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A selection of electives taken by students in the Program

Because electives in our program are not restricted except by the student's own ability and experience, our past student's choices have reflected nearly the entire breadth of the MIT Course Catalog. The following are only some of the courses taken by our students.

Global Climate Change: Economy, Science & Policy

Health Promotion Through Mass Media

Introduction to Health Care Management

The Ancient City

Hands-on Astronomy

Environmental Microbiology

Advanced Seminar on Urban Nature and City Design

Introduction to Computer Science and Programming

Exploring Black Holes: General Relativity and Astrophysics

Neuroscience

Role of Science and Scientists in Environmental Policymaking

Geobiology

Environmental Earth Science

Aircraft Systems Engineering

Introduction to Music Theory

Writing Science Fiction

Documentary Photography and Photojournalism

Feeling and Imagination in Art, Science and Technology

Circadian Biology: From Cellular Oscillations to Sleep Regulation

Technologies for Creative Learning

Autism Theory and Technology

Marx, Darwin, and Freud

Introduction to the History of Technology

Technology and Self: Things and Thinking

Science, Media, and Social Movements

Energy, Environment, and Global Politics

Science, Technology and Public Policy

History of Neuroscience and Psychiatry

Tuberculosis: the Host, the Organism, and the Global Threat

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