University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Mechanical Engineering

A Department of the College of Engineering

Humanities and Social Sciences Electives:

Engineering and construction management majors who graduate on the Lincoln campus are required to complete a program of 18 credit hours (6 courses) in the social sciences and humanities.
  • At least five courses must be chosen from four of the AREAS C, E, F, G, H listed below (minimum of 15 credits).
  • No more than one course (maximum of 3 credits) may be chosen from AREA I with the approval of an academic adviser and the associate dean.
  • At least two courses must be taken from a single department.
Course work in humanities and social sciences helps to fulfill the Comprehensive Education requirement in Essential Studies.
NOTE: Courses in bold indicate an Integrative Studies course.

AREA C: Human Behavior, Culture and Social Organizations

AECN 141 (credit may not be received for both ECON 212 and AECN 141), 265, 276, 346, 376
AGRI 292
ALEC 189H, 202, 302
ANTH 107, 110, 130, 170, 189H, 212, 252,261, 351, 352, 353, 362, 366
BIOS 203
CLAS 252
COMM 189H, 200, 210, 211, 280, 283, 300,354, 370, 371, 375, 380
ECON 210, 211, 212 (credit may not be received for both ECON 212 and AECN 141)
EDPS 189H, 209
ENGL 220, 322B
ETHN 189H, 200, 211, 212, 217, 218, 238, 310, 330, 351, 352, 362, 448
GEOG 120, 140, 170, 181, 242, 271, 272, 283, 361, 372, 374, 375, 378
HIST 343, 344, 346
JDEP 182H, 381H
JOUR 485, 486, 487
JGEN 123
MNGT 189H, 360, 360H, 465
PHIL 216
POLS 100, 104, 160, 189H, 210, 221, 225, 227, 230, 232, 234, 235, 236, 238, 260, 261, 263, 268, 271, 272, 274, 275, 277, 281, 325, 334, 345, 371, 372
PSYC 181, 181H, 216, 261, 263, 268, 270, 287, 288, 289, 310
RELG 370
SOCI 101, 182 (Alpha LC), 183 (Alpha LC), 189H, 200, 201, 209, 210, 217, 218,225, 241, 242, 261, 320, 444, 448, 460, 496
WMNS 189H, 281

AREA E: Historical Studies

ANTH 232, 252, 439
ARCH 240, 441, 442
CLAS 182 (Alpha LC), 183 (Alpha LC), 233, 245, 252, 307, 331
COMM 220
DANC 159, 459
ETHN 150, 171, 241, 242, 306, 356, 357, 370, 371, 485, 486
FREN 321, 322
GEOG 334
GERM 321, 322
HIST 321, 322
GERM 100, 100H, 101, 101H, 105 or
POLS 105, 120, 150, 171, 181, 189H, 201, 201H, 202, 202H, 205, 209, 210, 211, 212, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262, 271, 272, 282, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 329, 331, 332, 333, 339, 343, 344, 346, 349, 350, 356, 357, 370, 371, 372, 381, 382, 383, 384, 485, 486
JUDS 205, 217, 331, 332, 333
PHIL 223, 231, 232, 331, 335, 336, 337, 338
PLPT 189H
POLS 105, 108, 171, 380, 385
RELG 182, 183, 205, 206, 217, 307, 308, 331, 332
SPAN 321, 331
WMNS 329, 385

AREA F: The Humanities

AECN 388
ALEC 189H, 388, 410, 414
CLAS 180, 182, 183, 189H, 281, 282, 283, 286, 305, 307, 310, 381, 409, 483
COMM 205, 220
ENGL (Literature) 180, 189H, 200, 201A, 201B, 202, 202A, 205, 205D, 209, 210, 210I, 210L, 210P, 210T, 211A, 212, 213E, 215E, 215J, 216A, 219, 230, 230A, 231, 231A, 232, 234D, 239, 239B, 240A, 240B, 243B, 244, 244A, 244B, 244D, 244E, 245B, 245D, 245J, 245K, 245N, 247, 261A, 261B, 269, 282, 283, 285, 303, 305A, 311D, 315A, 315B, 330E, 333M, 340, 341, 342A, 347, 362, 363, 364, 365, 373, 381, 440
ETHN 189H, 244, 244A, 244B, 244D, 244E, 245B, 245D
FREN 282, 301, 302
GERM 282, 301, 302
HIST 307, 349, 350, 409
JUDS 177, 205, 209, 245J, 334, 340, 350
MODL 177, 189H, 232, 234D, 285
NRES 413
PHIL 101, 106, 110, 116, 182, 183, 189H, 213, 218, 220, 221, 221H, 223, 230, 231, 232, 265, 301, 302, 314, 317, 320, 323, 325, 327, 331, 332, 336, 337, 338, 340, 341, 342
RELG 120W, 125W, 130W, 134W, 150, 182, 183, 205, 307, 310, 334, 340, 409
RUSS 301, 302, 482, 483
SPAN 264, 265, 305, 311, 312, 314, 315, 331
WMNS 101, 189H, 218

AREA G: The Arts

AHIS 101, 102, 189H, 211, 216, 221, 226, 231, 246, 251, 256, 261, 262, 341, 388, 389, 471
ARCH 106
DANC 159, 359, 459
GEOG 200
MUSC 101, 189H, 277, 365, 366, 370H
MUED 450
MUNM 276G, 277, 280, 287, 370H, 387, 388, 389, 450
THEA 112G, 112H, 335, 336, 388, 389

AREA H: Race, Ethnicity and Gender

ANTH 252, 351, 352, 362, 366
ARCH 347
AHIS 366
CLAS 182, 183, 252
COMM 211, 380
ECON 357
EDPS 209
ENGL 212, 215E, 215J, 232, 239B, 243B, 244, 244A, 244B, 244D, 244E, 245B, 245D, 245J, 253A, 315A, 315B
ETHN 100, 150, 171, 189H, 200, 201, 211, 212, 217, 218, 238, 241, 242, 244A, 244B, 244D, 244E, 245B, 245D, 306, 309, 310, 351, 352, 356, 357, 362, 370, 371, 448, 485, 486
FREN 323
GEOG 375, 378
HIST 150, 171, 181, 217, 218, 219, 225, 241, 242, 271, 272, 282, 306, 309, 329, 332, 333, 339, 356, 357, 370, 371, 372, 375, 381, 382, 383, 384, 485, 486
HRFS 465
JUDS 177, 209, 217, 245J, 322, 333, 334, 340, 350
MNGT 361, 428
MRKT 453
MODL 177, 232
MUSC 370H
MUNM 280
POLS 171, 238, 272, 274, 277, 281, 338
PSYC 310, 421
RELG 182, 183, 209, 217, 332, 334, 340
SOCI 182, 183, 189H, 200, 217, 218, 448, 460
SPAN 264, 265, 331
TEAC 330
TXCD 123, 123H
WMNS 101, 189H, 218, 242, 281, 329, 385
AREA I: Other
Your academic adviser and the associate dean must approve in advance any course not listed in AREAS C, E, F, G or H. Any approved course designated as AREA I (Other) will not satisfy the UNL Essential Studies requirement, but it may be used for up to three credit hours towards Humanities/Social Sciences requirement for engineering and construction management students.

NOTE: Honors seminars UHON 395H and undesignated 189H will count in the Essential Studies areas as designated by the UNL Honors Program.
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