What Are Humanities Like?

<p>What are humanities classes like at Carnegie-Mellon? Decent?</p>

<p>??? you have to be more specific then that</p>

<p>the ones I've taken have been quite good but I'm not here to major in the humanities</p>

<p>creative writing is apparently pretty good</p>

<p>Psychology courses tend to be good and not too time consuming. Japanese classes, I've been told, are good but pretty work-intensive. The Spanish classes I've taken have been fine as far as I'm concerned, though the one this semester is a bunch of work. There's supposed to be an amazing Shakespeare class. Linguistics classes are lacking, shoved into the Philosophy department, which offers courses from good to not-so-good.</p>

<p>Overall I'm pretty happy with the humanities classes I've taken, but I've only taken Cogntiive Psychology, Cognitive Modeling, 2 semesters of Spanish, and the required freshman writing class. The profs for Spanish and writing were definitely better than what I had in high school...</p>

<p>well, I'm in Humanities and Social Sciences. I think that most of the classes are quite good. Some of the intro courses are a bit tedious, but I've really enjoyed most of my classes. Scott Sandage, a history professor, is especially excellent. He received a very impressive grant recently, and won't be teaching for a bit. In general, though, I've been quite satisfied. Humanities classes have been both stimulating and informative.</p>

<p>What about languages - French, Italian, Russian? I've heard there are next to none lit. classes at CMU - is it true? And it looks like there are classical languages.</p>

<p>I mean, NO classical languages.</p>

<p>Spanish (Hispanic Studies), French (French and Francophone Studies), German, Japanese, and Chinese are available as majors. There are also majors in Russian Studies and European Studies. Classes in Italian are offered fairly regularly. There are no classical languages. However, some students take language classes at Pitt- I've met people who are taking Serbian and Korean there. (You can enroll in another Pittsburgh college for one class a semester without any extra cost.) If, however, classics are important to you, CMU probably isn't the best choice.</p>