People, places, and cultures (PPC)

Departments

Any course taken on this list that is below 9 units will require additional coursework in that category to complete the requirement.

Note: Courses on this list are not offered every semester. Please reference the Schedule of Classes for a list of currently offered courses.

09-Chemistry

09-212 Special Topics: The Culture of Color: Dyes, Chemistry and Sustainability/li>

15-Computer Science

15-296 Women in Computing Around the World

19-Engineering and Public Policy

19-213/79-213 The American Railroad: Decline and Renaissance in the Age of Deregulation

48-Architecture

48-240 Historical Survey of World Architecture and Urbanism I
48-241 Modern Architecture
48-371 American House and Housing, 1850-1975

51-Design

51-171 Placing
51-173 Human Experience in Design
51-175 Design Studies: Place
51-271 How People Work (for Design Minors only)

54-Drama

54-245 Who Wore What: When, Where, and Why
54-246 Who Wore What: When, Where, Why II

57-Music

57-173 Survey of Western Music History
57-209, The Beatles
57-283 Music History I
57-284 Music History II
57-306 World Music
57-477 Music of the Spirit
57-480 History of Black American Music

60-Art

60-105 Cultural History of the Visual Arts
60-106 Cultural History of the Visual Arts - the Modern Period
60-205 Critical Theory in Art III
60-206 Critical Theory in Art IV
60-235 Photographing America

62-CFA Interdisciplinary

62-360 Photographers and Photography Since World War II
62-371 Photography the First 100 Years: 1839-1939
62-479 Photography: Picturing Identity
62-725 Urban Nature, Architecture and the Modern South Asian City

66-Dietrich Interdisciplinary

66-221 Topics of Law: Introduction to Intellectual Property Law

67-Information Systems

67-329 Contemporary Themes in Global Systems

70-Business

70-342 Managing Across Cultures
70-430 International Management
70-480 International Marketing

76-English

76-210 Banned Books
76-221 Books You Should Have Read by Now
76-232 Introduction to Black Literature
76-239 Intro to Film Studies
76-241 Introduction to Gender Studies
76-245 Shakespeare's Dark Plays
76-247 Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances
76-287 Sex and Texts
76-297 Topics in Russian Language & Culture
76-327 Equity and Communication
76-335 20th Century American: Mid-20th Century Fiction
76-337 Intersectional Feminism
76-352/752 Music, Technology and Culture/Listening Spaces
76-354 Watchdog Journalism
76-360 Literary Journalism
76-369 Art, Conflict, and Technology in Northern Ireland
76-374 IDeATe: Dietrich College Cuban Interactive Documentary Project
76-386 Language & Culture
76-423 Transnational Feminisms
76-425 Science in the Public Sphere
76-435 Politics and Popular Culture
76 453 Literature of Empire

79-History

All history courses can count for the PPC category except for the courses listed on the General Education Exclusions list.

The following History courses can be counted as General Education electives, but do NOT count for the PPC category:

79-200 Introduction to Historical Research
79-204 American Environmental History
79-300 History of American Public Policy
79-400 Advanced Seminar in Global Studies
79-420 Historical Research Seminar
79-449 Ethics, History, and Public Policy Project Course

80-Philosophy

80-224 Race, Gender and Science
80-249 Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Society
80-255 Pragmatism
80-261 Empiricism and Rationalism
80-276 Philosophy of Religion
80-348 Health Development and Human Rights
80-447 Global Justice

82-Modern Languages

82-101 Elementary French I
82-102 Elementary French II
82-103 Elementary French I Online
82-104 Elementary French II Online
82-111 Elementary Arabic I
82-112 Elementary Arabic II
82-114 Arabic for Global Exchange Online
82-115 Arabic for Oral Communication
82-119 Arabic Calligraphy Culture & Skills
82-121 Elementary German I
82-122 Elementary German II
82-131 Elementary Chinese I
82-132 Elementary Chinese II
82-133 Elementary Chinese I Online
82-134 Elementary Chinese II Online
82-135 Elementary Chinese for Heritage Students
82-137 Chinese Calligraphy Culture and Skills
82-138 Comparative China: Perceptions Through Youtube & TikTok
82-139 Chinese Through Cultural Practices & Community
82-141 Elementary Spanish I
82-142 Elementary Spanish II
82-143 Elementary Spanish I Online
82-144 Elementary Spanish II Online
82-161 Elementary Italian I
82-162 Elementary Italian II
82-171 Elementary Japanese I
82-172 Elementary Japanese II
82-181 Classical Latin: Rome's Cultural and Linguistic Legacy
82-191 Elementary Russian I
82-192 Elementary Russian II
82-201 Intermediate French I
82-202 Intermediate French II
82-203 Intermediate French Online
82-204 Intermediate French II Online
82-206 Intensive French Language and Culture: Intermediate Level
82-215 Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature and Culture: Arab Culture Through Film and Literature
82-221 Intermediate German I
82-222 Intermediate German II
82-226 Intensive German Language and Culture: Intermediate Level
82-231 Intermediate Chinese I
82-232 Intermediate Chinese II
82-234 Topics in Chinese History
82-235 Intermediate Chinese for Heritage Students/Fables, Legends and Stories from Ancient Chinese Civilization
82-236 Intensive Chinese Language and Culture: Intermediate Level
82-238 Topics in Chinese Culture
82-241 Intermediate Spanish I
82-242 Intermediate Spanish II
82-245 New Directions in Hispanic Studies: Death, Dope, Drag and Doctors in the 20th and 21st Century of Spanish Film
82-246 Intensive Spanish Language and Culture: Intermediate Level
82-261 Intermediate Italian I
82-262 Intermediate Italian II
82-271 Intermediate Japanese I
82-272 Intermediate Japanese II
82-273 Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture
82-276 Intensive Japanese Language and Culture: Intermediate Level
82-278 Japanese Film and Literature: The Art of Storytelling
82-279 Anime - Visual Interplay Between Japan and the World
82-280 Bilingual & Bicultural Experiences in the US
82-282 Disciplinary Perspectives
82-283 Language Diversity & Cultural Identity
82-284 Multicultural Pittsburgh: A Creative Media Exploration of Community, Language and Identity
82-285 The Arts in Modern Languages
82-286 Cultural Identities
82-291 Intermediate Russian I
82-292 Intermediate Russian II
82-293 Introduction to Russian Culture
82-294 Topics in Russian Language and Culture
82-303 Introduction to French Culture
82-304 The Francophone World
82-305 French in its Social Contexts
82-306 Intensive French Language and Culture: Advanced Level
82-311 Arabic Language and Culture I
82-312 Arabic Language and Culture II
82-320 Contemporary Society in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
82-323 Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the 20th Century
82-326 Intensive German Language and Culture: Advanced Level
82-331 Advanced Chinese I
82-332 Advanced Chinese II
82-333 Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture
82-335 Chinese Culture Through Legends and Folktales
82-336 Intensive Chinese Language and Culture: Advanced Level
82-337 Mandarin Chinese for Oral Communication I
82-338 Mandarin Chinese for Oral Communication II
82-339, Business, Language, and Culture in China I
82-340 Business, Language, and Culture in China II
82-341 Advanced Spanish Transfer Credit
82-342 Spain: Language and Culture
82-343 Latin America: Language and Culture
82-344 U.S. Latinos: Language and Culture
82-345 Introduction to Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies
82-346 Intensive Spanish Language and Culture: Advanced Level
82-372 Advanced Japanese II
82-376 Intensive Japanese Language and Culture: Advanced Level
82-394 Russian For Heritage Speakers: Babushka's Russia and Beyond
82-397 Topics in Russian Language & Culture
82-406 Intensive French Language and Culture: Advanced Level Special Topics
82-415 Topics in French and Francophone Studies
82-416 Topics in French and Francophone Studies
82-425/426 Topics in German Literature and Culture
82-427 Nazi and Resistance Culture
82-428 History of German Film
82-433 Topics in Contemporary Culture of China
82-434 Studies in Chinese Traditions
82-440 Studies in Chinese Literature & Culture
82-441 Studies in Peninsular Literature and Culture
82-444 The Structure of Spanish
82-450 Advanced Research in Hispanic Language & Culture
82-451 Studies in Latin American Literature and Culture
82-455 Topics in Hispanic Studies
82-456 Topics in Hispanic Studies
82-473 Topics in Japanese Studies
82-474 Topics in Japanese Studies
82-501 Special Topics: French and Francophone Studies
82-502 Special Topics: French and Francophone Studies
82-522 Special Topics in German Studies

84-Institute for Politics and Strategy

84-226 International Relations
84-322 Non Violent Conflict and Revolution
84-380 US Grand Strategy
84-386 The Privatization of Force
84-388 Concepts of War and Cyber War
84-389 Terrorism and Insurgency

85-Psychology

85-221 Principles of Child Development
85-241 Social Psychology
85-251 Personality
85-375 Crosscultural Psychology
85-443 Social Factors and Well-Being
85-444 Relationships
85-446 Psychology of Gender
85-501 Stress, Coping and Well-Being

88-Social and Decision Science

88-260 Organizations
88-326 Theories of International Relations
88-357 Comparative Foreign Policy: China, Russia, and the US
88-359 Globalization
88-362 Diplomacy and Statecraft
88-370 African Politics
88-380 Dynamic Decisions
88-384 Conflict and Conflict Resolution in International Relations
88-387 Social Norms and Economics
88-389 Terrorism and Insurgency
88-408 Attitudes in the Media and Conflict in International Relations