MIT Curriculum (Undergraudate): Program description
Note1: The table is a collection of extracts from MIT Web site information.
For precise and detail information, please refer to appropriate MIT Web pages.
Program
Description
Physical Education
Requirement
Humanities,
Arts & Social
Sciences
Distribution
(HASS)
(HASS-D)
Concentration
(HASS-C)
Learn about the importance of lifelong physical activity in
enhancing the quality of your life. The curriculum includes
offerings in aerobics, fitness, dance, racquet sports, martial arts,
boating, and aquatics.
CommuniCI-H (HASS)
cation
Requirement
CI-HW
CI-M (Major)
Humanistic in orientation, of broad general interest, with a
subject matter clearly drawn from one or more of the disciplines
in the humanities, arts, and social sciences
A foundation in effective expository writing and speaking.
For those of an FEE score of "Writing Subject Required"
Online (WWW) Freshman
Essay Evaluation (FEE) score
decides CI subjects to be taken
FEE score of "ESL (English as
a Second Language) Subject
Required" must take 21F.222
as the first CI subject
Develop the communication skills specific to the professional and
academic culture of their discipline.
Have an understanding and appreciation of the basic concepts
and methods of the physical and biological sciences
Biology
Calculus
Mathematics is the common language of science and
engineering, and is essential for understanding many aspects of
Chemistry
Study the nanoworld, the world of atoms and molecules
spanning dimensions from one to several thousand angstroms
Physics
Subjects show how the fundamental concepts are developed
and used, and demonstrate the continuing interplay of
Laboratory (12 units total)
Categories 1.-5.
A broad understanding of human society, its tradition. (The
requirements for concentration are set by each field.)
Explore the workings of living organisms. The science of biology
is undergoing a revolution in technology and theory much like the
revolutions of chemistry and physics in the early and mid 1900's.
As a result, it is now based on theory and experiments rather
than phenomenology.
Science Core
Subjects
PE points plus the swim test
(not subject unit)
Develop a broad understanding of human society, its traditions,
and its institutions. Students to deepen their knowledge in a
variety of cultural and disciplinary areas and encourages the
development of sensibilities and skills vital to an effective and
satisfying life as an individual, a professional, and a member of
society
Ensures that all undergraduates receive substantial instruction
and practice in general expository writing and speaking and the
forms of discourse common to their professional fields.
General
Institute
Requirements
(GIRs)
Note
An opprtunity to set up and carry out experiments dealing with
phenomena of the natural world
Broaden and deepen the educational foundation in basic service
Restricted Electives in
Science & Technology (REST) (after the first year program)
Departmental
Program
Seasonal
Activity
Required Subjects
Unrestricted Electives
MIT students can take arranged-unit subjects (such as UROP,
Special Studies, Research, Internship, Co-op, Independent
Summer session
Study, Thesis Preparation, or Thesis) during the Summer
Session by prior arrangement with a faculty member
Students may pursue their own interests, including thesis
research and preparation for qualifying exams. They also may
IAP ( Independent Activities
lead or participate in special activities during this four-week
Period)
period. This period providew students with opportunities to
investigate different fields.
Concourse Program
Learning
Community
Program
(Alternates
for the
First Year)
Include subjects that also
satisfy the GIRs)
Retricted Electives
A student who chooses the Concourse Program becomes a
member of a group of about 60 freshmen working with a team of
faculty members in a yearlong program of study which covers
most of the first year General Institute Requirements.
Ten-Week Summer Term; eg.,
June 9 (Mon.) – August 19
(Tues.) in 2003
4-week term in Januray,
12units maximum
A regular part of the MIT
curriculum, operating under the
aegis of the School of
Engineering
The ESG is primarily, but not
exclusively geared toward first
year students.
Experimental Study Group
(ESG)
The ESG Program offers students the opportunity to
participate in small, discussion-oriented classes and
seminars, study groups, hands-on labs, and independent
study.Each year, about 50 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 10
staff members, and 20 upperclass instructors (who have
been in ESG as freshmen) participatein the program.
Media Arts and Sciences
(MAS) Freshman Program
MAS offers a special freshman program emphasizing research at Part of the School of
MIT's internationally known Media Laboratory. Instructors
Architecture and Planning,
connect research topics in the Media Laboratory to core physics housed in the Media Laboratory
and chemistry subjects, and students learn firsthand how
research is carried out. Up to 24 freshmen in the MAS
Freshman Program are introduced to the learning-byapprenticeship mode that characterizes MAS
Terrascope
Terrascope, the newest of MIT's learning communities for firstyear students, balances the lecture/problem set learning of
introductory (or "core") science subjects with studies of complex,
real-world problems that require innovative solutions drawn from
a variety of disciplines. The program is based on the idea that
our Earth system (see http://web.mit.edu/esi/) provides a
valuable context for learning basic science and engineering
Engineering Internship
Program
It combines traditional on campus academic programs with off
campus work experience in industry and government. is
designed principally as a joint undergraduate and graduate
program that leads to the simultaneous award of the S.B. and
S.M. degrees in an engineering department upon successful
completion of all degree requirements.
(Similar to the VI-A Internship Program in the Dept of Elect. Eng.
and Comp. Science.)
Depts of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (XVI-C), Civil and
Environmental Eng. (I),
Materials Sci. and Eng. (III-B),
Mechanical Eng. (II-B), Nuclear
Eng. (XXII-A), and Ocean Eng.
(XIII-C).
Undergraduate Practice
Opportunities Program
(UPOP)
This new innovative program provides students an opportunity to
develop engineering and business skills while working in
industry, non-profit organizations, or government agencies.
UPOP consists of three parts: 1) an intensive one week
engineering practice workshop offered during IAP, 2) 10-12
weeks of summer employment, and a written report and 3) oral
presentation in the fall. Students also receive academic credit in
this program.
Sponsored by the School of
Engineering and Open to all
School of Engineering
sophomores
Program
Sponsored
by School
of Engineering
MIT Curriculum (Undergraudate): Number of Subjects
Note1: The table is a collection of extracts from MIT Web site information.
For precise and detail information, please refer to appropriate MIT Web pages.
Program
First Year
Physical Education
Requirement
2ptsX4classes
(1CI in 1stY)
Humanities, Arts & Social
Sciences (HASS)
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
Number of
Subjects
Subject(s) Unit Value
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8 PE points plus
the swim test
8
9 or 12 for each subject
3 from different HASS-D
(Distribution) subjects
3-4 HASS-C (Concentration) subjects
Total minimum 8 HASSs
General
Institute
Requirements
Communication
Requirement (CI)
Science
Core
Subjects
CI-H/HW
**Note1
CI-H
CI-M (Major)
CI-M (Major)
4
9 or 12 for each subject
Biology
*Note2
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1
12
Calculus
*Note2
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2
12 for each subject
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1
12
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2
12 for each subject
---
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1 or 2 for a
total of 12 units
6 or 12 for each subject
---
2
9 or 12 for each subject
Chemistry
Physics
Laboratory (12 units total)
Departmental
Program
*Note2
12unit-sub X1 or
6unit-sub x2
Restricted Electives in
Science & Technology
(REST)
* Note3
Required Subjects
* Note3
Retricted Electives
* Note3
Unrestricted Electives
* Note3
2 different area REST subjects
(inlude subjects that also satisfy the GIRs)
* Note 1: Online (WWW) Freshman Essay Evaluation (FEE) test score lets a student select CI subjects to be taken
* Note 2: Depending upon the Advanced Placement (AP), GCE "A" Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit
* Note 3: Meeting some requrements may let students take departmental subjects.
Note 4: Double major cases are not shown.
Note 5: Some GIRs selections are connected with or done under the Departmental Program.
Note 6: No specific information on Summer Session, IAP (Independent Activities Period) is shown.
HASS Subjects (2003-2004)
This category consists of subjects devoted to the interpretation of texts, of literary
traditions, and of genres.
Category
1: Literary
and Textual
Studies
Category
2:
Language,
Thought,
and Value
Category 3:
Visual and
Performing
Arts
HASS-D
(Distribu
-tion)
Category 4:
Cultural and
Social
Studies
Category 5:
Historical
Studies
HASS-C
(Concentration)
Fields
21F.020J After Columbus: Literature of Exploration, Exile, and Cultural Contact
[21L.007J]
21F.022J International Women's Voices [SP.461J]
21F.311 Introduction to French Culture
21F.412 Introduction to German Literature
21F.716 Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature
21L.003 Introduction to Fiction
21L.004 Major Poets
21L.006 American Literature
21L.009 Shakespeare
21L.012 Forms of Western Narrative
21L.421 Comedy
21W.735 Writing and Reading the Essay
Subjects in this category focus on the development of fundamental philosophical,
conceptual, and moral issues, and stress careful analytical thinking and rigorous
argumentation.
21L.001 Foundations of Western Culture I: Homer to Dante
21L.002 Foundations of Western Culture II: Renaissance to Modernity
21L.448J Darwin and Design [21W.739J]
21W.747 Rhetoric
24.00 Problems of Philosophy
24.02 What is the Best Way to Live?
24.03 Relativism, Reason, and Reality
24.04J Justice [17.01J]
24.10J Thinking about Life: Philosophical Problems in Evolution and Development
[STS.004J]
STS.011 American Science: Ethical Conflicts and Political Choices
Subjects in this category are drawn from music, the visual arts, drama, and film.
Some are historical and analytical; others are more directly concerned with the
creation of art.
4.301 Introduction to the Visual Arts
4.601 Introduction to Art History
4.602 Modern Art and Mass Culture
4.605 Introduction to the History and Theory of Architecture
4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures
21L.005 Introduction to Drama
21L.011 The Film Experience
21M.011 Introduction to Western Music
21M.026 Jazz
21M.030 Introduction to World Music
21M.301 Harmony and Counterpoint I
21M.611 Foundations of Theater Practice
21M.621 Theater and Cultural Diversity in the U.S.
21M.670J Traditions in American Concert Dance: Gender and Autobiography [SP.591J]
Subjects in this category study human societies by examining forms of social,
cultural, economic, political, and religious organization and behavior.
3.986 The Human Past: Introduction to Archaeology
9.00 Introduction to Psychology
11.002J Fundamentals of Public Policy [17.30J]
11.020 Poverty, Public Policy, and Controversy
14.63 Labor in Industrial Society
14.72 Capitalism and Its Critics
17.20 Introduction to the American Political Process
17.32 Environmental Politics and Policy
17.40 American Foreign Policy: Past, Present, Future
17.53 Democratization in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
17.55J Introduction to Latin American Studies [21A.224J, 21F.084J]
17.57J Soviet Politics and Society, 1917-1991 [21H.467J]
21A.100 Introduction to Anthropology
21A.109 Understanding Culture
21A.230J The Contemporary American Family [SP.456J]
21H.150J Introduction to Asian American Studies: Literature, Culture, and Historical
Experience [21F.043J]
21L.015 Introduction to Media Studies
SP.401 Introduction to Women's Studies
Subjects in this category study the development of peoples, institutions, or
countries over time.
21A.220 The Conquest of America
21H.102 The Emergence of Modern America, 1865 to the Present
21H.104J Riots, Strikes, and Conspiracies in American History [11.015J]
21H.105 American Classics
21H.301 The Ancient World: Greece
21H.302 The Ancient World: Rome
21H.416J Medieval Economic History in Comparative Perspective [14.70J]
21H.421 Introduction to Environmental History
21H.433 The Age of Reason: Europe in the18th and 19th Centuries
21H.504 East Asia in the World, 1500-2000 A.D.
21H.523 Emergence of the Modern Japanese State, 1800-1952
21H.601 Islam, the Middle East, and the West
21H.912 The World Since 1492
21W.746 Humanistic Perspectives on Medicine: From Ancient Greece to Modern America
STS.001 Technology in American History
STS.002 Toward the Scientific Revolution
STS.003 The Rise of Modern Science
American Studies
Ancient and Medieval Studies
Anthropology
Archaeology and Archaeological Science
Black Studies
Comparative Media Studies
Studies in the Constitutional Tradition
East Asian Studies
Economics
Ethnic Studies
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Chinese, ESL, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
History
History of Art and Architecture
Labor in Industrial Society
Latin American Studies
Linguistics
Literature
Middle Eastern Studies
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Russian Studies
Studies in International Literature and Cultures (SILC)
Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
Theater Arts
Urban Studies
Visual Arts and Design
Women's Studies
Writing
CI Subjects (2003-2004)
9.00 Introduction to Psychology
11.002J Fundamentals of Public Policy
11.020 Poverty, Public Policy, and Controversy
17.20 Introduction to the American Political Process
17.31J Science, Technology, and Public Policy
17.40 American Foreign Policy: Past, Present, and Future
17.471 American National Security Policy
17.55J Introduction to Latin American Studies
21A.219J Law and Society
21F.020J After Columbus: Literature of Exploration, Exile and
Cultural Contact
21F.035 Topics in Culture and Globalization
21F.041 Topics in South Asian Literature
21F.056 Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present
21F.059 Paradigms of European Thought and Culture
21F.222 Expository Writing for Bilingual Students
21F.226 Advanced Workshop in Writing for Science and
Engineering:
CI-H/
CI-HW
CI-M
HASS-D
[17.30J] HASS-D
HASS-D
HASS-D
[STS.082J]
HASS-D
[21A.430J, 21F.084J] HASS-D
[11.163J, 17.249J]
[21L.007J] HASS-D
HASS-D
CI-HW
ESL
21H.104J Riots, Strikes, and Conspiracies in American History
[11.015J] HASS-D
21H.105 American Classics
21L.001 Foundations of Western Culture I: Homer to Dante
21L.003 Introduction to Fiction
21L.004 Major Poets
21L.005 Introduction to Drama
21L.006 American Literature
21L.009 Shakespeare
21L.010J Writing About Literature
21L.011 The Film Experience
21L.421 Comedy
21L.015 Introduction to Media Studies
21L.421 Comedy
21L.448J Darwin and Design
21L.455 Classical Literature
21L.472 Major European Novels
21L.501 The American Novel
21M.030 Introduction to World Music
21M.230 Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel
21M.710 Script Analysis
21W.730 Expository Writing
21W.731 Writing and Experience
21W.732 Introduction to Technical Communication
21W.735 Writing and Reading the Essay
21W.747 Rhetoric
21W.778 Science Journalism
24.00 Problems of Philosophy
24.04J Justice
24.900 Introduction to Linguistics
SP.401 Introduction to Women's Studies
STS.002 Toward the Scientific Revolution
HASS-D
HASS-D
HASS-D
HASS-D
HASS-D
HASS-D
HASS-D
[21W.734J] CI-HW
HASS-D
HASS-D
HASS-D
HASS-D
[21W.739J] HASS-D
HASS-D
CI-HW
CI-HW
CI-HW
HASS-D
HASS-D
HASS-D
[17.01J] HASS-D
HASS-D
HASS-D
HASS-D
Shown in the respective departmental subject lists
REST Subjects (2003-2004)
Restricted
Electives in
Science &
Technology
(REST)
1.00 Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving
1.018J Fundamentals of Ecology [7.30J]
1.034 Introduction to Engineering Geology
1.050 Solid Mechanics
2.001 Mechanics and Materials I
2.003 Modeling Dynamics and Control
2.005 Thermal-Fluids Engineering I
3.00 Thermodynamics of Materials
3.10 Chemical Physics of Materials
3.13 Structure of Materials
4.42J Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings [1.044J, 2.66J]
4.440 Basic Structural Theory
5.07 Biological Chemistry I
5.12 Organic Chemistry I
5.60 Thermodynamics and Kinetics
5.61 Physical Chemistry
6.001 Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
6.002 Circuits and Electronics
6.041 Probabilistic Systems Analysis
6.071 Introduction to Electronics
7.03 Genetics
7.05 General Biochemistry
8.03 Physics III
8.04 Quantum Physics I
8.20 Introduction to Special Relativity
8.282J Introduction to Astronomy [12.402J]
8.286 The Early Universe
9.01 Neuroscience and Behavior
10.301 Fluid Mechanics
12.001 Introduction to Geology
12.002 Physics and Chemistry of the Solid Earth
12.003 Physics of the Atmosphere and Ocean
12.004 Introduction to Planetary Science
12.102 Environmental Earth Science
12.400 The Solar System
13.00 Introduction to Ocean Science and Technology
14.30 Introduction to Statistical Method in Economics
16.010 Unified Engineering I
18.03 Differential Equations
18.034 Differential Equations
18.05 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
18.06 Linear Algebra
18.700 Linear Algebra
22.01 Introduction to Ionizing Radiation
22.02 Introduction to Applied Nuclear Physics
Science Core and Laboratory Requirement Subjects (2003-2004)
Biology 1
Biology 2
Calculus 1
Calculus 2
Calculus 3
Calculus 4
Science Calculus 5
Core Calculus 6
Subjects Chemistry 1
Chemistry 2
Chemistry 3
Physics 1
Physics 2
Physics 3
Physics 4
Laboratory
Requirement
7.012&7.013 Introductory Biology
Core material to exploring current areas
7.014 Introductory Biology
Basic biochemistry and geneteics
18.01 Calculus I
single variable calculus:
18.02 Calculus II
multivariable calculus:
18.022 Calculus II
multivariable calculus:
18.023 Calculus II
multivariable calculus with applications:
18.01A-18.02A Calculus I and II
sequence
18.013A-18.023A Calculus I and II with applications
5.111 Principles of Chemical Science
5.112 Principles of Chemical Science
(a minimum of two years of high school chemistry)
3.091 Introduction to Solid State Chemistry
8.01-8.02 Physics I and II
I classical mechanics & II basic phenomena
8.01L Physics I:
Same as 8.01, but will finish during IAP (L = long)
8.01X- 8.02X Physics I and II
Emphasizes measurement and data analysis
8.012-8.022 Physics I and II
deeper level and with a more free use of mathematics
1.103 Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory (1-2-3)
1.105 Solid Mechanics Laboratory (0-3-3)
1.106 Environmental Fluid Transport Processes and
Hydrology Laboratory (0-4-2)
1.107 Environmental Chemistry and Biology Laboratoy
(0-4-2)
2.008 Design and Manufacturing II (3-5-4)
[gives six units of laboratory credit]
2.671 Measurement and Instrumentation (2-3-7)
[gives six units of laboratory credit]
2.672 Project Laboratory (1-3-2)
3.081 Materials Laboratory (2-6-7)
[gives 12 units of laboratory credit]
4.411 Building Technology Laboratory (2-4-6)
5.310 Laboratory Chemistry (2-8-2
5.311 Introductory Chemical Experimentation (2-8-2)
6.101 Introductory Analog Electronics Laboratory (2-9-1)
6.111 Introductory Digital Systems Laboratory (3-7-2)
6.115 Microcomputer Project Laboratory (3-6-3)
6.121J Bioelectronics Project Laboratory (2-8-2)
[HST.575J]
6.151 Semiconductor Devices Project Laboratory (0-12-0)
6.161 Modern Optics Project Laboratory (3-6-3
6.163 Strobe Project Laboratory (2-8-2)
6.182 Psychoacoustics Project Laboratory (3-6-3)
7.02 Introduction to Experimental Biology (2-8-2)
[gives 12 units of laboratory credit]
8.13 Experimental Physics I (0-6-12)
[gives 12 units of laboratory credit]
8.14 Experimental Physics II (0-6-12)
[gives 12 units of laboratory credit]
9.02 Brain Laboratory (1-5-6)
9.50 Research in Brain and Cognitive Sciences (2-8-2)
9.63 Laboratory in Cognitive Science (3-6-3)
10.467 Polymer Science Laboratory (1-7-4)
11.188 Urban Planning and Social Science Laborator
(3-6-3)
12.115 Field Geology II (0-18-0)
[gives 12 units of laboratory credit]
12.119 Analytical Techniques for Studying Environmental and
Geologic Samples (2-6-4
12.307 Weather and Climate Laboratory (1-4-7)
12.410J Observational Techniques of Optical Astronom
[8.287J]
(4-3-8)
13.017 Design of Ocean Systems I (2-4-6)
[gives six units of laboratory credit]
13.018 Design of Ocean Systems II (2-4-6)
[gives six units of laboratory credit]
14.33 Economic Research and Communication (3-4-5)
15.301 Managerial Psychology Laboratory (2-4-9)
16.622 Experimental Projects II (1-7-4)
17.871 Political Science Laboratory (3-6-6)
22.09 Principles of Nuclear Radiation Measurement an
Protection (2-6-4)
MAS.450 Holographic Imaging (3-5-4)