DEPARTMENTAL MINOR REQUIREMENTS
Beyond the required core, students are required to complete the Minor
Program put forth by their home department.
Current Minor Requirements for ChemE/PPST, DMSE/PPST, and MechE/PPST
students are shown below:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
REQUIREMENT: Complete with a grade of B or higher, a minimum
of 3 additional ME graduate-level (G or H level) subjects that are distributed
over at least two of the seven ME
Thrust Areas (http://me.mit.edu/research)
Department of Chemical Engineering
REQUIREMENT: Complete with a grade of B or higher, a minimum
of 3 ChE subjects, at least two of which must be from the list
of core subjects shown below:
• 10.34 Numerical Methods Applied to Chemical Engineering
• 10.40 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
• 10.50 Analysis of Transport Phenomena
• 10.65 Chemical Reactor Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
REQUIREMENT: Complete a minimum of 3 DMSE subjects, including:
• 3.20 Materials at Equilibrium
• 3.21 Kinetic Processes in Materials
• One additional non-polymer graduate subject, 9+units
In addition, students are encouraged to enroll in Elective Courses
depending on their individual backgrounds and interests. A selection
of elective subjects that may be of interest to the student can be found
at the related course offerings section
of this document.
**Note: These subjects are offered every other year. Details
concerning specific subjects to be taken in a given year can be obtained
from the PPST Office.
