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MIT Course Catalogue 2007-2008

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Bachelor of Science in Anthropology/Course 21A

General Institute Requirements (GIRs)
Subjects
Science Requirement
6
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement [three subjects may be satisfied by subjects in the Departmental Program]
8
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement
2
Laboratory Requirement
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).
 
PLUS Departmental Program
Units
Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites, if any (corequisites in italics).
Required Subjects
48
21A.100 Introduction to Anthropology, 12, HASS-D
 
21A.109 Understanding Culture, 12, HASS-D
 
21A.110 Seminar in Anthropological Theory, 12*, HASS, CI-M
 
21A.112 Seminar in Ethnography and Fieldwork, 12*, HASS, CI-M
 
Restricted Electives
90-96
A coherent program of eight anthropology subjects which may include a
pre-thesis tutorial and a thesis. The decision to write a thesis is made in consultation between the student and advisor.
 
Departmental Program Units That also Satisfy the GIRs
(36)
Unrestricted Electives
72–78
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree
180
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
*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.

 

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