Global courses and minors

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.

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
82-226, 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