| General Institute Requirements (GIRs) | Subjects |
| Laboratory Requirement [can be satisfied by 3.014 or 12.119 in the Departmental Program] | 1 |
| Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [can be satisfied by 3.012, 3.021J or 12.001 in the Departmental Program] | 2 |
| Science Requirement | 6 |
| Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement [can be satisfied by 3.986, 3.987, 3.985J, and 21A.100; and 3.982, 3.983, or 3.988 in the Departmental Program] | 8 |
| 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). |
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| PLUS Departmental Program | Units |
| Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites if any
(corequisites in italics). |
|
| Required Subjects | 152-162 |
| 3.012 Fundamentals of Materials Science, 15, REST | |
| 3.014 Materials Laboratory, 12, LAB, CI-M | |
| One of: 3.016 Mathematical Methods for Materials Scientists and Engineers, 8; 18.02 18.03 Differential Equations, 12, REST; 18.02 or 18.014 18.034 Differential Equations, 12, REST; 18.02 or 18.014 |
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| One of: 3.021J Introduction to Modeling and Simulation, 12, REST; 3.016 or 18.03* 1.00 Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving, 12, REST; 18.01 6.001 Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs 15, REST |
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| 3.022 Microstructural Evolution in Materials, 12; 3.012 | |
| 3.032 Mechanical
Properties of Materials, 12; 3.016* or 3.044 Materials Processing, 12; 3.022, 3.016* |
|
| 3.ThU Thesis, 9 (1) | |
| 3.985J Archaeological Science, 9, HASS; 3.091* | |
| 3.986 The Human Past: Introduction to Archaeology, 12, HASS-D | |
| 3.987 Human Origins and Evolution, 9, HASS | |
| 3.990 Seminar in Archaeological Method and Theory, 6; 3.986, 3.985J, 21A.100 | |
| 12.001 Introduction to Geology, 12, REST | |
| 12.110 Sedimentary
Geology, 12; 12.001 or 12.119 Analytical Techniques for Studying Environmental and Geologic Samples, 12, LAB |
|
| 21A.100 Introduction to Anthropology, 12, HASS-D | |
| Restricted Electives (2) | 21-24 |
| One subject from the following list: 3.069 Ceramics Processing, 12; 3.044* 3.07 Introduction to Ceramics, 12; 3.012* 3.14 Physical Metallurgy, 12; ; 3.012, 3.022, 3.032* 3.051J Materials for Biomedical Applications, 12; ; 3.091*, 7.012*, 3.012 3.052 Nanomechanics of Materials and Biomaterials, 12; 3.032 |
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| One subject from the following list: 3.982 The Ancient Andean World, 9, HASS 3.983 Ancient Mesoamerican Civilization, 9, HASS 3.984 Materials in Ancient Societies and Metals, 12 3.988 Africa - Past and Present, 9, HASS |
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| Departmental Program Units That also Satisfy the GIRs | (90) |
| Unrestricted Electives | 97 |
| Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree | 180-193 |
| 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 | |
| *Alternate prerequisites are listed in the subject description. | |
| (1) Students may elect up to 9-12 units. | |
| (2) Substitution of similar subjects may be permitted by petition. | |
| For an explanation of credit units, or hours, please refer to the Subject Key in Part 3 of this Bulletin. | |