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College of Humanities and
Social Sciences

www.hss.cmu.edu

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS) is the second largest college at Carnegie Mellon and is often referred to as our liberal arts and professional studies college. It houses over 60 majors/minors and encourages students to explore a wide variety of academic areas.

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

As a humanities student you will have access to outstanding faculty, as well as an advising network, extensive internship and study abroad opportunities. H&SS is not your traditional liberal arts school, With its interdisciplinary character, you will learn how to research and collaborate with students in other areas of study to develop valuable problem-solving skills.


Undergraduate Programs in the Liberal Arts

 

Economics

  • Economics
  • Economics and Mathematics

English

  • Creative Writing
  • English
  • Professional Writing
  • Technical Writing and Communication

History

  • Global Studies
  • History

Interdepartmental Majors

  • Economics and Statistics
  • Environmental Policy
  • Ethics, History and Public Policy
  • European Studies
  • Information Systems
  • Linguistics
  • Russian Studies

Modern Languages

  • Chinese Studies
  • French and Francophone Studies
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Spanish/Hispanic Studies

Philosophy

  • Logic and Computation
  • Philosophy

Psychology

  • Cognitive Science
  • Psychology
  • Psychology and Biological Studies

Social and Decision Sciences

  • Decision Science
  • Global Politics
  • Policy and Management

Statistics

 

Intercollege and Special Programs

Human-Computer Interaction (HCII)
Bachelor of Humanities and Arts (BHA)
Science and Humanities Scholars Program (SHS)
Humanities Scholars Program (HSP)

 

Designated Minors

Chinese Studies
Decision Science
Ethics
European Studies
Gender Studies
Health Care Policy and Management
History
Linguistics
Logic and Computation
Minority Studies
Multimedia Production
Philosophy
Spanish
Science, Technology and Society

 

Sampling of Courses

Auction and Markets
Shakespeare: Histories and Tragedies
Christendom Divided:
The Protestant and Catholic Reformation

The Soviet Union in World War II: Military, Political and Social History

Intelligent Decision Support Systems
U.S. Latinos: Language and Culture

Computers, Society and Ethics
Psychology of Gender
Comparative Foreign Policy: China,
Russia and the U.S.

Logic and Mathematical Inquiry
Medical Ethics
Interpersonal Relationships
Magazine Writing

The Rise of Modern Gold: 1860 to Present
Analysis of Japanese Business Practices
Popular Culture in China
Statistical Graphics and Visualization