| General Institute Requirements (GIRs) | Subjects |
| Science Requirement | 6 |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement | 8 |
| Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [can be satisfied by 3.012 and 3.021J in the Departmental Program] | 2 |
| Laboratory Requirement [can be satisfied by 3.014 in the Departmental Program] | 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). |
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| PLUS Departmental Program | Units |
| Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites, if any
(corequisites in italics). |
|
| Required Subjects | 128-138 |
| 3.012 Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering, 15, REST; 18.03* | |
| 3.014 Materials Laboratory, 12, LAB, CI-M | |
| One of the following three subjects: 3.016 Mathematical Methods for Materials Scientists and Engineers, 12; Calculus II (GIR)(1) 18.03 Differential Equations, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR) 18.034 Differential Equations, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR) |
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| One of the following four subjects: 3.021J Introduction to Modeling and Simulation, 12, REST; 18.03* 1.00 Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving, 12, REST; Calculus I (GIR) 6.01 Introduction to EECS I, 12, 1/2 LAB; Physics II (GIR) 3.016 Mathematical Methods for Materials Scientists and Engineers, 12; Calculus II (GIR)(1) |
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| 3.022 Microstructural Evolution in Materials, 12; 3.012 | |
| 3.024 Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials, 12; 3.012 | |
| 3.032 Mechanical Behavior of Materials, 12; Physics I (GIR), 3.016* | |
| 3.034 Organic and Biomaterials Chemistry, 12; 3.012 | |
| 3.042 Materials Project Laboratory, 12, CI-M; 3.014* | |
| 3.044
Materials Processing, 12;
3.012,
3.022 |
|
| 3.ThU
Thesis, 9 (2) or 3.930 Industrial Practice, 6 plus 3.931 Industrial Practice, 6 |
|
| Restricted Electives (3) | 48 |
| 3.016
Mathematical Methods for Materials Scientists and Engineers,
12;
Calculus II (GIR)(1)
3.021J Introduction to Modeling and Simulation, 12, REST; 18.03* (1) 3.046 Thermodynamics of Materials, 12, REST; 18.03* 3.048 Advanced Materials Processing, 12; 3.022, 3.044 3.051J Materials for Biomedical Applications, 12; Chemistry (GIR), Biology (GIR), 3.012*, 5.60* 3.052 Nanomechanics of Materials and Biomaterials, 12; 3.032* 3.053J Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics, 12; 18.03*, Biology (GIR), 2.370* 3.063 Polymer Physics, 12; 3.012 3.064 Polymer Engineering, 12; 3.032, 3.044 3.07 Introduction to Ceramics, 12; 3.012 3.072 Symmetry, Structure, and Tensor Properties of Materials, 12; 3.016* 3.073 Diffraction and Structure, 12; 18.03, 3.024 3.074 Imaging of Materials, 12; 3.024* 3.080 Economic and Environmental Materials Selection, 12; 3.012* 3.14 Physical Metallurgy, 12; 3.012, 3.022, 3.032 3.15 Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Materials and Devices, 12; 3.024 3.153 Nanoscale Materials, 12; 3.024 3.155J Micro/Nano Processing Technology, 12, CI-M; permission of instructor |
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| Departmental Program Units That Also Satisfy the GIRs | (39) |
| Unrestricted Electives | 48 |
| Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree | 185-195 |
| No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 185-188 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. | |
| (1) These subjects can count as part of the required subjects or as restricted electives, but not both. | |
| (2) Students may elect 9-12 units. | |
| (3) Substitution of similar subjects may be permitted by petition. | |
| 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. | |