| General Institute Requirements (GIRs)(1) | Subjects |
| Science Requirement | 6 |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement [all but two Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Distribution 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). Students must designate CI-M subjects by petitioning the Subcommittee on the Communication Requirement. Each 21E and 21S program must include two CI-M subjects. Normally, students are expected to complete one CI-M from each area of study, usually chosen from the subjects designated as CI-M for the full major. |
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| PLUS Departmental Program | Units |
| Subject names below
are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites,
if any (corequisites in italics). |
|
| Restricted Electives | |
| For the humanities component, one of the following (further details may be obtained from the descriptions of programs in specific fields and the relevant field office): | |
| Anthropology Nine subjects including 21A.100 or 21A.109, 21A.510, and 21A.512. An honors thesis may be done at the invitation and approval of faculty. |
102-108 |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures (in French, German, or Spanish) Nine elective subjects, which may include a pre-thesis and thesis, subject to faculty approval. |
81-102 |
| History Seven elective subjects, a pre-thesis tutorial, and a thesis. |
81-102 |
| Literature Eight elective subjects (including two seminars and subjects in three historical periods or thematic complexes). |
96 |
| Music Eight 12-unit subjects, including 21M.220, 21M.301, 21M.302, 21M.500, one year (two 6-unit subjects) of performance, and three electives: one in Western or World music (21M.230–289 or 21M.291–299); one in theory/composition (21M.300–399), and one in history/literature, theory/composition, or performance (two 6-unit terms of 21M.401–499), to be selected in consultation with the major advisor. |
96 |
| Writing: Creative or Expository Seven subjects centered in creative or expository writing (one of these subjects is normally at the introductory level, one may be chosen from a related field), a pre-thesis tutorial, and a thesis. |
96-102 |
| Writing: Science Writing or Technical Communication
Studies Four subjects in writing (including 21W.777, 21W.778, 21W.792, and a subject in basic exposition), three subjects from related curricula (including, for Science Journalism, subjects in the history and social context of science/technology, or, for Technical Communication, 9.00, a subject in graphics and design, and a subject in the structure of business organizations), a pre-thesis tutorial, and a thesis. |
90-102 |
| American Studies(2) Seven elective subjects (including two in history and two in literature), a pre-thesis tutorial, and a thesis. Students may submit a request to the American Studies faculty advisor to substitute two classes in lieu of the pre-thesis and thesis. |
81-102 |
| Ancient and Medieval Studies(2)
Seven elective subjects (should follow the general structure of the Ancient and Medieval Studies Minor Program), a pre-thesis tutorial, and a thesis. |
81-102 |
| Comparative Media Studies Eight CMS subjects, including 21L.011 or CMS.100, one mid-tier subject (CMS.400, CMS.403, CMS.405, or CMS.407), one capstone subject (21L.706 or 21L.715), and five CMS electives. A pre-thesis tutorial (CMS.ThT) and thesis (CMS.ThU) may be substituted for one CMS elective. |
81-102 |
| East Asian Studies(2)
Seven elective subjects (should follow the general structure of the East Asian Studies Minor program), a pre-thesis tutorial, and a thesis. |
81-102 |
| Latin American Studies(2)
Introduction to Latin American Studies (21F.084J/ 17.55J/ 21A.224J) plus six elective subjects (including study in at least two disciplines and some work in Spanish or Portuguese language), a pre-thesis tutorial and a thesis. |
81-102 |
| Psychology(2) Nine elective subjects including 9.00 and approved by a faculty member in the field. |
81-102 |
| Russian Studies(2) (3) Seven elective subjects (including Russian IV or equivalent), a pre-thesis tutorial, and a thesis. |
81-102 |
| Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Eight subjects (including an STS HASS-D subject, STS.091, or STS.092), a pre-thesis tutorial, and a thesis. |
90-108 |
| Theater Arts(2) Eight subjects (including Script Analysis, Theater Practicum, and Stagecraft), a pre-thesis tutorial, and a thesis. |
90-108 |
| Women's and Gender Studies(2) Seven subjects (including SP.401 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies), a pre-thesis tutorial, and a thesis. Students may submit a request to the Women's and Gender Studies director to substitute two classes in lieu of the thesis and pre-thesis. |
81-102 |
| And for the engineering/science component, one of the following: | |
| For 21E Six elective subjects restricted to one of the engineering curricula and approved by a faculty member in the field.(1) (4) |
54-72 |
| For 21S Six elective subjects restricted to one of the science curricula and approved by a faculty member in the field.(1) (4) |
54-72 |
| Departmental Program Units That Also Satisfy the GIRs | (54-72) |
| Unrestricted Electives | 54-103 |
| 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 on 21E and 21S | |
| (1) As a matter of general Course 21 policy, subjects used to meet the General Institute Science Requirement, the REST Requirement, and the Laboratory Requirement may not be included in the six-subject Engineering or Science component of 21E or 21S degrees. Only one subject being used to meet the distribution element of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement may be counted toward the humanities component of these degree programs. | |
| (2) American Studies, Ancient and Medieval Studies, East Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, Psychology, Russian Studies, Theater Arts, and Women's and Gender Studies are also available as full majors by special arrangement with the Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. | |
| (3) Russian language subjects are not offered at MIT, but may be taken at Harvard University or Wellesley College through cross-registration. | |
| (4) When possible, the subject satisfying the Institute Laboratory Requirement and one of the subjects satisfying the REST Requirement should be selected from this same curriculum, in addition to the regular requirement. | |
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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