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 from among 1.00; 6.041; 18.03 or 18.034; and 16.001 in the Departmental Program]

2

Laboratory Requirement [can be satisfied by 16.622, 16.821, or 16.831/ 16.832 in the Departmental Program]

1

Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree

17

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). See the Laboratory and Capstone section below for specific options.

PLUS Departmental Program

Units

Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites, if any
(corequisites in italics)

Departmental Core (Required for students in both degree programs)

108

16.001 Unified Engineering I, 12, REST; Physics II (GIR), 18.03*, Chemistry (GIR)

16.002 Unified Engineering II, 12; Physics II (GIR), 18.03*, Chemistry (GIR)

16.003 Unified Engineering III, 12; 16.001, 16.002

16.004 Unified Engineering IV, 12; 16.001, 16.002

1.00 Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving, 12, REST; Calculus I (GIR)

16.06 Principles of Automatic Control, 12; 16.004, 16.07

16.07 Dynamics, 12; 16.004, 16.06

6.041 Probabilistic Systems Analysis, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR)

18.03 Differential Equations, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR)
or
18.034 Differential Equations, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR)

Professional Area Subjects

at least 48

All students must take at least 48 units from among the subjects designated by the department as Professional Area Subjects. The program must include subjects from at least three professional areas. Students in Course 16-1 must take at least 24 units from the Professional Area Subjects in Aerospace Engineering. Students in Course 16-2 must take at least 36 units from among the Professional Area Subjects in Aerospace Information Technology.

Aerospace Engineering, 16-1

Fluid Mechanics
16.100 Aerodynamics, 12; 16.004

Materials and Structures
16.20 Structural Mechanics, 12; 16.004

Propulsion
16.50 Introduction to Propulsion Systems, 12; 16.004*

Computational Tools
16.90 Computational Methods in Aerospace Engineering, 12; 16.004*; 6.041

Aerospace Information Technology, 16-2

Estimation and Control
16.30 Estimation and Control of Aerospace Systems, 12; 16.06*

Computer Systems
6.111 Introductory Digital Systems Lab, 12; 16.004*
16.35 Real-Time Systems and Software, 12; 1.00*

Communications Systems
16.36 Communication Systems Engineering, 12; 16.004*, 6.041

Humans and Automation
16.400 Human Factors Engineering, 12; 16.06
16.410 Principles of Autonomy and Decision Making, 12; 1.00*

Laboratory and Capstone Subjects

30

One of the following two subjects:
16.82 Flight Vehicle Engineering, 12, CI-M; permission of department
16.83 Space Systems Engineering, 12, CI-M; permission of department

Plus one of the following three sequences:
Experimental Projects
16.621 Experimental Projects I, 6; 16.06, 16.07
16.622 Experimental Projects II, 12, LAB, CI-M; 16.621, 6.041
or
Flight Vehicle Development
16.821 Flight Vehicle Development, 18, LAB, CI-M; 16.82
or
Space Systems Development
16.831 Space Systems Development I, 12, LAB, CI-M; 16.83
16.832 Space Systems Development II, 6, LAB; 16.831

Departmental Program Units That Also Satisfy the GIRs

(36)

Unrestricted Electives

48

Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree

198

No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 198 units required beyond the GIRs. Every subject in the student's departmental program will count toward one or the other, but not both.

* Alternate prerequisites and corequisites are listed in the subject description.

For an explanation of credit units, or hours, please refer to the Subject Key in Part 3 of this Bulletin.