Undergraduate Seminars
All Undergraduate Seminars are taught in English. No prerequisites are required.
Browse and search our fall 2025 Undergraduate Seminars.
For more information on sections and schedules, view the Schedule of Classes.
82-183 AI for Humanities
FALL 2025: The Multi-dimensions of World Languages, Arts & Cultures
In this dynamic course, you will see how cutting-edge AI intertwines with the vibrant threads of global languages, arts, and cultures. Through engaging lectures, hands-on activities, and innovative…
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82-184 Linguistic and Cultural Equity: Theories and Practice
Fulfills the 'Perspectives on Justice and Injustice' GenEd requirement!
Globally, people speak different languages. There are mainstream languages that are well accepted and used in business, in media, in religion, in politics, and in other spaces of social interaction.…
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82-185 Global Food Cultures
This innovative, team-taught course introduces students to Food Studies as an interdisciplinary field that intersects with the Humanities to examine how food serves as a powerful tool for understanding broader cultural, social, economic, and political structures.
Through…
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82-186 Sex and Romance in Study Abroad
Fulfills 'Contextual Thinking' GenEd requirement! Description coming soon! Contact the instructor with questions. VIEW the Schedule of Classes for more details
82-198 Undergrad Research Training
These courses are designed to give eligible and interested students some hands-on research experience working on a faculty project or in a lab in ways that might stimulate and nurture the students' interest in doing more research. They are open to students who are Dietrich…
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82-250 Digital Realities: Introducing Immersive Technologies for Arts and Culture
Fulfills the 'Humanities' GenEd requirement!
As immersive and spatial media increasingly feature in our cultural life, innovators are needed who can blend technological skills with creative imagination and critical humanistic practice. This introductory course aims to…
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82-282 Interpreting Global Texts & Cultures
Fulfills 'Humanities' Gen Ed requirement!
Literature, film, music, art, theater, and other forms of humanistic artistic expressions, play an important role in society. Few moments in life are as moving as listening to the right song at the right time, and many of us can…
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82-283 Language Diversity & Cultural Identity
Fulfills 'Intercultural and Global Inquiry' Gen Ed requirement!
Culture, language, and identity are intimately tied together. Individuals, families, communities, and nations identify themselves in relation to the language or languages they speak. Local, national, and…
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82-285 Podcasting: Language and Culture Through Storytelling
Fulfills 'The Arts' Gen Ed requirement
Do you love stories? Stories told on the radio have always had significant power. For example, the 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast by Orson Welles was so effective that it panicked the entire United States. Today, podcasts such as…
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82-383 Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Research
This course provides an introduction to research and theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Processes that underlie the learning and use of second languages are examined from four perspectives:
as linguistic knowledge
as a cognitive skill
as a…
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82-385 Qualitative Methods in SLA Research
This course provides an overview of qualitative research methodology and techniques. A variety of research approaches will be reviewed and theoretical assumptions and procedural, technical, and ethical issues associated with each will be discussed. Students will have an…
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82-388 Topics in Second Language Acquisition
This course provides an overview of the fundamental questions, theories, methodologies, and findings of second language (L2) speech research. Choose from two sections: Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition or Second Language Speech.
SECTION A: Research Methods in…
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82-480 Translation Technologies
This course is designed to give students conceptual and practical knowledge of language translation technologies, as well as applied skills for use with common computer assisted translation (CAT) tools. Students will have the opportunity to work directly with CAT tools and…
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82-481 Translation Workshop I
This course examines the practice of applied translation in a variety of linguistic and cultural domains. We will explore key concepts such as relevance, equivalence, back-translation, and translation as a social transaction, and engage in the practical application of…
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82-483 Translation as a Profession I
The course is open to anyone interested in the field of translation, both undergraduate and graduate students. We will learn from professionals in the field of translation. Every class will feature a guest speaker from the Pittsburgh area and beyond who will present his or…
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