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21W.224
|
Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation (ELS)
|
Designed for high-intermediate ELS students who need to develop better listening comprehension and oral skills. Involves short speaking and listening assignments with extensive exercises in accurate comprehension, pronunciation, stress and intonation, and expression of ideas. Includes frequent video- and audio-recording for analysis and feedback. Meets with 21W.223 when offered concurrently. Limited to 18 per section.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Graduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.225
|
Advanced Workshop in Writing for Science and Engineering (ELS)
|
Analysis and practice of various forms of scientific and technical writing, from memos to journal articles. Strategies for conveying technical information to specialist and non-specialist audiences. The goal of the workshop is to develop effective writing skills for academic and professional contexts. Models, materials, topics, and assignments vary from term to term. Meets with 21W.226 when offered concurrently. Limited to 18 per section.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Graduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.226
|
Advanced Workshop in Writing for Science and Engineering (ELS)
|
Analysis and practice of various forms of scientific and technical writing, from memos to journal articles. Strategies for conveying technical information to specialist and non-specialist audiences. The goal of the workshop is to develop effective writing skills for academic and professional contexts. Models, materials, topics, and assignments vary from term to term. Meets with 21W.225 when offered concurrently. Limited to 18 per section.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
False
|
21W.227
|
Advanced Workshop in Writing for Social Sciences and Architecture (ELS)
|
Focuses on techniques, format, and prose used in academic and professional life. Emphasis on writing required in fields such as economics, political science, and architecture. Short assignments include business letters, memos, and proposals that lead toward a written term project. Methods designed to accommodate those whose first language is not English. Develops effective writing skills for academic and professional contexts. Models, materials, topics, and assignments vary from term to term. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Limited to 18 per section.
| true |
Spring
|
Graduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.228
|
Advanced Workshop in Writing for Social Sciences and Architecture (ELS)
|
Focuses on techniques, format, and prose used in academic and professional life. Emphasis on writing required in fields such as economics, political science, and architecture. Short assignments include business letters, memos, and proposals that lead toward a written term project. Methods designed to accommodate those whose first language is not English. Develops effective writing skills for academic and professional contexts. Models, materials, topics and assignments vary from term to term. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Limited to 18.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
False
|
21W.232
|
Advanced Speaking and Critical Listening Skills (ELS)
|
For advanced students who wish to build confidence and skills in spoken English. Focuses on the appropriate oral presentation of material in a variety of professional contexts: group discussions, classroom explanations and interactions, and theses/research proposals. Valuable for those who intend to teach or lecture in English. Includes frequent video- and audio-recording for analysis and feedback. Develops effective speaking and listening skills for academic and professional contexts. Models, materials, topics and assignments vary from term to term. May be repeated for credit with permission of the instructor. Meets with 21W.233 when offered concurrently. Limited to 15 per section.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Graduate
|
3-3-6
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.233
|
Advanced Speaking and Critical Listening Skills (ELS)
|
For advanced students who wish to build confidence and skills in spoken English. Focuses on the appropriate oral presentation of material in a variety of professional contexts: group discussions, classroom explanations and interactions, and theses/research proposals. Valuable for those who intend to teach or lecture in English. Includes frequent video- and audio-recording for analysis and feedback. Develops effective speaking and listening skills for academic and professional contexts. Models, materials, topics and assignments vary from term to term. May be repeated for credit with permission of the instructor. Meets with 21W.232 when offered concurrently. Limited to 15 per section.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-3-6
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
False
|
21W.237
|
MIT Out Loud: Public Speaking for Bilingual Students
|
Develops oral communication skills for bilingual students through the lens of the MIT experience. Speaking assignments in informative and persuasive speech forms draw on examples of popular culture and MIT touchstones, such as "alternative" campus tours, interviews, MIT 100K pitches, and TED talks. Explores the role of voice and body language through improvisation and impromptus. Focuses on spoken accuracy and vocabulary through oral exercises designed for bilingual students. Frequent video-recording will be used for self-evaluation. Limited to 15.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
False
|
21W.238
|
Professional Communication in the Digital Realm: Social Media and Artificial Intelligence for Bilingual Students (ELS) (New)
|
Explores the opportunities and risks of social media and generative AI, especially for those communicating in a second language. Provides opportunities for advanced bilingual students to build confidence and skills in using social media in English-speaking contexts and in using generative AI effectively and ethically. Assignments include written analyses of social media across disciplines and cultures, tests of chatbots' abilities and limitations, comparisons of their output with students' own writing, and short in-class presentations. Culminates in the creation of a long-term social media plan for students' careers. No listeners. Limited to 15 total for versions meeting together.
| true |
Spring
|
Graduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.239
|
Professional Communication in the Digital Realm: Social Media and Artificial Intelligence for Bilingual Students (ELS) (New)
|
Explores the opportunities and risks of social media and generative AI, especially for those communicating in a second language. Provides opportunities for advanced bilingual students to build confidence and skills in using social media in English-speaking contexts and in using generative AI effectively and ethically. Assignments include written analyses of social media across disciplines and cultures, tests of chatbots' abilities and limitations, comparisons of their output with students' own writing, and short in-class presentations. Culminates in the creation of a long-term social media plan for students' careers. No listeners. Limited to 15 total for versions meeting together.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.240
|
Imagining English: Creative Writing for Bilingual Students (ELS)
|
Guides advanced ESOL and bilingual students in writing short stories and poems in English. Students read fiction and poetry by American, British, and non-native writers, using them as inspiration for their own work. Explores "the limits of English" through discussions of student writing to polish advanced grammar and appreciate the freshness that non-native writers bring to the language. Also includes building both academic and non-academic vocabulary, translating short works from students' native languages, and workshopping creative work. Limited to 15; undergraduates only.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
|
21W.222 or other CI-H/CI-HW subject
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.725[J]
|
Gender, Myth, and Magic (New)
|
Explores ways contemporary writers re-imagine myth and fairy tales through lens of gender and sexuality. Examines how old stories can be retold to resonate with issues of power, violence, courage, resistance, identity, community, silence, and voice. Students complete writing project where they re-imagine a myth or fairy tale.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
WGS.255[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.729[J]
|
Engineering Communication in Context
|
Introduces writing, graphics, meetings, reading, oral presentation, collaboration, and design as tools for product development. Students work in teams to conceive, design, prototype, and evaluate energy-related mechanical engineering products. Instruction focuses on communication tasks that are integral to the design process, including design notebooks, email, informal and formal presentations, meeting etiquette, literature searches, white papers, proposals, and reports. Other assignments address the cultural situation of engineers and engineering in the world at large. Limited to 18; preference to ESG students.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-1-8
| null |
ES.729[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Elective
|
CI-H
|
21W.733[J]
|
Debating About Society and Engineering
|
Presents basic principles of argumentation and persuasive communication, and introduces students to thought-provoking, persuasive texts about science and engineering. Analysis of texts and practices together with case studies form the basis for students' weekly assignments. Students debate such topics as the future of biotechnology, genetic engineering, AI, climate change, social bias, and the connection between engineering and society. Includes oral presentations. Limited to 18.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-6
| null |
10.07[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
False
|
21W.735
|
Writing and Reading the Essay
|
Exploration of formal and informal modes of writing nonfiction prose. Extensive practice in composition, revision, and editing. Reading in the literature of the essay from the Renaissance to the present, with an emphasis on modern writers. Classes alternate between discussion of published readings and workshops on student work. Individual conferences. Limited to 18.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
|
Writing sample and permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
CI-H
|
21W.738[J]
|
Intersectional Feminist Memoir
|
Explores the memoir genre through a feminist intersectional lens, looking at the ways in which feminist writers ground personal experience within a complex understanding of race, gender, sexuality, class, ethnicity, immigration status/nationality, and dis/ablity. Gives particular attention to the relationships between the personal and the political; form and content; fact, truth, and imagination; self and community; trauma and healing; coming to voice and breaking silence. Readings include books by Audre Lorde, Janet Mock, Daisy Hernandez, Jessica Valenti, and Ariel Gore, and shorter pieces by Meena Alexander and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. Drawing on lessons taken from these works, students write a short memoir of their own.
| false |
Fall, Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
21L.438[J], WGS.238[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
False
|
21W.740
|
Writing Autobiography and Biography
|
Writing an autobiography is a vehicle for improving one's style while studying the nuances of the language. Literary works are read with an emphasis on different forms of autobiography. Students examine various stages of life, significant transitions, personal struggles, and memories translated into narrative prose, and discuss: what it means for autobiographer and biographer to develop a personal voice; and the problems of reality and fiction in autobiography and biography.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.741[J]
|
Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies
|
Interdisciplinary survey of people of African descent that draws on the overlapping approaches of history, literature, anthropology, legal studies, media studies, performance, linguistics, and creative writing. Connects the experiences of African-Americans and of other American minorities, focusing on social, political, and cultural histories, and on linguistic patterns. Includes lectures, discussions, workshops, and required field trips that involve minimal cost to students.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
24.912[J], 21H.106[J], 21L.008[J], CMS.150[J], WGS.190[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
CI-H
|
21W.742[J]
|
Writing about Race
|
The issue of race and racial identity have preoccupied many writers throughout the history of the US. Students read Jessica Abel, Diana Abu-Jaber, Lynda Barry, Felicia Luna Lemus, James McBride, Sigrid Nunez, Ruth Ozeki, Danzy Senna, Gloria Anzaldua, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Carmit Delman, Stefanie Dunning, Cherrie Moraga, Hiram Perez and others, and consider the story of race in its peculiarly American dimensions. The reading, along with the writing of members of the class, is the focus of class discussions. Oral presentations on subjects of individual interest are also part of the class activities. Students explore race and ethnicity in personal essays, pieces of cultural criticism or analysis, or (with permission of instructor) fiction. All written work is read and responded to in class workshops and subsequently revised. Enrollment limited.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
WGS.231[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
CI-H
|
21W.743
|
Voice and Meaning: Speaking to Readers through Memoir
|
Explores the memoir genre with particular attention to the relationships between form and content, fact and truth, self and community, art and "healing," coming to voice and breaking silence. Readings include works by Nick Flynn, Meena Alexander, Art Spigelman, James McBride, Ruth Ozeki, and Cheryl Strayed, with a focus on the ways in which these writers make meaning out of specific events or moments in their own lives as a way of engaging with larger questions of family, race, history, loss, and survivorship. Drawing on lessons taken from these works, students write a short memoir of their own. Limited to 18.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Elective
|
False
|
21W.744
|
The Art of Comic Book Writing
|
Students create short scripts and full-length comic book narratives across a variety of genres, while analyzing a wide range of comics (corporate and independent, print and web). Focuses on scripts; drawing skills not required, but illustrations or storyboards are welcome. Special attention to questions of gender, race, ethnicity, and sexuality in both critical and creative work. Limited to 13.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.745
|
Advanced Essay Workshop
|
For students with experience in writing essays and nonfiction prose. Focuses on negotiating and representing identities grounded in gender, race, class, nationality, and sexuality in prose that is expository, exploratory, investigative, persuasive, lyrical, or incantatory. Authors include James Baldwin, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Audre Lorde, Richard Rodriguez, Alice Walker, John Edgar Wideman, Diana Hume George, bell hooks, Margaret Atwood, Patricia J. Williams, and others. Designed to help students build upon their strengths as writers and to expand their repertoire of styles and approaches in essay writing. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. Limited to 18.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
CI-H
|
21W.747
|
Rhetoric
|
For students with a special interest in learning how to make forceful arguments in oral and written form. Studies the forms and structures of argumentation, including organization of ideas, awareness of audience, methods of persuasion, evidence, factual vs. emotional argument, figures of speech, and historical forms and uses of arguments. Limited to 18 per section.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
CI-H
|
21W.748
|
Apocalyptic Storytelling
|
Focuses on the critical making of apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic and dystopian stories across various narrative media. Considers the long history of Western apocalypticism as well as the uses and abuses of apocalypticism across time. Examines a wide variety of influential texts in order to enhance students' creative and theoretical repertoires. Students create their own apocalyptic stories and present on selected texts. Investigates conventions such as plague, zombies, nuclear destruction, robot uprising, alien invasion, environmental collapse, and supernatural calamities. Considers questions of race, gender, sexuality, colonialism, trauma, memory, witness, and genocide. Intended for students with prior creative writing experience. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 15.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.750
|
Experimental Writing
|
Students use innovative compositional techniques, focusing on new writing methods rather than on traditional lyrical or narrative concerns. Writing experiments, conducted individually, collaboratively and during class meetings, culminate in chapbook-sized projects. Students read, listen to, and create different types of work, including sound poetry, cut-ups, constrained and Oulipian writing, uncreative writing, sticker literature, false translations, artists' books, and digital projects.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.752
|
Making Documentary: Audio, Video, and More
|
Focuses on the technical demands of long-form storytelling in sound and picture. Students build practical writing and production skills through a series of assignments: still photo-text works, audio-only documentaries, short video projects (4-6 minutes), and a semester-long, team-produced video science documentary (12-15 minutes). Readings, screenings and written work hone students' analytical capacity. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments. Students from the Graduate Program in Science Writing center their work on topics in science, technology, engineering, and/or medicine.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-6-3
|
21A.550, 21W.786, or permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.753[J]
|
Phantasmal Media: Computer-Based Art Theory and Practice
|
Engages students in theory and practice of using computational techniques for developing expressive digital media works. Surveys approaches to understanding human imaginative processes, such as constructing concepts, metaphors, and narratives, and applies them to producing and understanding socially, culturally, and critically meaningful works in digital media. Readings engage a variety of theoretical perspectives from cognitive linguistics, literary and cultural theory, semiotics, digital media arts, and computer science. Students produce interactive narratives, games, and related forms of software art. Some programming and/or interactive web scripting experience (e.g., Flash, Javascript) is desirable. Students taking the graduate version complete a project requiring more in-depth theoretical engagement.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
CMS.314[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.754[J]
|
Playwriting Fundamentals
|
Introduces the craft of writing for the theater, with special attention to the basics of dramatic structure. Through weekly assignments and in-class exercises, students explore character, conflict, language and plasticity in scenes and short plays. In workshop format, students present individual work for feedback and heavily revise their work based on that response. Readings include a variety of plays.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
21T.150[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.755
|
Writing and Reading Short Stories
|
An introduction to writing fiction. Students write their own stories and study essays and short stories by contemporary authors from around the world. Discussion focuses on students' writing and on assigned works in their historical and social contexts. Limited to 15 per section.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.756
|
Writing and Reading Poems
|
Examination of the formal structural and textual variety in poetry. Extensive practice in the making of poems and the analysis of both students' manuscripts and texts from 16th- through 20th-century literature. Attempts to make relevant the traditional elements of poetry and their contemporary alternatives. Weekly writing assignments, including some exercises in prosody.
| false |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.757
|
Fiction Workshop
|
Intermediate class for students with some experience in writing fiction. Students write short stories and complete other writing exercises. Readings include short story collections by contemporary writers such as Sandra Cisneros, Benjamin Percy, Leila Lalami, Laura Pritchett, Bret Anthony Johnston, and Edward P. Jones. Discussions focus on sources of story material, characterization, setting, architecture, point of view, narrative voice, and concrete detail.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
|
21W.755
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.758
|
Genre Fiction Workshop
|
Students read texts in genres such as fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, noir, and horror, typically focusing on one genre exclusively in a given semester. Formats may include short stories, novels, films, TV shows and other narrative media. Considers genre protocols and how to write within the restrictions and freedoms associated with each genre. Students write fiction within a genre (or "between" genres) for roundtable workshopping. Intended for students with prior creative writing experience. Limited to 15.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.759
|
Writing Science Fiction
|
Students write and read science fiction and analyze and discuss stories written for the class. For the first eight weeks, readings in contemporary science fiction accompany lectures and formal writing assignments intended to illuminate various aspects of writing craft as well as the particular problems of writing science fiction. The rest of the term is given to roundtable workshops on students' stories.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.762
|
Poetry Workshop
|
For students with some previous experience in poetry writing. Frequent assignments stress use of language, diction, word choice, line breaks, imagery, mood, and tone. Considers the functions of memory, imagination, dreams, poetic impulses. Throughout the term, students examine the work of published poets. Revision stressed.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.763[J]
|
Transmedia Storytelling: Modern Science Fiction
|
Explores transmedia storytelling by investigating how science fiction stories are told across different media, such as the short story, the novel, the screenplay, moving image, and games. Students consider issues of aesthetics, authorship, and genre, while also contextualizing discussion within the broader framework of the political issues raised by film, TV, and other kinds of science fiction texts. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-2-7
| null |
CMS.309[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.764[J]
|
Computational and Experimental Writing Workshop
|
Students study and use innovative compositional techniques, focusing on new writing methods. Using approaches ranging from poetics to computer science, students undertake critical and creative writing, with writing experiments culminating in print or digital projects. Students read, listen to, and create different types of work, including sound poetry, cut-ups, constrained and Oulipian writing, uncreative writing, false translations, artists' books, and digital projects ranging from video games to computer-generated books. Digital art and literature, analyzed and discussed in the contexts of history, culture, and computing platforms, are covered, as well as avant-garde writing methods, situated in their historical contexts. Topics vary by year; may be repeated for credit with permission of the instructor. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 18.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
CMS.609[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.765[J]
|
Interactive Narrative
|
Provides a workshop environment for understanding interactive narrative (print and digital) through critical writing, narrative theory, and creative practice. Covers important multisequential books, hypertexts, and interactive fictions. Students write critically, and give presentations, about specific works; write a short multisequential fiction; and develop a digital narrative system, which involves significant writing and either programming or the structuring of text. Programming ability helpful.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
21L.489[J], CMS.618[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.766
|
Writing Fantasy
|
Explores the popularity and structure of Fantasy as a genre in films, games, and literature. Students read articles and novels and write exercises and stories in the genre. Intended for students with prior creative writing experience. Limited to 10.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
|
One subject in Writing or permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.768[J]
|
Games and Culture
|
Examines the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of digital games. Topics include the culture of gameplay, gaming styles, communities, spectatorship and performance, gender and race within digital gaming, and the politics and economics of production processes, including co-creation and intellectual property. Students taking graduate version complete additional readings and assignments.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
CMS.616[J], WGS.125[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Social Sciences
|
False
|
21W.770
|
Advanced Fiction Workshop
|
For students with some experience in writing fiction. Write longer works of fiction and short stories which are related or interconnected. Read short story collections by individual writers, such as Sandra Cisneros, Raymond Carver, Edward P. Jones, and Tillie Olsen, and discuss them critically and analytically, with attention to the ways in which the writers' choices about component parts contribute to meaning. In-class exercises and weekly workshops of student work focus on sources of story material, characterization, structure, narrative voice, point of view and concrete detail. Concentration on revision. Limited to 15.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.771
|
Advanced Poetry Workshop
|
For students experienced in writing poems. Regular reading of published contemporary poets and weekly submission of manuscripts for class review and criticism. Students expected to do a substantial amount of rewriting and revision. Classwork supplemented with individual conferences.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.773
|
Writing Longer Fiction
|
Designed for students who have some experience in writing fiction and want to try longer forms like the novella and novel. Students interested in writing a novel are expected to produce at least two chapters and an outline of the complete work. Readings include several novels from Fitzgerald to the present, and novellas from Gogol's <em>The Overcoat</em> to current examples. Students discuss one another's writing in a roundtable workshop, with a strong emphasis on revision. Limited to 15.
| false |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
|
A fiction workshop or permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.774[J]
|
Playwriting Methods
|
Builds understanding of the methods playwrights use to transform an idea - drawn from their own lives, news and current events, even the plays of other writers - into a reality. Students use a variety of inspiration to write their own new scenes and short plays. Examines how research can help develop an idea for a new play and discusses ways to adapt a classic text for the contemporary stage. Writers also conduct personal interviews and use the transcript as source material for a new scene. Enrollment limited.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
21T.250[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.775
|
Writing about Nature and Environmental Issues
|
Focuses on traditional nature writing and the environmentalist essay. Students keep a web log as a journal. Writings are drawn from the tradition of nature writing and from contemporary forms of the environmentalist essay. Authors include Henry Thoreau, Loren Eiseley, Annie Dillard, Chet Raymo, Sue Hubbel, Rachel Carson, Bill McKibben, and Terry Tempest Williams. Limited to 18.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
CI-H
|
21W.776[J]
|
Screenwriting
|
Explores the fundamentals of screenplay writing. Presents skills to create compelling characters and stories in different dramatic genres (comedy, drama). In addition to their own writing, students read a selection of screenplays and watch short films that form the basis of class discussion early in the term. Class is modeled on a professional development workshop in which participants, over the course of the term, write a short screenplay, including a final draft. Enrollment limited.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
21T.251[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.777
|
Science Writing in Contemporary Society
|
Drawing in part from their own interests and ideas, students write about science within various cultural contexts using an array of literary and reportorial tools. Studies the work of contemporary science writers, such as David Quammen and Atul Gawande, and examines the ways in which science and technology are treated in media and popular culture. Discussions focus on students' writing and address topics such as false equivalency, covering controversy, and the attenuation of initial observations. Emphasizes long-form narratives; also looks at blogs, social media, and other modes of communication. Not a technical writing class.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
False
|
21W.778
|
Science Journalism
|
An introduction to print daily journalism and news writing, focusing on science news writing in general, and medical writing in particular. Emphasis is on writing clearly and accurately under deadline pressure. Class discussions involve the realities of modern journalism, how newsrooms function, and the science news coverage in daily publications. Discussions of, and practice in, interviewing and various modes of reporting. In class, students write numerous science news stories on deadline. There are additional longer writing assignments outside of class. Enrollment limited.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
CI-H
|
21W.780[J]
|
Writing the Full-Length Play
|
Students write and extensively revise a full-length play, from an initial idea to a revised draft. For our purposes, any script longer than thirty minutes and under a hundred minutes is considered a full-length play. Students respond to each other's work using a method inspired by dancer Liz Lerman, giving non-prescriptive advice and feedback to their fellow writers. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 10.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
21T.350[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.781[J]
|
Race, Place, and Modernity in the Americas
|
Students travel to São Paulo for three weeks. Examines the relationship between race and place in the formation of modern Brazil and the US through comparative analysis and interdisciplinary study. In addition to participating in class discussions on literature, film, and visual art, students visit key cultural and historical sites; interact with archives and museum collections; and, most importantly, engage in dialogue with local activists, religious leaders, community organizers, and scholars. Focusing on the work of Black and Indigenous people, particularly women, places a strong emphasis on the ways in which art and cultural activism can have an impact on racial justice issues. Taught in English; no Portuguese needed. Contact Women's and Gender Studies about travel fee, possible funding opportunities, and other details. Enrollment limited to 20. Application required.
| true |
IAP
|
Undergraduate
|
3-3-3
| null |
11.047[J], 21L.592[J], WGS.247[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Elective
|
False
|
21W.786[J]
|
Social Justice and The Documentary Film
|
Explores the history and current state of social-issue documentary. Examines how cultural and political upheaval and technological change have converged at different moments to bring about new waves of activist documentary film production. Particular focus on films and other non-fiction media of the present and recent past. Students screen and analyze a series of key films and work in groups to produce their own short documentary using digital video and computer-based editing. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 18.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
CMS.336[J], WGS.287[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.787
|
Film, Music, and Social Change: Intersections of Media and Society
|
Examines films from the 1950s onward that document music subcultures and moments of social upheaval. Combines screening films about free jazz, glam rock, punk, reggae, hip-hop, and other genres with an examination of critical/scholarly writings to illuminate the connections between film, popular music, and processes of social change. Students critique each film in terms of the social, political, and cultural world it documents, and the historical context and effects of the film's reception. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 18.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
False
|
21W.788[J]
|
South Asian America: Transnational Media, Culture, and History
|
Examines the history of South Asian immigration, sojourning, and settlement from the 1880s to the present. Focuses on the US as one node in the global circulation, not only of people, but of media, culture and ideas, through a broader South Asian diaspora. Considers the concept of "global media" historically; emphasis on how ideas about, and self-representations of, South Asians have circulated via books, political pamphlets, performance, film, video/cassette tapes, and the internet. Students analyze and discuss scholarly writings, archival documents, memoirs, fiction, blogs and films, and write papers drawing on course materials, lectures, and discussions. Limited to 18.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
CMS.334[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Humanities
|
False
|
21W.790[J]
|
Short Attention Span Documentary
|
Focuses on the production of short (1- to 5-minute) digital video documentaries: a form of non-fiction filmmaking that has proliferated in recent years due to the ubiquity of palm-sized and mobile phone cameras and the rise of web-based platforms, such as YouTube. Students shoot, edit, workshop and revise a series of short videos meant to engage audiences in a topic, introduce them to new ideas, and/or persuade them. Screenings and discussions cover key principles of documentary film - narrative, style, pace, point of view, argument, character development - examining how they function and change in short format. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 16.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
CMS.335[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Arts
|
False
|
21W.791[J]
|
Critical Internet Studies
|
Focuses on the power dynamics in internet-related technologies (including social networking platforms, surveillance technology, entertainment technologies, and emerging media forms). Theories and readings focus on the cultural, social, economic, and political aspects of internet use and design, with a special attention to gender and race. Topics include: online communication and communities, algorithms and search engines, activism and online resistance, surveillance and privacy, content moderation and platform governance, and the spread of dis- and misinformation. Instruction and practice in written and oral communication provided. Students taking the graduate version complete additional readings and assignments.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null |
CMS.614[J], WGS.280[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
Social Sciences
|
False
|
21W.792
|
Science Writing Internship
|
Students developing professional writing and publishing skills in part-time internships with Boston area media companies can apply to receive credit. Students planning to take this subject must contact the instructor by the end of November (if they are applying for spring semester) or the end of May (if they are applying for the fall semester).
| true |
Fall, Spring, Summer
|
Undergraduate
|
0-12-0
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.794
|
Graduate Technical Writing Workshop
|
Designed to improve the student's ability to communicate technical information. Covers central communication concepts and techniques, including audience, discourse, and genre analysis; strategies for effectively managing, integrating, and documenting information from sources; and methods of structuring information for coherence and credibility. Assignments include an abstract, a literature review, and an oral presentation; students provide feedback to each other. Limited to graduate engineering students based on results of the Graduate Writing Exam.
| true |
IAP
|
Graduate
|
1-0-2
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.798,
|
21W.799 Independent Study in Writing
|
Primarily for students pursuing advanced writing projects with the assistance of a member of the Writing Program. Students electing this subject must secure the approval of the director of the Writing Program and its Committee on Curriculum. Normal maximum is 6 units; exceptional 9-unit projects occasionally approved. 21W.798 is P/D/F.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.820[J]
|
Writing: Science, Technology, and Society
|
Examination of different "voices" used to consider issues of scientific, technological, and social concern. Students write frequently and choose among a variety of non-fiction forms: historical writing, social analysis, political criticism, and policy reports. Instruction in expressing ideas clearly and in organizing a thesis-length work. Reading and writing on three case studies drawn from the history of science; the cultural study of technology and science; and policy issues.
| true |
Spring
|
Graduate
|
3-0-9
|
21H.991
|
STS.477[J]
| false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.822
|
Science Writing Thesis Development and Workshop
|
Develops abilities to produce long-form pieces of science-based journalism, with a focus on constructing multiple narratives, source building and interview techniques, rewriting and working with editors. Students also hone their ability to shape their classmates' work.
| true |
Fall
|
Graduate
|
3-0-9
|
None. Coreq: 21W.THG
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.823
|
Lab Experience for Science Writers
|
During the fall or IAP, students conduct 20 hours of observation in a lab of their choosing that is outside their previous scientific experience. Participation in the work of the lab encouraged. In the spring, students make an in-class presentation and submit a written report of publication quality. Preference to students in the Graduate Program in Science Writing.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring
|
Graduate
|
0-2-1
|
21W.825
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.824
|
Making Documentary: Audio, Video, and More
|
Focuses on the technical demands of long-form storytelling in sound and picture. Students build practical writing and production skills through a series of assignments: still photo-text works, audio-only documentaries, short video projects (4-6 minutes), and a semester-long, team-produced video science documentary (12-15 minutes). Readings, screenings and written work hone students' analytical capacity. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments. Students from the Graduate Program in Science Writing center their work on topics in science, technology, engineering, and/or medicine. Limited to 7.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Graduate
|
3-6-3
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.825
|
Advanced Science Writing Seminar I
|
First term of year-long graduate sequence in science writing offers students intensive workshops and critiques of their own writing, and that of published books, articles, and essays; discussions of ethical and professional issues; study of science and scientists in historical and social context; analysis of recent events in science and technology. Emphasis throughout on developing skills and habits of mind that enable the science writer to tackle scientifically formidable material and write about it for ordinary readers. Topics include the tools of research, conceived in its broadest sense- including interviewing, websites, archives, scientific journal articles; science journalism, including culture of the newsroom and magazine-style journalism; science essays. Considerable attention to science writing's audiences, markets, and publics and the special requirements of each.
| true |
Fall
|
Graduate
|
6-0-18
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.826
|
Advanced Science Writing Seminar II
|
Topics include research for writers, science journalism, and essays; literary science writing, and the social and historical context of science and technology. Includes seminars, lectures, and student writing workshops. Special emphasis on the science essay and on literary and imaginative science writing that employs traditionally fictive devices in nonfiction, including scene-setting and storytelling. Assignments cover science essays, writing on particular disciplines, and investigative and critical science journalism.
| true |
Spring
|
Graduate
|
3-0-9
|
21W.825 or permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.890
|
Short Attention Span Documentary
|
Focuses on the production of short (1- to 5-minute) digital video documentaries: a form of non-fiction filmmaking that has proliferated in recent years due to the ubiquity of palm-sized and mobile phone cameras and the rise of web-based platforms, such as YouTube. Students shoot, edit, workshop and revise a series of short videos meant to engage audiences in a topic, introduce them to new ideas, and/or persuade them. Screenings and discussions cover key principles of documentary film - narrative, style, pace, point of view, argument, character development - examining how they function and change in short format. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 16.
| true |
Fall
|
Graduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.892
|
Science Writing Internship
|
Field placements tailored to the individual backgrounds of the students enrolled, involving varying degrees of faculty participation and supervision.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer
|
Graduate
|
0-12-0 [P/D/F]
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.898
|
Graduate Independent Study in Writing
|
Opportunity for advanced independent study of writing under regular supervision by a faculty member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and a final report.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring
|
Graduate
|
rranged
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.899
|
Graduate Independent Study in Writing
|
Opportunity for advanced independent study of writing under regular supervision by a faculty member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and a final report.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring
|
Graduate
|
rranged [P/D/F]
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.S60
|
Special Subject: Writing
|
Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.S61
|
Special Subject: Writing
|
Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.S62
|
Special Subject: Writing
|
Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.S63
|
Special Subject: Writing
|
Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.S96
|
Special Subject: Writing
|
Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.
| true |
Spring
|
Graduate
|
rranged
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.S97
|
Special Subject: Writing
|
Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.
| true |
Spring
|
Graduate
|
rranged
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.S98
|
Special Subject: Writing
|
Seminar or lecture on a topic that is not covered in the regular curriculum.
| true |
Spring
|
Graduate
|
rranged
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.THT
|
Writing Pre-Thesis Tutorial
|
Definition of and early stage work on a thesis project leading to 21W.THU. Taken during the first term of a student's two-term commitment to the thesis project. Student works closely with an individual faculty tutor. Required of all students pursuing a full major in Course 21W. Joint majors register for 21.THT.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.THU
|
Writing Program Thesis
|
Completion of work on the senior major thesis under the supervision of a faculty tutor. Includes oral presentation of the thesis progress early in the term, assembling and revising the final text, and a final meeting with a committee of faculty evaluators to discuss the successes and limitations of the project. Required of students pursuing a full major in Course 21W. Joint majors register for 21.THU.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged
|
21W.THT
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.THG
|
Graduate Thesis
|
Research and writing of thesis in consultation with faculty, including individual meetings and group seminars, undertaken over the course of one year.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer
|
Graduate
|
3-0-9
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.UR
|
Research in Writing
|
Individual participation in an ongoing research project. For students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged [P/D/F]
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21W.URG
|
Research in Writing
|
Individual participation in an ongoing research project. For students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged
|
, )
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21.00
|
SHASS Exploration
|
Provides a better understanding of what the humanities, arts, and social sciences at MIT are all about. Each week, a different faculty member from a SHASS unit discusses their research, giving students a sense of what they might expect from a major, minor, or concentration in their field. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first year students.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
1-0-0 [P/D/F]
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21.01
|
Compass Course: Moral and Social Questions about the Human Condition (New)
|
Provides an introduction to analytic inquiry and active debate about persistent moral and social questions concerning the human experience; a shared conversation on these questions across the diverse students and departments at MIT; and a collective engagement with historical and contemporary work in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. The main objectives of this subject are to provide students with opportunities to begin developing and practicing the skills and habits of mind needed for lifelong reflection and conversations with others on the normative foundations of social and human life. Lectures are offered online; in-class time is dedicated to recitations, exercises, and group discussion. Limited to 18 per section.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-9
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
Elective
|
CI-H
|
21.THT
|
Humanities Pre-Thesis Tutorial
|
Definition of and early-stage work on thesis project leading to 21.THU Undergraduate Thesis in Humanities. Taken during the first term of the student's two-term commitment to the thesis project. Student works closely with an individual faculty tutor. Required for all students in Course 21, and those doing 21-E and 21-S degrees, for whom the thesis is a degree requirement.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged
|
As specified for particular field
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21.THU
|
Undergraduate Thesis in Humanities
|
Completion of work on the senior major thesis under supervision of a faculty tutor. Includes oral presentation of thesis progress early in the term, assembling and revising the final text, and meeting at the close with a committee of faculty evaluators to discuss the successes and limitations of the project. Required for most students in Course 21 and those doing 21-E and 21-S degrees.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged
|
21.THT
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21.UR
|
Undergraduate Research in Humanities
|
Individual participation in an ongoing research project. For students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged [P/D/F]
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
21.URG
|
Research in Humanities
|
Individual participation in an ongoing research project. For students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
| true |
Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer
|
Undergraduate
|
rranged
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
22.00
|
Introduction to Modeling and Simulation
|
Basic concepts of computer modeling and simulation in science and engineering. Uses techniques and software for simulation, data analysis and visualization. Continuum, mesoscale, atomistic and quantum methods used to study fundamental and applied problems in physics, chemistry, materials science, mechanics, engineering, and biology. Examples drawn from the disciplines above are used to understand or characterize complex structures and materials, and complement experimental observations.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
4-0-8
|
18.03 or permission of instructor
| null | false | false | true |
False
|
False
|
False
|
22.001
|
Introduction to Undergraduate Research I (New)
|
Provides instruction in communication and basic research skills needed for effective undergraduate research. Addresses a wide range of communication, from within the research group to formal papers and presentations. Basic research skills include time management, building strong relationships with research advisors and lab groups, and cultivating the habit of regular self-reflection. Current participation in a UROP within the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department or Plasma Science and Fusion Center is strongly recommended. Limited to 25. Preference to students accepted into the FUSars program, followed by students UROPing on any nuclear-related project.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
1-0-2 [P/D/F]
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
22.002
|
Introduction to Undergraduate Research II (New)
|
Instruction in formal communications for undergraduate research, particularly preparing journal manuscripts. Students practice self-reflection and motivation skills to enable independent research. Provides foundation to build and maintain professional networks. Current participation in a UROP within the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department or Plasma Science and Fusion Center with one term of prior experience is strongly recommended. Limit to 25. Preference to students accepted into the FUSars program, followed by students UROPing on any nuclear-related project.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
1-0-2 [P/D/F]
|
22.001
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
22.003
|
NEET Seminar: Renewable Energy Machines
|
Seminar for students enrolled in the Renewable Energy Machines NEET thread. Focuses on topics around renewable energy via guest lectures and research discussions.
| true |
Fall, Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
1-0-2 [P/D/F]
|
Permission of instructor
| null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
22.01
|
Introduction to Nuclear Engineering and Ionizing Radiation
|
Provides an introduction to fundamental concepts in nuclear science and its engineering applications. Describes basic nuclear structure, radioactivity, nuclear reactions, and kinematics. Covers the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter, emphasizing radiation detection, shielding, and radiation effects on human health and materials. Presents energy systems based on fission and fusion nuclear reactions, as well as industrial and medical applications of nuclear science.
| true |
Fall
|
Undergraduate
|
3-1-8
| null | null | false | false | true |
False
|
False
|
False
|
22.011
|
Nuclear Engineering: Science, Systems, and Society
|
Discusses the field of nuclear science and engineering, including technologies essential to combating climate change and ensuring human health and well-being. Introduces and provides beginner-level experience with programming, radiation, detection, nuclear physics, and nuclear engineering. Students work on projects such as building radiation-sensing robots to navigate a maze of radioactive sources using autonomous navigation via machine learning. No previous experience with electronics, building robots, programming, or nuclear science required. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first-year students. Limited to 20. Preference to first-year undergraduates.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
1-0-2 [P/D/F]
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
22.015
|
Radiation and Life: Applications of Radiation Sources in Medicine, Research, and Industry
|
Introduces students to the basics of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation; radiation safety and protection; and an overview of the variety of health physics applications, especially as it pertains to the medical field and to radioactive materials research in academia. Presents basic physics of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, known effects of the human body, and the techniques to measure those effects. Common radiation-based medical imaging techniques and therapies discussed. Projects, demonstrations, and experiments introduce students to standard techniques and practices in typical medical and MIT research lab environments where radiation is used. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first-year students. Limited to 10. Preference to first-year students.
| true |
Spring
|
Undergraduate
|
3-0-0 [P/D/F]
| null | null | false | false | false |
False
|
False
|
False
|
22.016
|
Seminar in Fusion and Plasma Physics
|
Discusses the challenges and opportunities on the path to fusion energy through a range of plasma and fusion energy topics, including discussion of the global energy picture, basic plasma physics, the physics of fusion, fusion reactors, tokamaks, and inertial confinement facilities. Covers why nuclear science, computer science, and materials are so important for fusion, and how students can take next steps to study fusion while at MIT. Includes tours of laboratories at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first-year students. Limited to 20. Preference to first years and sophomores majoring in Course 22.
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Fall
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Undergraduate
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1-0-0 [P/D/F]
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False
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False
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False
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22.017
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Nuclear in the News
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Covers the state of nuclear energy and technologies in popular media and current events. Topics include: modern-day Chernobyl, advances in fission reactor building, and the corporate use of fusion devices. Discussions guided by student interest and questions. Includes presentations by expert faculty in nuclear science and engineering. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first-year students.
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Fall
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Undergraduate
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1-0-1 [P/D/F]
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False
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False
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False
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22.02
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Introduction to Applied Nuclear Physics
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Covers basic concepts of nuclear physics with emphasis on nuclear structure and interactions of radiation with matter. Topics include elementary quantum theory; nuclear forces; shell structure of the nucleus; alpha, beta and gamma radioactive decays; interactions of nuclear radiations (charged particles, gammas, and neutrons) with matter; nuclear reactions; fission and fusion.
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Spring
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Undergraduate
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5-0-7
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False
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False
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False
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22.022
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Quantum Technology and Devices
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Examines the unique features of quantum theory to generate technologies with capabilities beyond any classical device. Introduces fundamental concepts in applied quantum mechanics, tools and applications of quantum technology, with a focus on quantum information processing beyond quantum computation. Includes discussion of quantum devices and experimental platforms drawn from active research in academia and industry. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
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Spring
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Undergraduate
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3-0-9
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8.04, 22.02, or permission of instructor
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False
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False
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False
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22.03[J]
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Introduction to Design Thinking and Rapid Prototyping
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Focuses on design thinking, an iterative process that uses divergent and convergent thinking to approach design problems and prototype and test solutions. Includes experiences in creativity, problem scoping, and rapid prototyping skills. Skills are built over the course of the semester through design exercises and projects. Enrollment limited; preference to Course 22 & Course 3 majors and minors, and NEET students.
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Fall
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Undergraduate
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2-2-2
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3.0061[J]
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False
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False
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False
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22.033
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Nuclear Systems Design Project
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Group design project involving integration of nuclear physics, particle transport, control, heat transfer, safety, instrumentation, materials, environmental impact, and economic optimization. Provides opportunity to synthesize knowledge acquired in nuclear and non-nuclear subjects and apply this knowledge to practical problems of current interest in nuclear applications design. Past projects have included using a fusion reactor for transmutation of nuclear waste, design and implementation of an experiment to predict and measure pebble flow in a pebble bed reactor, and development of a mission plan for a manned Mars mission including the conceptual design of a nuclear powered space propulsion system and power plant for the Mars surface, a lunar/Martian nuclear power station and the use of nuclear plants to extract oil from tar sands. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
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Fall
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Undergraduate
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3-0-12
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False
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False
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False
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22.039
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Integration of Reactor Design, Operations, and Safety
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Covers the integration of reactor physics and engineering sciences into nuclear power plant design, focusing on designs projected to be used in the first half of this century. Topics include materials issues in plant design and operations, aspects of thermal design, fuel depletion and fission-product poisoning, and temperature effects on reactivity. Addresses safety considerations in regulations and operations, such as the evolution of the regulatory process, the concept of defense in depth, general design criteria, accident analysis, probabilistic risk assessment, and risk-informed regulations. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
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Fall
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Undergraduate
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3-2-7
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22.05 and 22.06
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False
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False
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False
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22.04[J]
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Social Problems of Nuclear Energy
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Surveys the major social challenges for nuclear energy. Topics include the ability of nuclear power to help mitigate climate change; challenges associated with ensuring nuclear safety; the effects of nuclear accidents; the management of nuclear waste; the linkages between nuclear power and nuclear weapons, the consequences of nuclear war; and political challenges to the safe and economic regulation of the nuclear industry. Weekly readings presented from both sides of the debate, followed by in-class discussions. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. Limited to 18.
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Fall
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Undergraduate
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3-0-9
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STS.084[J]
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False
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Social Sciences
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False
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