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Bachelor of Science in Art and Design/Course 4

General Institute Requirements (GIRs) Subjects
Science Requirement 6
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement [one subject can be satisfied by a subject in the Departmental Program]** 8
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement 2
Laboratory Requirement 1
Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree 17
Communication Requirement  
The program includes a Communication Requirement of 4 subjects:
2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CI-H); and 2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in the Major (CI-M).
 
PLUS Departmental Program Units
Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites, if any
(corequisites in italics)
Required Subjects 57-60
4.111 Experiencing Architecture Studio, 12

4.112 Integrated Architecture Design Studio, 12; 4.111
or
4.12A Integrated Architecture Design Intensive Studio, 9; 4.111

4.302 Foundations in the Visual Arts for Majors, 12, CI-M
4.401 Introduction to Building Technology, 12
4.500 Introduction to Design Computing, 12
Discipline Stream Subjects
By the beginning of their junior year, students are expected to begin
concentrating in one of the five discipline streams.
—Architectural Design Discipline Stream 114-117
4.113 Applied Architecture Design Studio I, 15; 4.112*
4.114 Applied Architecture Design Studio II, 21, CI-M; 4.113, 4.302, 4.401, 4.500, 4.605
4.115 Applied Architecture Design Studio III, 21; 4.114
4.205 Analysis of Contemporary Architecture, 12, HASS
4.440 Basic Structural Design, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR)
4.605 Introduction to the History and Theory of Architecture, 12, HASS-D

4.116 Advanced Architecture Design Studio, 21; 4.115, 4.440
or
Two subjects from any one of the other four discipline streams
—Building Technology Discipline Stream 120
4.411 Building Technology Laboratory, 12, LAB; Physics II (GIR), Calculus II (GIR)
4.440 Basic Structural Design, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR)
4.605 Introduction to the History and Theory of Architecture, 12, HASS-D
4.THTJ Thesis Research Design Seminar, 12, CI-M
4.THU Undergraduate Thesis, 12
Four additional subjects in Building Technology
One additional subject from any of the other four discipline streams
—Computation Discipline Stream  
4.501 Architectural Construction and Computation, 12; 4.500
4.502 Design Scripting, 12; 4.500
4.503 Advanced Visualization: Architecture in Motion Graphics, 12; 4.500
4.505 Computational Design Workshop, 12; 4.501, 4.502, 4.503
4.605 Introduction to the History and Theory of Architecture, 12, HASS-D
4.THTJ Thesis Research Design Seminar, 12, CI-M
4.THU Undergraduate Thesis, 12
One additional subject in Computation
—History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art Discipline Stream 120
4.601 Introduction to Art History, 12, HASS-D
4.605 Introduction to the History and Theory of Architecture, 12, HASS-D

4.602 Modern Art and Mass Culture, 12, HASS-D, CI-H
or
4.641 19th-Century Art, 12, HASS
or
4.651 Art Since 1940, 12, HASS

4.613 Civic Architecture in Islamic History, 12, HASS-D
or
4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, 12, HASS-D

4.THTJ Thesis Research Design Seminar, 12, CI-M
4.THU Undergraduate Thesis, 12
Three additional subjects in History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art
One additional subject in Visual Arts
—Visual Arts Discipline Stream 120
4.322 Introduction to Three-Dimensional Art Work, 12, HASS
4.341 Introduction to Photography and Related Media, 12, HASS
4.351 Introduction to Video, 12, HASS
4.601 Introduction to Art History, 12, HASS-D
4.THTJ Thesis Research Design Seminar, 12, CI-M
4.THU Undergraduate Thesis, 12
Three intermediate/advanced-level subject in Visual Arts
One additional subject in History, Theory, and Criticism of Art
Departmental Program Units That Also Satisfy the GIRs (36)
Unrestricted Electives 48-57
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree 192
No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 192 units required beyond the GIRs. Every subject in the student's departmental program will count toward one or the other, but not both.
Notes
*Alternate prerequisites are listed in the subject description.
**Only three subjects required by the department may also satisfy the General Institute Requirements. Students in the Visual Arts departmental discipline stream may not have a HASS concentration in Visual Arts; nor may History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art discipline stream students concentrate in the HASS field of History of Art and Architecture.
For an explanation of credit units, or hours, please refer to the online help of the MIT Subject Listing & Schedule, http://student.mit.edu/catalog/index.cgi.

 

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