Requirements and Electives

Computing Requirement

Students complete either CS 1315, CS 1301, or a computer programming course approved as satisfying the general education requirements in computer literacy.

Wellness Requirement

All undergraduate students attending Georgia Tech must satisfactorily complete a wellness requirement (HPS 1040 or equivalent).

HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS

HTS students take ENGL 1101 and 1102 and six credit hours in a single foreign language.

SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES

The state of Georgia requires all students to take a course on the government and history of the United States and Georgia. Any one of the following courses will fulfill this requirement: HIST 2111, HIST 2112, INTA 1200, POL 1101, OR PUBP 3000. HTS students satisfy the additional required nine hours of social science courses with their HTS classes.

MATHEMATICS

Students complete one of the following mathematics sequences: MATH 1711 and 1712; MATH 1501 and 1502; or MATH 1501 and 1711.

SCIENCE

Students take two the following eight courses. BIOL 1510 and 1520, CHEM 1310 and 1312/1313, EAS 1600 and 1601, and PHYS 2211 and 2212. The courses need not be taken as a sequence.

HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY CORE

Students acquire a grounding in history and sociology by completing the following sequence of courses: HTS 1001, HTS 1031, SOC 1101, HIST 2111 or 2112, and HTS 2101. In addition, students take two Technology and Society courses from the following: HTS 2081, 2082, 2084, 3001, 3007, 3020, 3021, 3082, 3084, 3085, and 3086. They also take one economics course from the following: Econ 2100, 2105, or 2106. Students complete two HTS 4000 level research seminars in their junior and senior years.

MAJOR ELECTIVES, NON-MAJOR CLUSTER, FREE ELECTIVES

HTS requires that students complete an additional 21 hours of HTS electives. Students are required to complete a 12-hour non-major cluster of courses outside HTS that constitute a coherent program of study approved by HTS. These courses need not all be offered by the same school. Students are encouraged to use the remaining 21 hours of free electives to broaden themselves, complete research projects, internships, and study abroad courses, and to prepare themselves for careers and postgraduate education.

HONORS THESIS

Qualifying students may elect to complete the honor's thesis with approval of the department.