Given the interdisciplinary nature of many honors courses, there are a few that I will approve to fulfill requirements in the P&P major, even though they are not offered through the PS, PHIL/HPS, or ECON departments. Listed below are the substitutions you can make for the 2022 Fall Term (2231).
This list is accurate as of March 11, 2022; some of these courses may have been canceled since that date and no longer appear in PeopleSoft.
BUSENV 1706 – Market Manipulations
Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" component
BUSENV 1795 – Business and Politics
Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" component
ENGCMP 0425 – Digital Humanity
Can be used to fulfill a course in the "philosophy" component (NOTE: This course is lower-level)
ENGLIT 0570 – American Literature
Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" component (NOTE: Although it is lower-level, it is also a w-course, so it will count for a political science writing course because writing courses in the major can be upper- or lower-level)
ENGLIT 1101 – Invention of English
Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" component
HIST 0190 – The Dictators
Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" component (NOTE: This course is lower-level)
HIST 1083 – History of Sports
Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" component
Additionally, here are three honors courses offered through the Law School:
LAW 2909 – How Law Began
Can be used to fulfill the P&P major capstone requirement – OR – Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" component
LAW 2911 – First Amendment
Can be used to fulfill the P&P major capstone requirement – OR – Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" component
LAW 2912 – Asian-Americans in Law and Society
Can be used to fulfill the P&P major capstone requirement – OR – Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" component
In order to access information about LAW courses in PeopleSoft, do the following on the Class Search page:
In the Subject field, type LAW
Change the Course Career pull-down menu from Undergraduate to Graduate
Finally, EVERY student will need a permission number from the Law School to enroll in the LAW courses. Here's the procedure to request a permission number:
Send an email to lawreg@pitt.edu and include the following in your email:
1. State that you are an undergraduate student.
2. Give the specific course number (e.g., LAW 2910).
3. Provide your PeopleSoft ID number.
The Law School will email the permission number to you in return.
If there's a course not listed here (it doesn't have to be offered through the honors college, either) that you wish to have considered as a substitution within the P&P major, please contact David Hornyak (remember, the P&P major is thematic by nature).