Given the interdisciplinary nature of many honors college 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 2021 Fall Term (2221).
This list is accurate as of March 14, 2021; some of these courses may have been canceled since that date and no longer appear in PeopleSoft.
ANTH 1731 – Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology (People and Other Animals)
Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" OR "philosophy" component
BUSENV 1706 – Market Manipulations
Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" component
HIST 1083 – History of Sports
Can be used to fulfill a course in the "political science" component
Additionally, here are two honors courses offered through the Law School:
LAW 2910 – Lawyers in American Society (class number 31864)
Instructor: Bernard Hibbitts
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 (class number 28381)
Instructor: Jon Pushinsky
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 2319).
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).