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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP-

I am a Pitt grad.  Pitt is a great school for an eclectic courseload.  It's not known for studio arts but it has them, and you can cross-register with CMU.

Here is some info on Pitt's geology department:
https://www.geology.pitt.edu/prospective-students

The history department at Pitt had a wide variety of courses when I attended, and I expect it would be a pretty large department compared to geology.  I enjoyed medieval studies series guest lectures and went to a 2-day conference on medieval Spain while I was enrolled.  Also took 2 art history classes in the Art History department.  Even though I was an Economics major.

The Carnegie Museum of Arts is right there in Oakland between the two campuses.  Also Pitt has a very nice fine arts building right across the street from it (imitation Renaissance villa).  That's where a lot of the art-related classes are taught.

Non-university students/everyday artist learners take classes at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts in Shadyside.  That's probably reachable by bus from Pitt.

I am not sure if there is the right nerdy vibe at Pitt in the exact majors you are researching...but honestly I never understood why CMU would appeal to a liberal arts generalist or maybe someone with a couple strong liberal arts areas of interest.  To me CMU was always more suited for students with a very specific career plan, and mainly quant-oriented majors.  Some artsy majors like theater and architecture also come to mind.  But not history.  I doubt a CMU history degree's better than a Pitt history degree if the GPA is equivalently high.  Especially if it costs a lot more to acquire.
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