Humanities and Social Science Courses

Students who started at S&T prior to Fall 2025 should work with their advisor to fulfill the Humanities and Social Science requirements associated with their requirement term.

The courses in parentheses are offered through Missouri State - please note that courses that fulfill the William’s Law requirement are followed by an asterisk (*). Students MUST have one course that fulfills William’s law.

Missouri S&T General Education requirements for Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (15 credit hours) Choose courses from History, Art, Music, Theater, English and Technical Communication, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology

, Economics, Etymology, or Foreign Languages:

Group 1: 6 credits in the Humanities and Fine Arts, select from two specific disciplines:

History 1300* (HST 121* Survey of US History to 1877)

History 1310* (HST 122* Survey of US History since 1877)

Art 1180 (ART 200 Art in Context)

Music 1150 (MUS 241 The Language of Music)

Theater 1150 (no MSU equivalent)

English 1211 (ENG 340 Survey of English Literature I)

English 1212 (ENG 341 Survey of English Literature II)

English 1221 (ENG 350 Survey of American Literature I)

English 1222 (ENG 351 Survey of American Literature II)

English 1231 (no MSU equivalent)
(or Non-prerequisite Literature)
(FRN 102 Elementary French II, GRM 102 Elementary German II, RUS 102 Elementary Russian II, SPN 102 Elementary Spanish II)

Foreign Languages 1180

Group 2: 6 credits in Behavioral & Social Sciences, select from two specific disciplines:

History 1100 (HST 103 World History to Circa 1600 CE)

History 1200* (HST 104* World History since Circa
1600 CE)

History 2110 (GRY100 World Regional Geography)

Philosophy 1105 (PHI 110 Introduction to Philosophy)

Philosophy 1115 (PHI 105 Critical Thinking)

Political Science 1200* (PLS 101* American Democracy and Citizenship)

Psychology 1101 (PSY 121 Introductory Psychology)

Economics 1100 (ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics)

Economics 1200 (ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics)

Foreign Languages 1101 (FRN 101 Elementary French I, GRM 101 Elementary German, RUS 101 Elementary Russian I, SPN 101 Elementary Spanish I)

Foreign Languages 1102
(FRN 312 French Grammar and Composition, SPN 201 Intermediate Spanish I, no German OR Russian MSU equivalents)

GenEd Elective: 3 additional credits from any of these Humanities, Art, and Social Sciences disciplines.