| General Institute Requirements (GIRs) | Subjects |
| Science Requirement | 6 |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement [three subjects can be satisfied by subjects 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). |
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| PLUS Departmental Program | Units |
| Subject names below
are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites,
if any (corequisites in italics). |
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| Required Subjects(1) | 51 |
| 17.869 Political Science Scope and Methods, 12, HASS, CI-M | |
| 17.871 Political Science Laboratory, 15, LAB; 17.869* | |
| 17.ThT Thesis Research Design Seminar, 12, CI-M; 17.869, 17.871, or permission of instructor | |
| 17.ThU Undergraduate Political Science Thesis (at least 12 units; additional units by special arrangement) | |
| Restricted Electives | 60-84 |
| Normally seven subjects divided as follows: | |
| Political philosophy/social theory:
one political science subject in the field of political
philosophy/social theory (17.00–17.099) American politics: one political science subject in the field of American politics (17.20–17.299) Public policy: one political science subject in the field of public policy (17.30–17.399), or a subject in another field designated as fulfilling the public policy requirement International politics: one political science subject in the fields of international relations/security studies (17.40–17.499) or comparative politics (17.50–17.599) Plus three additional political science subjects representing a coherent plan of study. Specific subjects satisfying these criteria should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor. |
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| Departmental Program Units That Also Satisfy the GIRs | (30-36) |
| Unrestricted Electives | 81-99 |
| Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree | 180 |
| No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 180 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) Students typically enroll in subjects as follows: 17.869, fall term, junior year; 17.871, spring term, junior year; 17.ThT, fall term, senior year; 17.ThU, spring term, senior year. | |
For an explanation of
credit units, or hours, please refer to the online
help in the MIT Subject Listing & Schedule, http://student.mit.edu/catalog/index.cgi. |
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