Humanities and Social Science Requirements

The Humanities and Social Sciences play a particularly important role in the education of an individual in the Bachelor of Arts in General Engineering.  Students are strongly encouraged to include at least one course in economics and one in the history of science and technology.

Writing Requirement

Students must complete at least four (minimum of 12 credits) writing intensive courses (catalog code W).  Since competence in written communication is essential for the B.A. in General Engineering graduate, at least one of these courses must specifically develop writing skills.  Although this course must be designated as a writing intensive course, this designation is not sufficient to guarantee the desirable level of intensity in writing instruction.  Three courses that do satisfy this requirement are:

• 661.110 Technical Communication
• 060.113-114 Expository Writing and
• 220.105 Introduction to Fiction and Poetry: Telling it Straight.

(The writing course for non-native writers, 060.100 Basic Expository Writing, may be used by non-native English speakers to fulfill elective requirements, but cannot be used to fulfill the designated writing intensive course requirement.)  A student wishing to use any other course to satisfy this writing requirement must have written permission from his/her advisor.

Area of Concentration

The Humanities and Social Science portion of the program is of great importance in broadening the student’s education and in stimulating the development of a critical and inquisitive mind as well as incisive analytical skills.  In order to best attain these objectives, Humanities and Social Science courses must be chosen as a coherent group in one area of concentration.  A minimum of four courses (12 credits) must be taken, of which two are at the advanced (300+) level.  Examples of areas are listed below.

Africana Studies	International Relations
Anthropology	Latin American Studies
Asian Studies	Moral and Political Philosophy
Economics	Political Institutions
Geography	Psychology
History and Philosophy of Science	Sociology
Ancient, Classical, Medieval and Renaissance studies	Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Century studies

 

H/S Elective

Students must add three additional full courses (minimum 9 credits) in either the humanities or social sciences.  These electives are typically used to take courses in economics and the history of science and technology, depending on the courses chosen to fulfill the concentration requirements detailed above.