General Institute Requirements
(GIRs) |
Subjects |
Science Requirement |
6 |
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Requirement [three subjects can be satisfied by subjects
in the Departmental Program (for the field of concentration)] |
8 |
Restricted Electives in Science and
Technology (REST) Requirement |
2 |
Laboratory Requirement |
1 |
Total GIR Subjects Required for
SB Degree |
17 |
Communication Requirement |
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| 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 for Both
Tracks |
48 |
24.09
Minds and Machines, 12, HASS-D, CI-H |
|
24.241
Logic I, 12, HASS |
|
24.251
Introduction to Philosophy of Language, 12, HASS |
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24.900
Introduction to Linguistics, 12, HASS-D, CI-H |
|
Students choose either
a linguistics or philosophy track |
|
Required Subjects for Linguistics
Track |
48 |
24.910
Topics in Linguistic Theory, 12, HASS; CI-M |
|
Required Subjects for Philosophy
Track |
48 |
| 24.201
Topics in the History of Philosophy, 12, HASS, CI-M 24.260 Topics in Philosophy, 12, HASS, CI-M |
|
One of the following Knowledge
and Reality subjects: 24.111 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, 12, HASS 24.211 Theory of Knowledge, 12, HASS 24.215 Topics in the Philosophy of Science, 12, HASS 24.221 Metaphysics, 12, HASS 24.253 Philosophy of Mathematics, 12, HASS 24.280 Foundations of Probability, 12, HASS |
|
Restricted Electives for
Both Tracks |
27–36 |
A coherent program
of three additional subjects from one or two of
the following three areas: brain and cognitive sciences,
linguistics, and philosophy. |
|
Departmental Program Units
That also Satisfy the GIRs |
(36) |
Unrestricted Electives |
84-93 |
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. |
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Notes |
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For an explanation of
credit units, or hours, please refer to the Subject
Key in Part 3 of this Bulletin. |
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