Tepper School of Business
Breadth Requirements
Students are required to fulfill nine (9) breadth courses. World History and Interpretation and Argument are required courses for all business students. The remaining seven courses will be selected from the categories outlined below. The courses listed below are a guideline; students may find alternate courses offered at Carnegie Mellon that will fulfill the breadth requirements. Freshmen 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):
- 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):
- 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, or a total of 9 units, required):
- 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):
- 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
TWO additional breadth requirements:
- Two additional courses from any of the breadth categories.
