| 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 by 2.001 and 18.03 in the Departmental Program] | 2 |
| Laboratory Requirement [can be satisfied by 2.671 in the Departmental Program] | 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) [satisfied by 2.019 and 2.671 in the Departmental Program]. |
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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 Departmental Subjects | 150 |
| 2.001 Mechanics and Materials I, 12, REST; 8.01, 18.02, 18.03 | |
| 2.003J Dynamics and Control I, 12, REST; 8.01, 18.03 | |
| 2.004 Dynamics and Control II, 12; 2.003J, 8.02 | |
| 2.005 Thermal-Fluids Engineering I, 12, REST; 8.02, 18.02, 18.03 | |
| 2.008 Design and Manufacturing II, 12, 1/2 LAB; 2.001; 2.005; 2.007 or 2.017J | |
| 2.012J Mechanics of Structures, 12; 2.001 or 1.050 | |
| 2.016 Hydrodynamics, 12; 8.02, 18.03 | |
| 2.017J Design of Systems Operating in Random Environments, 12; 2.003J; 2.016 or 2.005; 2.671 | |
| 2.019 Design of Ocean Systems, 12, 1/2 LAB, CI-M; 2.016 or 2.005; 2.671 or 6.071 | |
| 2.612 Marine Power and Propulsion, 12; 2.005 | |
| 2.670 Mechanical Engineering Tools, 6 | |
| 2.671 Measurement and Instrumentation, 12, LAB, CI-M; 2.001, 2.003J, 8.02 | |
| 18.03 Differential Equations, 12, REST; 18.02* | |
| Restricted Elective Subjects | 24 |
| Students are required to take two of the following elective subjects (substitutions by petition to the ME Undergraduate Office): | |
| 2.006 Thermal Fluids Engineering II, 12; 2.005 | |
| 2.007 Design and Manufacturing I, 12; 2.001, 2.670 | |
| 2.06J Mechanical Vibration, 12; 2.003J | |
| 2.080J Structural Mechanics, 12; 2.002 or 2.012J | |
| 2.092 Computer Methods in Dynamics, 12; 2.001, 2.003J | |
| 2.12 Introduction to Robotics, 12; 2.004 | |
| 2.14 Analysis and Design of Feedback Control Systems, 12; 2.004 | |
| 2.20 Marine Hydrodynamics, 12; 2.006, 2.016, or 1.060 | |
| 2.51 Intermediate Heat and Mass Transfer, 12; 2.006* | |
| 2.60 Fundamentals of Advanced Energy Conversion, 12; 2.006* | |
| 2.701 Introduction to Naval Architecture, 12; 2.002 or 2.012J | |
| 2.706 Sailing Vessel Design, 12; 2.701 or permission of instructor | |
| 2.72 Elements of Mechanical Design, 12; 2.005, 2.007, 2.671 | |
| 2.96 Management in Engineering, 12 | |
| 2.ThU Undergraduate Thesis, 12 | |
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Departmental Program Units That also
Satisfy the GIRs
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(36) |
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Unrestricted Electives
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48 |
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Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree
|
186 |
| No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 186 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. | |
| For an explanation of credit units, or hours, please refer to the Subject Key in Part 3 of this Bulletin. | |