Program Overview

University Program Information

Overview

The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences offers various undergraduate and graduate programs.

Undergraduate Studies

• Options & Minors:
  • Business, Economics, and Management
  • Economics
  • English
  • History
  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Visual Culture
• Current Course Schedule
• Course Descriptions
• Course Policies:
  • Avoiding Plagiarism
  • Use of Generative AI Policy
• Beyond the Classroom
• FAQs

Graduate Studies

• Social Sciences PhD Program
• Social and Decision Neuroscience PhD Program
• Graduate Courses
• Current Course Schedule
• Job Market Candidates
• Graduate Programs Alumni
• Course Policies:
  • Avoiding Plagiarism
  • Use of Generative AI

Specific Course Information

H 136: Caltech in the Archives

This class introduces students to the methods of archival work in the humanities and social sciences. Over the course of the quarter, students receive an introduction to factors surrounding the collection, organization, and use of various types of archives as a background to several small-scale projects working in an archival collection of their own choosing. The seminar centers around weekly projects and synthetic analytical essays about the archival process and archival discoveries. Students hoping to combine their coursework with an archive-based research paper may sign up for a separate independent study and conduct research concurrently, with instructor approval. The course details are as follows:

• Units: 9 units (3-0-6)
• Term: first term
• Availability: Not offered.