MIT Majors

From SlugWiki
Revision as of 14:27, 3 October 2005 by 18.109.6.106 (Talk)

Jump to: navigation, search

MIT's various departments offer a broad range of majors. Most departments are numbered numerically and all subjects offered by a department are in the form of X.Y, where X is the department number or symbol. Departments are also known as Courses (capitalized), as are the degree programs offered by them.

MIT Departments and Majors

The following is a comprehensive list of MIT's departments and the undergraduate degree programs (majors) they offer. Some departments do not offer undergraduate degree programs while others offer more than one, particularly those that focus on two or more main areas of study. Majors that have names listed next to them lead to a Bachelor of Science in name of major while those without names are degree programs leading to a generic Bachelor of Science degree which typically allow more flexibility in course choices and a broader educational focus than the department offering the major.

  • Course 1: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Course 1-C: Civil Engineering
    • Course 1-E: Environmental Engineering Science
    • Course 1-A
  • Course 2: Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • Course 2: Mechanical Engineering
    • Course 2-A
    • Course 2-OE: Mechanical and Ocean Engineering
  • Course 3: Department of Materials Science and Engineering
    • Course 3: Materials Science and Engineering
    • Course 3-A
    • Course 3-C: Archaeology and Materials
  • Course 4: Department of Architecture
    • Course 4: Art and Design
    • Course 4-B
  • Course 5: Department of Chemistry
    • Course 5: Chemistry
  • Course 6: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    • Course 6-1: Electrical Engineering
    • Course 6-2: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    • Course 6-3: Computer Science and Engineering
  • Course 7: Department of Biology
    • Course 7: Biology
    • Course 7-A
  • Course 8: Department of Physics
    • Course 8: Physics (now "Physics Focused")
    • Course 8-A: Physics with Electrical Engineering (disappearing soon)
    • Course 8-B: Physics (now "Physics Flexible'
  • Course 9: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
    • Course 9: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
  • Course 10: Department of Chemical Engineering
    • Course 10: Chemical Engineering
    • Course 10-B: Chemical-Biological Engineering
    • Course 10-C
  • Course 11: Department of Urban Studies and Planning
    • Course 11: Planning
  • Course 12: Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
    • Course 12: Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • Course 13: Department of Ocean Engineering (merged with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective 1 January 2005)
  • Course 14: Department of Economics
    • Course 14: Economics
  • Course 15: Sloan School of Management
    • Course 15: Management
  • Course 16: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    • Course 16-1: Aerospace Engineering
    • Course 16-2: Aerospace Engineering with Information Technology
  • Course 17: Department of Political Science
    • Course 17: Political Science
  • Course 18: Department of Mathematics
    • Course 18: Mathematics
    • Course 18-C: Mathematics with Computer Science
  • Course 21: Department of Humanities
    • Course 21: Humanities
    • Course 21E: Humanities and Engineering
    • Course 21S: Humanities and Science
  • Course 21A: Program in Anthropology
    • Course 21A: Anthropology
  • Course 21F: Foreign Languages and Literatures Section
    • Course 21F: Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • Course 21H: History Section
    • Course 21H: History
  • Course 21L: Literature Section
    • Course 21L: Literature
  • Course 21M: Music and Theater Arts Section
    • Course 21M: Music
  • Course 21W: Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies
    • Course 21W: Writing
  • Course 22: Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
    • Course 22: Nuclear Science and Engineering
  • Course 24: Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
    • Course 24-1: Philosophy
    • Course 24-2: Linguistics and Philosophy
  • Course BE: Biological Engineering Division
    • Course BE: Biological Engineering
  • Course CMS: Program in Comparative Media Studies
    • Course CMS: Comparative Media Studies
  • Course CSB: Program in Computational and Systems Biology
  • Course ESD: Engineering Systems Division
  • Course HST: Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
  • Course MAS: Program in Media Arts and Sciences
  • Course STS: Program in Science, Technology, and Society
    • Course STS: Science, Technology, and Society

(Source: MIT Bulletin, 2005-2006)

MIT Minors

In addition, MIT offers the following minors. Minors generally consist of five to seven classes, usually six, in a particular area of study.

  • African and African Diaspora Studies
  • Ancient and Medieval Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Applied International Studies
  • Architecture
  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Brain and Cognitive Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Civil Engineering
  • Comparative Media Studies
  • Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • East Asian Studies
  • Economics
  • Environmental Engineering Science
  • European Studies
  • French
  • German
  • History
  • History of Art and Architecture
  • Latin American Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Literature
  • Management
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Middle Eastern Studies
  • Music
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Russian Studies
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Spanish
  • Theater Arts
  • Toxicology and Environmental Health
  • Urban Studies and Planning
  • Women's Studies
  • Writing

External Links