Current information about MIT classes, including subject matter, prerequisites, credit units, and instructors, is available through the online Subject Listing and Schedule, maintained by the Office of the Registrar. Clicking on the links below will open the subject listing for each course in a new browser window.
A printable copy of the subject descriptions for each course, available as of June 1, 2012, can be downloaded by clicking on the PDF icon.
A complete list of the subject descriptions from all MIT courses can be downloaded here.
Course 1 Civil and Environmental Engineering 
Course 2 Mechanical Engineering
Course 3 Materials Science and Engineering
Course 4 Architecture
Course 5 Chemistry
Course 6 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Course 7 Biology
Course 8 Physics
Course 9 Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Course 10 Chemical Engineering
Course 11 Urban Studies and Planning
Course 12 Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Course 14 Economics
Course 15 Management
Course 16 Aeronautics and Astronautics
Course 17 Political Science
Course 18 Mathematics
Course 20 Biological Engineering
Course 21 Humanities
Course 21A Anthropology
Course 21F Foreign Languages and Literatures
Course 21H History
Course 21L Literature
Course 21M Music and Theater Arts
Course 21W Writing and Humanistic Studies
Course 22 Nuclear Science and Engineering
Course 24 Linguistics and Philosophy
Course CMS Comparative Media Studies
Course CSB Computational and Systems Biology
Course ESD Engineering Systems
Course HST Health Sciences and Technology
Course MAS Media Arts and Sciences
Course STS Science, Technology, and Society
ROTC Aerospace Studies |
Military Science |
Naval Science
SWE Engineering School-Wide Electives
WGS Women's and Gender Studies