Science Requirement

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement [three subjects can be satisfied by subjects in the Departmental Program]

Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement

Laboratory 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).

One STS Tier I subject
One STS Tier II subject

STS.091 Critical Issues in STS, 12 , HASS-E, CI-M*

STS.ThT Undergraduate Thesis Tutorial, 6

STS.ThU Undergraduate Thesis, 12, CI-M*

A coherent group of five elective subjects in STS, plus four subjects related to the historical and social study of science and technology (three of which can be satisfied by HASS GIRs), in consultation with the STS undergraduate officer.

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.

*Prerequisites and corequisites are listed in the subject description. 

⁽¹⁾ The full major in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) may be pursued only as a second major program in conjunction with another degree program in a field of engineering or science, or in other fields on a case-by-case basis.

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.