Global courses and minors
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Global learning doesn’t have to be abroad but can happen here on Carnegie Mellon’s campus. The following are the college's general education-acceptable courses, minors, and university-wide international courses can offer students a richer global understanding. You can also get involved with globally-focused student organizations.
- Curriculum
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering + Art
- Additional majors
- Introduction to engineering courses
- Academic advising
Minors with a global focus
All of the following minors, except the Global Engineering minor, can also be second majors.
- Global Engineering
- Chinese Studies
- European Studies
- French and Francophone Studies
- German
- Global Politics
- Hispanic Studies
- Japanese
- Russian Studies
- Social and Cultural History
Courses
The following global courses count toward the College of Engineering's general education requirements in the humanistic category.
- 70-342, Managing Across Cultures
- 79-011, European History AP Credit
- 79-104, Introduction to World History
- 79-113, Culture and Identity in American Society
- 79-207, Development of European Culture
- 79-225, Religions of China
- 79-226, History and Cultures of East Asia
- 79-227, History of World Architecture
- 79-233, The United States and the Middle East since 1945
- 79-237, City Histories: Delhi and London
- 79-241, African-American History I
- 79-270, Chinese Culture and Society
- 79-271, Modern China
- 79-272, Modern Japan: 1868 to the present
- 79-280, Russian History from the First to the Last Tsar
- 79-281, Modern Soviet History: From Communism to Capitalism
- 79-294, The Making of the African Diaspora in the New World
- 82-182, Language and Culture: Language in Its Social Context
- 82-193, The Faust Legend from Europe to Russia
- 82-215, Arab Culture Through Dialogue, Film, and Literature: Minorities in the Middle East and North Africa
- 82-226, Intensive German Language and Culture
- 82-246, Intensive Spanish Language and Culture
- 82-273, Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture
- 82-276, Intensive Japanese Language and Culture
- 82-303, French Culture
- 82-325, Introduction to German Studies
- 82-333, Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture
- 82-336, Intensive Chinese Language and Culture
- 82-342, Spain: Language and Culture
- 82-343, Latin America: Language and Culture
- 82-384, Language and Culture: Language in its Social Context
University-wide international courses
College of Engineering students may choose to take classes from the following list to further expand your global experience.
- 12-100, Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 12-651, Air Quality Engineering
- 12-713, Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering Design
- 19-424, Energy and the Environment
- 19-611, Global Competitiveness: Firms, Nations and Technological Change
- 19-622, Introduction to Sustainable Engineering
- 19-665, Materials for Energy Storage
- 48-240, Historical Survey of World Architecture and Urbanism
- 48-315, Environment I: Climate & Energy
- 48-343, American Built Environment Since 1860
- 48-448, History of Sustainable Architecture
- 51-371, Design & Social Change
- 57-173, Survey of Western Music History
- 70-343, Managing Across Cultures
- 70-365, International Trade and International Law
- 70-398, International Finance
- 70-480, International Marketing
- 76-319, Environmental Rhetoric
- 76-332, African American Literature
- 76-337, World Literature
- 79212, China and Its Neighbors
- 79-233, The United States and the Middle East since 1945
- 79-235, Caribbean Cultures
- 79-250, Mahatma Gandhi and the Long American Civil Rights Movement
- 79-255, Irish History
- 79-258, French History: From the Revolution to De Gaulle
- 79-261, Chinese Culture and Society
- 79-266, Russian History: From Communism to Capitalism
- 79-275, Introduction to Global Studies
- 79-280, Experiencing Globalization
- 79-282, Europe and the World
- 79-289, Energy, Environment, Globalization in the Americas
- 79-298, Global Justice
- 79-309, 20th Century China Through Film
- 79-374, American Environmental History: Critical Issues
- 80-244, Environmental Ethics
- 88-359, Globalization
- 88-362, Diplomacy and Statecraft
- 88-384, Conflict and Conflict Resolution in International Relations
- 88-411, The Rise of the Asian Economies
- 99-238, Materials, Energy and Environment