A total of twelve credit hours of humanities and twelve credit hours of social sciences are required. Humanities consists of ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102, a three-hour humanities elective, and an ethics course (PST 3105, 3109, 3127, or 4176). Social sciences consists of a U.S. history/ government course (HIST 2111, HIST 2112, POL 1101, PUBP 3000, or INTA 1200), ECON 2100, and six hours of general social science.

ETHICS

The following courses have been approved by the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering to satisfy the ethics requirement for the electrical engineering and computer engineering programs. Courses used to satisfy the ethics requirement also count as part of the appropriate elective category. Other courses may be approved in the future and will be added to this list.

Humanities:

LCC 3318 - Biomedicine and Culture
PST 3105 - Ethical Theories
PST 3109 - Ethics and Technical Professions
PST 3127 - Science, Technology, and Human Values
PST 4176 - Environmental Ethics

Social Sciences:

HTS 2084 - Technology and Society
INTA 2030 - Ethics and International Affairs
HTS 3032 - Modern European Intellectual History

Other:

CS 4001 - Computing, Society, and Professionalism
PUBP 3600 - Sustainability, Technology, and Policy
CS 4002 - Robots and Society

Approved Electives

Students can tailor their degree to obtain hours towards a concentration, certificate, or minor offered at Georgia Tech through the approved electives. A student’s academic advisor can help develop the plan for these elective hours during the academic advisement time or by appointment. The faculty academic advisor approves the plan for these electives.