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General Education courses listed by category

The list below is in order by the GenEd categories: Comunicating, Creating, Deciding, Modeling: Mathematics, Modeling: Natural Sciences, Modeling: Other, and Reflecting. Click the course title to link to the online university Schedule of Classes to see the course description, scheduling details, pre- and corequisite specifics, and other information.

Freshman Seminar and the Computer Skills Workshop are also listed.

Other notes:

  • This list should only be used for fall and spring semester--not summer--planning.
  • Availability values are H for High, meaning many seats are available; M for medium, and L for few seats.

Communicating
GenEd
Category		 Dept Course # Title Avail-
ability		 Prereq Coreq Notes
Communicating Economics 73-270 Writing for Economics Y N
Communicating English 76-100 Reading and Writing in an Academic Context N N
Communicating English 76-101 Interpretation and Argument N N
Communicating English 76-227 Comedy N N
Communicating English 76-238 Intro to Media: Literacies in Media & Popular Culture N N
Communicating English 76-270 Writing for the Professions N N
Communicating English 76-272 Language in Design N N
Communicating English 76-318 Communicating in the Global Marketplace N N
Communicating English 76-325 Special Topics: Presidential Campaign Rhetoric Y N
Communicating English 76-346 Major Works of Modern Poetry M
Communicating English 76-355 Leadership, Dialogue and Change N N
Communicating English 76-357 Language, Power and the Law N N
Communicating English 76-367 Major Works of Modern Fiction Y N
Communicating English 76-377 The Rhetoric of Fiction N N
Communicating English 76-378 Literacy: Educational Theory & Community Practice N N
Communicating English 76-386 Language and Culture N N
Communicating English 76-387 Sociolinguistics N N
Communicating English 76-393 Rhetorical Traditions N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-101 Elementary French I N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-102 Elementary French II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-103 Elementary French I online N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-104 Elementary French II online Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-111 Elementary Arabic I N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-121 Elementary German I N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-122 Elementary German II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-123 Directed Language Study: Elementary German I & II N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-131 Elementary Chinese I N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-132 Elementary Chinese II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-133 Elementary Chinese I online N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-134 Elementary Chinese II online Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-135 Intensive Elementary Chinese N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-141 Elementary Spanish I N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-142 Elementary Spanish II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-143 Elementary Spanish I Online N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-144 Elementary Spanish II Online Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-161 Elementary Italian I N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-162 Elementary Italian II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-163 Directed Language Study: Elementary Italian I & II N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-171 Elementary Japanese I N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-172 Elementary Japanese II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-191 Elementary Russian I N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-192 Elementary Russian II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-201 Intermediate French I Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-202 Intermediate French II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-203 Intermediate French I online Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-204 Intermediate French II online Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-221 Intermediate German I Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-222 Intermediate German II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-231 Intermediate Chinese I Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-232 Intermediate Chinese II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-235 Intensive Intermediate Chinese Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-241 Intermediate Spanish I Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-242 Intermediate Spanish II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-243 Intermediate Spanish I Online Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-244 Intermediate Spanish II Online Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-261 Intermediate Italian I Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-262 Intermediate Italian II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-271 Intermediate Japanese I Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-272 Intermediate Japanese II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-280 Learning about Language Learning N Y
Communicating Modern Languages 82-291 Intermediate Russian I Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-292 Intermediate Russian II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-331 Advanced Chinese I Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-332 Advanced Chinese II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-333 Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-334 Structure in Chinese Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-335 Selected Readings in Chinese Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-337 Chinese for Oral Communication I Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-338 Chinese for Oral Communication II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-371 Advanced Japanese I Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-372 Advanced Japanese II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-373 Structure of the Japanese Language N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-374 Technical Japanese Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-383 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-388 Understanding Second Language Fluency N N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-391 Advanced Russian I Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-392 Advanced Russian II Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-436 Introduction to Classical Chinese Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-442 Analysis of Spoken Spanish Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-443 Spanish Reading and Translation Workshop Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-444 The Structure of Spanish Y N
Communicating Modern Languages 82-477 Japanese Conversation Analysis Y N
Communicating Philosophy 80-180 The Nature of Language H N N
Communicating Philosophy 80-280 Linguistic Analysis Y N
Communicating Philosophy 80-281 Language and Thought N N
Communicating Philosophy 80-380 Philosophy of Language Y N


Creating
GenEd
Category		 Dept Course # Title Avail-
ability		 Prereq Coreq Notes
Creating Architecture 48-095 Architecture for Non-Majors I N N
Creating Architecture 48-130 Architectural Drawing I: A Tactile Foundation N N
Creating Architecture 48-132 Architectural Drawing I: A Tactile Foundation (for non-architecture majors) N N
Creating Architecture 48-135 Architectural Drawing 2: Appearance N N
Creating Architecture 48-230 Architectural Drawing III: Perspective Y N
Creating Architecture 48-240 Historical Survey of World Architecture & Urbanism N N
Creating Architecture 48-343 American Built Environment N N
Creating Architecture 48-348 History of Central American Architecture Y N
Creating Architecture 48-477 Making Things Interactive N N
Creating Art 60-101 Concept Studio I N N
Creating Art 60-102 Concept Studio II N N
Creating Art 60-104 Contemporary Issues Forum N N
Creating Art 60-110 Electronic Media Studio I N N
Creating Art 60-141 Black and White Photography I (CL 62-141) N N
Creating Art 60-150 2D Media Studio I: Drawing N N
Creating Art 60-151 Two-Dimensional Media Studio II: Drawing N N
Creating Art 60-201 Concept Studio III - Systems and Processes N N
Creating Art 60-202 Concept Studio: EcoArt N N
Creating Art 60-205 Modern Visual Culture: 1789-1945 N N
Creating Art 60-206 Contemporary Visual Culture: 1945 to the Present N N
Creating Art 60-210 Electronic Media Studio II N N
Creating Art 60-230 3-D Media Studio II N N
Creating Art 60-250 2D Media Studio III: Painting N N
Creating Art 60-251 Two-Dimensional Media Studio IV N N
Creating Art 60-301 Contextual Practice N N
Creating Art 60-302 Art-in-Context N N
Creating Art 60-353 High and Popular Culture in the Arts N N
Creating Art 60-354 Art, Aesthetics and Literature N N
Creating Art 60-356 Art from 1965 to the Present N N
Creating Art 60-364 New Technologies and Artists’ Tools N N
Creating Art 60-372 Critical Theory N N
Creating Art 60-398 Special Topics in Art History/Theory N N
Creating Art 60-414 Advanced ETB: Animation Art and Technology N N
Creating Art 60-415 Advanced ETB: Animation Y N
Creating Art 60-416 Advanced ETB: Interactive Multimedia Y N
Creating Art 60-417 Advanced ETB: Video Y N
Creating Art 60-418 Advanced ETB: The Interactive Image N N
Creating Art 60-420 Advanced ETB: Interactive/Reactive Environments: Circuit Bending Y N
Creating Art 60-421 Advanced ETB: Gizmology Y N
Creating Art 60-422 Advanced ETB: Robotic Art Studio N N
Creating Art 60-424 Advanced ETB: Special Topics: The Poetics of Gameplay Y N
Creating Art 60-424 Advanced ETB: Art Practice on the Digital Disapora
Creating Art 60-424 Advanced CP/ETB: Special topic
Creating Art 60-424 Advanced ETB: Special Topic: Video and Performance Y N
Creating Art 60-426 Advanced ETB: Interactive Electronics for Artists and Inventors N N
Creating Art 60-429 Advanced ETB: Special Topic
Creating Art 60-429 Advanced ETB: Physical Computing: Art of Noises and High Tech Gizmos N N
Creating Art 60-430 Advanced SIS: Sculpture Y N
Creating Art 60-431 Advanced SIS: Installation Y N
Creating Art 60-432 Advanced SIS: Site-Work Y N
Creating Art 60-433 Advanced SIS: Clay Y N
Creating Art 60-434 Advanced SIS: Foundry Y N
Creating Art 60-435 Advanced SIS: Metals Y N
Creating Art 60-437 Advanced SIS: Environmental Sculpture N N
Creating Art 60-438 Advanced SIS: Intimate Objects N N
Creating Art 60-450 Advanced PDP: Drawing Y N
Creating Art 60-451 Advanced PDP: Anatomy/Drawing N N
Creating Art 60-453 Advanced PDP: Painting Y N
Creating Art 60-455 Advanced PDP: Intaglio Y N
Creating Art 60-456 Advanced PDP: Lithography N N
Creating Art 60-457 Advanced PDP: Idea Generation N N
Creating Art 60-458 Advanced PDP: Serigraphy N N
Creating Art 60-462 Advanced PDP: Two Dimensional Mixed Media Y N
Creating Art 60-465 Advanced PDP: bioGRAPHICAL Y N
Creating Art 60-467 Advanced PDP: Printstallation: Hybrid Works and Collaborative Projects Y N
Creating Art 60-471 Advanced PDP Drawing: The Figure, Anatomy and Expression N N
Creating Art 60-501 Building Virtual Worlds N N
Creating Business Administration 70-350 Business Acting N N
Creating Carnegie Mellon University-Wide Studies 99-241 Revolutions of Circularity N N
Creating Center for Arts and Society 64-100 Critical Histories of the Arts N N
Creating Center for Arts and Society 64-300 CAS Fall Fellow N N
Creating Center for Arts and Society 64-400 Critical Discourses in Practices in Design and Art N N
Creating Center for Arts and Society 64-401 Contemporary Poetry, Politics, and Publics N N
Creating CFA Interdisciplinary 62-141 Black and White Photography I (CL 60-141 and 51-265)) N N
Creating CIT Interdisciplinary 39-100 Special Topics: What is Engineering? N N
Creating Design 51-171 Human Experience in Design N N
Creating Design 51-231 Calligraphy I L
Creating Design 51-232 Calligraphy II L
Creating Design 51-261 Communication Design Fundamentals N N
Creating Design 51-262 Communication Design Fundamentals N N
Creating Design 51-263 Industrial Design Fundamentals N N
Creating Design 51-264 Industrial Design Fundamentals N N
Creating Design 51-265 Black and White Photography I N N
Creating Design 51-271 Design History I N N
Creating Design 51-348 Building Virtual Worlds N N
Creating Design 51-353 Writ & Photo: Magazine Writing & Journalism N N
Creating Design 51-379 Emotion & Reason in Design N N
Creating Design 51-425 Letterpress & Bookbinding N N
Creating Design 51-426 Letterpress & Bookbinding N N
Creating Drama 54-109 Dramaturgy I L
Creating Drama 54-110 Dramaturgy II L
Creating Drama 54-113 Non-Major Dance N N
Creating Drama 54-114 Non-Major Dance N N
Creating Drama 54-163 Introduction to Production N N
Creating Drama 54-177 Foundations of Drama I N N
Creating Drama 54-178 Foundations of Drama II N N
Creating Drama 54-187 Introduction to Playwriting (CL 76-187) N N
Creating Drama 54-191 Acting for Non-Majors N N
Creating Drama 54-192 Acting for Non-Majors N N
Creating Drama 54-239 History of Architecture and Décor N N
Creating Drama 54-240 History of Architecture and Décor N N
Creating Drama 54-245 History of Clothing N N
Creating Drama 54-246 History of Clothing N N
Creating Drama 54-251 Introduction to Lighting Design Y N
Creating Drama 54-252 Introduction to Lighting Design Y N
Creating Drama 54-259 Production Preparation II Y N
Creating Drama 54-260 Production Preparation II Y N
Creating Drama 54-262 Production Symposium II Y N
Creating Drama 54-281 Foundations of Drama III N N
Creating Drama 54-282 Foundations of Drama IV N N
Creating Drama 54-309 Theatre Lab N N
Creating Drama 54-310 Theatre Lab N N
Creating Drama 54-351 Lighting Design I Y N
Creating Drama 54-352 Lighting Design I Y N
Creating Drama 54-433 Producing for Television and Film N N
Creating Drama 54-475 Theatre Management N N
Creating English 76-222 Intro to Performance Studies: Texts for Social Change N N
Creating English 76-245 Shakespeare: Tragedies & Histories N N
Creating English 76-247 Shakespeare: Comedies & Romances N N
Creating English 76-260 Survey of Forms: Fiction N N
Creating English 76-261 Survey of Forms: Non-Fiction N N
Creating English 76-265 Survey of Forms: Poetry N N
Creating English 76-266 Survey of Forms: Creative Non-Fiction N N
Creating English 76-268 Survey of Forms: Drama N N
Creating English 76-269 Survey of Forms: Screenwriting N N
Creating English 76-363 Reading in Forms: Contemporary Poetry N N
Creating English 76-364 Readings in Fiction N N
Creating English 76-375 Magazine Writing Y N
Creating Entertainment Technology Center 53-609 Game Design N N
Creating History 79-210 Picturing Others: A Course on Ethnographic Film N N
Creating History 79-227 History of World Architecture Y N Cross listed as 48-240.
Creating History 79-303 Visual Anthropology Y N
Creating History 79-364 Art, Anthropology, and Empire N N
Creating Humanities Scholars 65-201 HSP III: Images of Modernity N N Open only to HSP students
Creating Humanities Scholars 65-202 HSP IV: Performance: Space and Ethnicity N N Open only to HSP students
Creating Modern Languages 82-387 Film Festival N N
Creating Modern Languages 82-413 The Arts in Society: Theaters of Love Y N
Creating Music 57-101 Introduction to Music Technology L N N Almost no chance of freshman and sophomore non-minors getting in.
Creating Music 57-103 Elective Studio (Beginning Piano) N N Fee is based on the length of the class (50 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education Course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-105 Elective Studio (Jazz Piano I) N N Fee is based on the length of the class (50 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education Course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-117 Choral Ensemble N N Placement is based on audition. Information is available in June from Sharon Johnston. SLJ@cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-118 Instrumental Ensemble N N Placement is based on audition. Information is available in June from Sharon Johnston. SLJ@cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-120 Elective Studio (Voice) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-121 Elective Studio (Piano) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-122 Elective Studio (Organ) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-123 Elective Studio (Harp) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-125 Elective Studio (Violin) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-126 Elective Studio (Viola) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-127 Elective Studio (Cello) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-128 Elective Studio (Double Bass) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-129 Elective Studio (Guitar) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-130 Elective Studio (Flute) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-131 Elective Studio (Oboe) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-132 Elective Studio (Clarinet) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-133 Elective Studio (Bassoon) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-134 Elective Studio (Saxophone) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-135 Elective Studio (Horn) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-136 Elective Studio (Trumpet) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-137 Elective Studio (Trombone) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-138 Elective Studio (Euphonium) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-139 Elective Studio (Tuba) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-140 Elective Studio (Percussion) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-141 Elective Studio (Composition) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-142 Elective Studio (Bagpipes) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-143 Elective Studio (Alexander Technique I) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-144 Elective Studio (Jazz Improv) N N Units and fee are based on the length of the lesson (30, 45, 60 minutes). Must be taken for a letter grade to be counted as a General Education course. Information is available from Jennifer Neslund jn18@andrew.cmu.edu
Creating Music 57-145 Elective Studio (Alexander Technique II)