
• 57-117 Choral Ensemble for Non-Majors (6 units; audition required)
• 57-118 Instrumental Ensemble for Non-Majors (6 units; audition required) 
• 62-102/103 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 course in the Department of  Modern Languages

Cultural Analysis (one course required):
This list is not exhaustive; see your advisor if you find an applicable course not listed below.

• 79-113 Culture and Identity in American Society
• 79-158 Slavery and Emancipation in the Americas
• 79-159 Religious Origins of the Culture Wars
• 79-162 Slavery and Freedom in African History
• 79-166 Public Schools and Educational Reform
• 79-167 Rivers as Envionmental Gateways to American History
• 79-168 From Peasants to Ph.D.s: The History of Immigration to the U.S.
• 79-169 Stalin and the Great Terror in the Soviet Union
• 79-201 Introduction to Anthropology
• 79-204 Twentieth Century America
• 79-205 Twentieth Century Europe
• 79-206 Development of American Culture
• 79-207 Development of European Culture
• 79-210 Picturing Others: A Course on Ethnographic Film
• 79-218 The Roots of Rock and Roll
• 79-219 The Holocaust in Historical Perspective
• 79-222 Religion in American Society
• 79-227 History of World Architecture
• 79-230 Technology in American Society
• 79-241 African-American History I
• 79-242 African-American History II
• 79-244 Pittsburgh and the Transformation of Modern Urban America
• 79-250 Europe's Two Revolutions: Dynamics of Change in the 19th Century
• 79-253 The Development of Caribbean Culture
• 79-255 Irish History
• 79-258 Introduction to African History: 18th Century to Neo-Colonialism 
• 79-259 Introduction to Religion
• 79-260 Mayan America
• 79-263 From Soil to Oil: Energy and the Environment in the Americas
• 79-270 Chinese Culture and Society
• 79-275 Religious Identities and Religious Conflicts in 19th Century Europe
• 79-280 Russian History: From the First to the Last Tsar
• 79-289 Development and Democracy in Latin America
• 79-290 Between Revolutions: Development of Modern Latin America
• 79-301 African Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs in Africa
• 79-303 Visual Anthropology
• 79-307 The Anthropology of Europe
• 79-333 History of Biomedical Research
• 79-342 Introduction to Science and Technology Studies
• 79-348 Objects of Value
• 79-352 The Arab-Israeli Condition: War and Peace 
• 79-359 History of African-American Families
• 79-364 Art, Anthropology, and Empire
• 79-380 Experiencing Globalization 
• 79-382 African-American Women in U.S. History
• 79-384 Medicine and Society
• 80-100 What Philosophy Is
• 80-180 The Nature of Language
• 80-281 Language and Thought
• 82-4xx Any 400-level Modern Language course

For class of 2009, 2010, and 2011 ONLY:
Two additional breadth requirements:

• Two additional courses from any of the breadth categories.
• This requirement does not apply to the class of 2012.