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The Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Where Experiences Overlap and Perspectives Collide

"I love that Dietrich has never forced me to choose one path to pursue, but has encouraged an expansive and exploratory approach to inform my education."
Zoe '25

Home to philosophers who think like physicists who think like painters.

In Dietrich College, we learn by doing. We work across disciplines alongside world-class faculty and tackle some of society’s toughest problems. Through study, research, internships, service and travel abroad, you can mix and mash disciplines or pursue your pick of more than 70 majors and minors that set you up to face down the issues that matter and take knowledge in all kinds of new directions.

First Year Experience

Cross boundaries, defy expectations, dream big and do big. Along with an interdisciplinary Grand Challenge Seminar, your first year courses will allow you to explore the humanities and social sciences disciplines, learn effective communication and data analysis and collaborate with your peers.

 

Dietrich College Programs

Economics

  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematical Sciences
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics and Statistics
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics and Politics (jointly offered by the Tepper School of Business)

English

  • Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
  • Bachelor of Arts in Film and Visual Media
  • Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Culture
  • Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing
  • Bachelor of Science in Technical Writing
  • Minor in Humanities Analytics

History

  • Bachelor of Arts in History
  • Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology, & Society
  • Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
  • Bachelor of Arts in Ethics, History and Public Policy
  • Bachelor of Science in Ethics, History and Public Policy
  • Minor in History
  • Minor in Anthropology
  • Minor in Science, Technology, & Society

Interdepartmental Programs

  • Minor in African and African American Studies
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematical Sciences
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics and Politics
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics and Statistics
  • Additional major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
  • Minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
  • Bachelor of Arts in Ethics, History and Public Policy
  • Bachelor of Science in Ethics, History and Public Policy
  • Minor in Film and Media Studies
  • Minor in Gender Studies
  • Minor in Global Systems and Management
  • Minor in Health Care Policy and Management
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
  • Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics
  • Minor in Linguistics
  • Minor in Neural Computation
  • Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
  • Minor in Neuroscience
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biological Sciences
  • Minor in Religious Studies
  • Minor in Sociology
  • Bachelor of Arts in Student-Defined Major
  • Bachelor of Science in Student-Defined Major

Intercollege Programs available to Dietrich College Students

  • Bachelor of Science in Computational Finance
  • Additional major in Human-Computer Interaction
  • Bachelor of Science in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
  • Additional major in Science, Technology and Public Policy
  • Additional major in Health Humanities

Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics

  • Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Cultures
  • Bachelor of Arts in Global Cultures and Emerging Technologies
  • Minor in Chinese Studies
  • Minor in German Studies
  • Minor in Global French Studies
  • Minor in Hispanic Studies
  • Minor in Immersive Technologies in Arts & Culture
  • Minor in Japanese Studies
  • Minor in Russian Studies

Philosophy

  • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
  • Bachelor of Science in Logic and Computation
  • Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics
  • Bachelor of Arts in Ethics, History and Public Policy
  • Bachelor of Science in Ethics, History and Public Policy
  • Minor in Philosophy
  • Minor in Logic and Computation
  • Minor in Linguistics
  • Minor in Ethics
  • Minor in Rationality, Uncertainty, and Choice: Formal Methods
  • Minor in Societal and Human Impacts of Future Technologies

Political Science and International Relations (CMIST)

  • Bachelor of Science in International Relations and Political Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Political Science, Security, and Technology
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics and Politics (jointly offered by the Tepper School of Business)

Psychology

  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology
  • Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biological Sciences

Social And Decision Sciences

  • Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Economics
  • Bachelor of Science in Decision Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Policy & Management
  • Minor in Behavioral Economics
  • Minor in Decision Making and Intelligent Systems
  • Minor in Decision Science
  • Minor in Medical Decision Making
  • Minor in Policy and Management

Special Programs

  • Humanities Scholars Program (HSP)

Statistics & Data Science

  • Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Machine Learning (jointly offered through the School of Computer Science)
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics and Statistics (jointly offered through the Tepper School of Business)
  • Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science (Mathematical Sciences Track)
  • Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science (Neuroscience Track)
     

BXA Intercollege Degree Programs

  • Bachelor of Humanities and Arts (BHA)

Contact

Office of Admission

Warner Hall
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 

 

Dietrich Website

Fact Sheet (PDF)(opens in new window)

 

Class of 2025, Six Months After Graduation

Nearly 90%

Employed, in Graduate School or pursuing other interests

$99,911

Average Salary

Recent Employers

Goldman Sachs

Amazon

Duolingo

Capital One

Center for Organ Recovery and Education

Fulbright Association

High School Course Requirements

4 years English
3 years Mathematics**
1 year Science (2 or more preferred)
2 years Foreign Language
6 electives
 

**Three years of mathematics should include at least algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, elementary functions as well as pre-calculus. Advanced mathematics courses are encouraged.

Dietrich Stories

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