chaseharmon/MIT_Course_Catalog · Datasets at Hugging Face

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4.S55	Special Subject: Digital Fabrication	Seminar or lecture on a topic in computation and design that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	IAP, Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.S56	Special Subject: Shape Grammars	Seminar or lecture on a topic in computation and design that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	Fall, Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.601	Introduction to Art History	Introduction to the history and interpretation of western art in a global context that explores painting, graphic arts and sculpture from the 15th century to the present. Engages diverse methodological perspectives to examine changing conceptions of art and the artist, and to investigate the plural meaning of artworks within the larger contexts of culture and history.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	4-0-8	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
4.602	Modern Art and Mass Culture	Introduction to theories of modernism and postmodernism and their related forms (roughly 18th century to present) in art and design. Focuses on how artists use the tension between fine art and mass culture to critique both. Examines visual art in a range of genres, from painting to design objects and "relational aesthetics." Works of art are viewed in their interaction with advertising, caricature, comics, graffiti, television, fashion, "primitive" art, propaganda, and networks on the internet. Additional work required of students taking graduate version.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	4-0-8	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	CI-H
4.603	Understanding Modern Architecture	Examines modern architecture, art, and design in the context of the political, economic, aesthetic, and cultural changes that occurred in the twentieth century. Presents foundational debates about social and technological aspects of modern architecture and the continuation of those debates into contemporary architecture. Incorporates varied techniques of historical and theoretical analysis to interpret exemplary objects, buildings, and cities of modernity. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Preference to Course 4 majors and minors.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
4.604	Understanding Modern Architecture	Examines modern architecture, art, and design in the context of the political, economic, aesthetic, and cultural changes that occurred in the twentieth century. Presents foundational debates about social and technological aspects of modern architecture and the continuation of those debates into contemporary architecture. Incorporates varied techniques of historical and theoretical analysis to interpret exemplary objects, buildings, and cities of modernity. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Preference to Course 4 majors.	true	Fall, Spring, Fall, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
4.605	A Global History of Architecture	Provides an outline of the history of architecture and urbanism from ancient times to the early modern period. Analyzes buildings as the products of culture and in relation to the special problems of architectural design. Stresses the geopolitical context of buildings and in the process familiarizes students with buildings, sites and cities from around the world. Additional work required of graduate students.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	4-0-8	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
4.607	Thinking About Architecture: In History and At Present	Studies the interrelationship of theory, history, and practice. Looks at theory not as specialized discourse relating only to architecture, but as touching on many issues, whether they be cultural, aesthetic, philosophical, or professional. Topics and examples are chosen from a wide range of materials, from classical antiquity to today.	false	Fall	Graduate	rranged	4.645 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.608	Seminar in the History of Art, Architecture, and Design	Examination of historical method in art, design, and/or architecture, focusing on periods and problems determined by the research interest of the faculty member leading the seminar. Emphasizes critical reading and viewing and direct tutorial guidance. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Limited to 15.	false	Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.609	Seminar in the History of Art, Architecture, and Design	Examination of historical method in art, design, and/or architecture, focusing on periods and problems determined by the research interest of the faculty member leading the seminar. Emphasizes critical reading and viewing and direct tutorial guidance. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Limited to 15.	false	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
4.612	Islamic Architecture and the Environment	Studies how Islamic architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning reflect and transform environmental processes in various regions and climates of the Islamic world, from Andalusia to Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Using systematic approaches to environmental data collection and analysis, examines strategies behind the design of selected architectural elements and landscape design types, ranging in scale from the fountain to the garden, courtyard, city, and agrarian region. Critically explores cultural interpretations of Islamic environmental design (e.g., paradise gardens), as they developed over time in ways that enrich, modify, or obscure their historical significance.	true	Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.614	Building Islam	Examines the history of Islamic architecture and culture spanning fifteen centuries on three continents - Asia, Africa, Europe. Students study a number of representative examples, from the 7th century House of the Prophet to the current high-rises of Dubai, in conjunction with their urban, social, political, and intellectual environments at the time of their construction. Limited to 18.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
4.616	Culture and Architecture	Seminar on how culture interacts with architecture. Analyzes architecture as a conveyor of messages that transcend stylistic, formal, and iconographic concerns to include an assessment of disciplinary, political, ideological, social, and cultural factors. Critically reviews methodologies and theoretical premises of studies on culture and meaning. Focuses on examples from Islamic history and establishes historical and theoretical frameworks for investigation. Limited to 16.	true	Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.617	Advanced Study in Islamic Urban History	Seminar on selected topics from the history of Islamic urbanism. Examines patterns of settlement, urbanization, development, and architectural production in various places and periods, ranging from the formative period in the 7th century to the new cities emerging today. Discusses the leading factors in shaping and transforming urban forms, design imperatives, cultural and economic structures, and social and civic attitudes. Critically analyzes the body of literature on Islamic urbanism. Research paper required. Limited to 12.	false	Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.619	Historiography of Islamic Art and Architecture	Critical review of literature on Islamic art and architecture in the last two centuries. Analyzes the cultural, disciplinary, and theoretical contours of the field and highlights the major figures that have influenced its evolution. Challenges the tacit assumptions and biases of standard studies of Islamic art and architecture and addresses historiographic and critical questions concerning how knowledge of a field is defined, produced, and reproduced. Limited to 12.	false	Fall	Graduate	3-0-9	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.621	Orientalism, Colonialism, and Representation	Seminar on the politics of representation with special focus on Orientalist traditions in architecture, art, literature, and scholarship. Critically analyzes pivotal texts, projects, and artworks that reflected the encounters between the West and the Orient from Antiquity to the present. Discusses how political, ideological, and religious attitudes informed the construction and reproduction of Western knowledge about the Islamic world as well as revisionist Eastern self-representations. Research paper required. Limited to 16.	true	Fall	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.624	Dwelling & Building: Cities in the Global South	Examines the contemporary challenges and history of city planning on three continents - Africa, Asia, and South America. Students study a number of city plans, from the 'informal' settlements of Delhi and Nairobi, the modernist master plans of Brasilia and Baghdad, to climate action plans in various cities. Explores the relationship between dwelling and building in the design of cities, in conjunction with the environmental, social, political, and intellectual environments at the time of their planning. Open to both undergraduate and graduate students. MArch students can register for 9 credits.	true	Fall	Graduate	rranged	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.634	Early Modern Architecture and Art	Presents a history, from the 14th through the early 17th century, of architectural practice and design, as well as visual culture in Europe with an emphasis on Italy. Topics include the production and reception of buildings and artworks; the significance of a reinvigorated interest in antiquity; and representation of the individual, the state, and other institutions.Examines a variety of interpretive methods. Graduate students are expected to complete additional assignments.	true	Spring	Graduate	rranged	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.635	Early Modern Architecture and Art	Presents a history, from the 14th through the early 17th century, of architectural practice and design, as well as visual culture in Europe with an emphasis on Italy. Topics include the production and reception of buildings and artworks; the significance of a reinvigorated interest in antiquity; and representation of the individual, the state, and other institutions.Examines a variety of interpretive methods. Graduate students are expected to complete additional assignments.	true	Spring, Fall, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall	Graduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
4.636	Topics in European Medieval Architecture and Art	Investigates architecture and art in medieval Europe, including significant monuments, art objects, themes, and developments from late antiquity through the rise of European cities in the 13th century. Considers a variety of media, ranging from stone- and metalwork to parchment and glass. Topics include sacred places and spaces; pilgrimage; relics and souvenirs; iconoclasm; questions of materiality, agency, and the power associated with objects; nature and magic; visions; medieval conceptions of temporality; and the construct of feudalism. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
4.637	Topics in European Medieval Architecture and Art	Investigates architecture and art in medieval Europe, including significant monuments, art objects, themes, and developments from late antiquity through the rise of European cities in the 13th century. Considers a variety of media, ranging from stone- and metalwork to parchment and glass. Topics include sacred places and spaces; pilgrimage; relics and souvenirs; iconoclasm; questions of materiality, agency, and the power associated with objects; nature and magic; visions; medieval conceptions of temporality; and the construct of feudalism. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.	true	Spring	Graduate	rranged	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.640	Advanced Study in Critical Theory of Architecture	Seminar on a selected topic in critical theory. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written report.	true	Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.641	19th-Century Art: Painting in the Age of Steam	Investigation of visual culture in the nineteenth century with an emphasis on Western Europe, the United States, and Japan. Topics include art and industry, artists and urban experience, empire and its image, and artistic responses to new technologies from the telegraph to the steam engine to the great refractor telescope. Strikes a balance between historical and contemporary critical perspectives to assess art's engagement with the social and political experience of modernity. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Limited to 15.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
4.644	19th-Century Art: Painting in the Age of Steam	Investigation of visual culture in the nineteenth century with an emphasis on Western Europe, the United States, and Japan. Topics include art and industry, artists and urban experience, empire and its image, and artistic responses to new technologies from the telegraph to the steam engine to the great refractor telescope. Strikes a balance between historical and contemporary critical perspectives to assess art's engagement with the social and political experience of modernity. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Limited to 15.	true	Fall, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall	Graduate	rranged	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.645	Selected Topics in Architecture: 1750 to the Present	General study of modern architecture as a response to important technological, cultural, environmental, aesthetic, and theoretical challenges after the European Enlightenment. Focus on the theoretical, historiographic, and design approaches to architectural problems encountered in the age of industrial and post-industrial expansion across the globe, with specific attention to the dominance of European modernism in setting the agenda for the discourse of a global modernity at large. Explores modern architectural history through thematic exposition rather than as simple chronological succession of ideas.	true	Spring	Graduate	3-0-6	4.210 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.646	Advanced Study in the History of Modern Architecture and Urbanism	Seminar in a selected topic in the history of modern architecture and urbanism. Oral presentations and research paper required.	true	Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.647	Technopolitics, Culture, Intervention	Examines the manner in which key theories of technology have influenced architectural and art production in terms of their "humanizing" claims. Students test theories of technology on the grounds of whether technology is good or bad for humans. Limited to 15; preference to MArch students.	false	Fall	Graduate	rranged	4.645 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.648[J]	Resonance: Sonic Experience, Science, and Art	Examines the sonic phenomena and experiences that motivate scientific, humanistic, and artistic practices. Explores the aesthetic and technical aspects of how we hear; measure or describe vibrations; record, compress, and distribute resonating materials; and how we ascertain what we know about the world through sound. Although the focus is on sound as an aesthetic, social, and scientific object, the subject also investigates how resonance is used in the analysis of acoustics, architecture, and music theory. Students make a sonic artifact and written report reflecting research as a final requirement. Students taking graduate version complete assignments aligned with their graduate research.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21A.507[J]	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
4.649[J]	Resonance: Sonic Experience, Science, and Art	Examines the sonic phenomena and experiences that motivate scientific, humanistic, and artistic practices. Explores the aesthetic and technical aspects of how we hear; measure or describe vibrations; record, compress, and distribute resonating materials; and how we ascertain what we know about the world through sound. Although the focus is on sound as an aesthetic, social, and scientific object, the subject also investigates how resonance is used in the analysis of acoustics, architecture, and music theory. Students make a sonic artifact and written report reflecting research as a final requirement. Students taking graduate version complete assignments aligned with their graduate research.	true	Fall	Graduate	3-0-9	null	21A.519[J]	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.650	A Global History of Architecture	Provides an outline of the history of architecture and urbanism from ancient times to the early modern period. Analyzes buildings as the products of culture and in relation to the special problems of architectural design. Stresses the geopolitical context of buildings and in the process familiarizes students with buildings, sites and cities from around the world. Additional work required of graduate students.	true	Spring	Graduate	4-0-8	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.651	Art Since 1940	Critical examination of major developments in European, Asian, and American art from 1940 to the present. Surveys the mainstream of art production but also examines marginal phenomena (feminism, identity politics, AIDS activism, net art) that come to change the terms of art's engagements with civic culture. Visits to area art museums and writing assignments develop skills for visual analysis and critical writing.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	False
4.652	Modern Art and Mass Culture	Introduction to theories of modernism and postmodernism and their related forms (roughly 18th century to present) in art and design. Focuses on how artists use the tension between fine art and mass culture to critique both. Examines visual art in a range of genres, from painting to design objects and "relational aesthetics." Works of art are viewed in their interaction with advertising, caricature, comics, graffiti, television, fashion, "primitive" art, propaganda, and networks on the internet. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version.	false	Fall	Graduate	rranged	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.654	Media Theory	Examines historical positions in what has been known as "media theory," engaging the tensions that vex current modes of production. Explores the broad panoply of bottom-up media content generation in its confrontation with proprietary media platforms, and measures contemporary digital narrative forms against the expanded cinematic theories of the past. Discussions focus on how the rich literature of media theory might accommodate gaming, XR, interactive immersive installations, and other contemporary phantasmagoria.	true	Spring	Graduate	rranged	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.657	Design: The History of Making Things	Examines themes in the history of design, with emphasis on Euro-American theory and practice in their global contexts. Addresses the historical design of communications, objects, and environments as meaningful processes of decision-making, adaptation, and innovation. Critically assesses the dynamic interaction of design with politics, economics, technology, and culture in the past and at present. Limited to 36.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	5-0-7	null	null	false	false	false	False	Arts	CI-H
4.661	Theory and Method in the Study of Architecture and Art	Studies theoretical and historiographical works pertaining to the fields of art and architectural history. Members of seminar pursue work designed to examine their own presuppositions and methods. Preference to PhD and other advanced students.	true	Fall	Graduate	3-0-9	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.674[J]	French Photography	Introduces students to the world of French photography from its invention in the 1820s to the present. Provides exposure to major photographers and images of the French tradition and encourages students to explore the social and cultural roles and meanings of photographs. Designed to help students navigate their own photo-saturated worlds; provides opportunity to gain practical experience in photography. Taught in English. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	21G.049[J], 21H.145[J]	false	false	false	False	Arts	CI-H
4.675	Collect, Classify, Consume	Historical study of collecting from the Renaissance to the present. Addresses the practices of collecting and display at the both the individual and institutional level, and analyzes their social, aesthetic, scientific, political and economic dimensions. Specific themes vary from year to year. Offered for 9 or 12 units. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Limited to 15.	true	Spring	Graduate	rranged	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.677	Advanced Study in the History of Art	Seminar in a selected topic in the history of art, with a particular emphasis on developments from the 18th century to the present. Includes short field trips to museums and collections. Oral presentations and research paper required. Offered for 9 or 12 units. Limited to 15.	true	Fall	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.684	Preparation for HTC Major Exam	Required of doctoral students in HTC as a prerequisite for work on the doctoral dissertation. The Major Exam covers a historically broad area of interest and includes components of history, historiography, and theory. Preparation for the exam will focus on four or five themes agreed upon in advance by the student and the examiner, and are defined by their area of teaching interest. Work is done in consultation with HTC faculty, in accordance with the HTC PhD Degree Program Guidelines. Restricted to HTC PhD students.	true	Fall, Spring	Graduate	1-0-26	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.685	Preparation for HTC Minor Exam	Required of doctoral students in HTC as a prerequisite for work on the doctoral dissertation. The Minor Exam focuses on a specific area of specialization through which the student might develop their particular zone of expertise. Work is done in consultation with HTC faculty, in accordance with the HTC PhD Degree Program Guidelines. Restricted to HTC PhD students.	true	Fall, Spring	Graduate	1-0-14	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.686	SMArchS AKPIA Pre-Thesis Preparation	Preliminary study in preparation for the thesis for the SMArchS degree in the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture. Topics include literature search, precedents examination, thesis structure and typologies, and short writing exercise.	true	Spring	Graduate	0-1-2 [P/D/F]	4.221 and (4.619 or 4.621)	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.687	SMArchS HTC Pre-Thesis Preparation	Preliminary study in preparation for the thesis for the SMArchS degree in History, Theory and Criticism. Topics include literature search, precedents examination, thesis structure and typologies, and short writing exercise.	true	Spring	Graduate	0-1-2 [P/D/F]	4.221 and 4.661	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.689	Preparation for History, Theory, and Criticism - Ph.D. Thesis	Required for doctoral students in HTC as a prerequisite for work on the doctoral dissertation. Prior to candidacy, doctoral students are required to write and orally defend a proposal laying out the scope of their thesis, its significance, a survey of existing research and literature, the methods of research to be adopted, a bibliography and plan of work. Work is done in consultation with HTC Faculty, in accordance with the HTC PhD Degree Program guidelines. Restricted to HTC PhD students.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer	Graduate	rranged [P/D/F]	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.691	Independent Study in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art	Supplementary work on individual or group basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring	Undergraduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.692	Independent Study in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art	Supplementary work on individual or group basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall	Graduate	rranged [P/D/F]	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.693	Independent Study in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art	Supplementary work on individual basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.694	Independent Study in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art	Supplementary work on individual basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall	Graduate	rranged [P/D/F]	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.S60	Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art	Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of architecture and art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	rranged	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.S61	Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art	Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of architecture and art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	IAP, Spring	Undergraduate	rranged [P/D/F]	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.S62	Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art	Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of architecture and art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.S63	Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art	Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of architecture and art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	Fall, Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.S64	Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art	Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of architecture and art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	Fall	Graduate	rranged [P/D/F]	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.S65	Special Subject: Advanced Study in Islamic Architecture	Seminar or lecture on a topic in Islamic or non-western architecture that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	Fall	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.S66	Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Art	Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.S67	Special Subject: Study in Modern Art	Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of modern art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.S68	Special Subject: Study in Modern Architecture	Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of modern architecture that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	Fall	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.S69	Special Subject: Advanced Study in the History of Urban Form	Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of urban form that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.	true	Fall, Spring	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.THG	Graduate Thesis	Program of research and writing of thesis; to be arranged by the student with supervising committee.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer	Graduate	rranged	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.THT[J]	Thesis Research Design Seminar	Designed for students writing a thesis in Urban Studies and Planning or Architecture. Develop research topics, review relevant research and scholarship, frame research questions and arguments, choose an appropriate methodology for analysis, and draft introductory and methodology sections.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	3-0-9	null	11.THT[J]	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.THU	Undergraduate Thesis	Program of thesis research leading to the writing of an SB thesis, to be arranged by the student and an appropriate MIT faculty member. Intended for seniors. 12 units recommended.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer	Undergraduate	rranged	11.THT	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.UR	Undergraduate Research in Design	Research and project activities, which cover the range represented by the various research interests and projects in the Department.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer	Undergraduate	rranged [P/D/F]	Permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
4.URG	Undergraduate Research in Design	Research and project activities, which cover the range represented by the various research interests and projects in the department. Students who wish a letter grade option for their work must register for 4.URG.	true	Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer	Undergraduate	rranged	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.000[J]	Dimensions of Geoengineering	Familiarizes students with the potential contributions and risks of using geoengineering technologies to control climate damage from global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Discusses geoengineering in relation to other climate change responses: reducing emissions, removing CO2 from the atmosphere, and adapting to the impacts of climate change. Limited to 100.	true	Fall	Graduate	2-0-4	null	1.850[J], 10.600[J], 11.388[J], 12.884[J], 15.036[J], 16.645[J]	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.002[J]	Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity	Covers the history of infectious diseases, basics of virology, immunology, and epidemiology, and ways in which diagnostic tests, vaccines, and antiviral therapies are currently designed and manufactured. Examines the origins of inequities in infection rates in society, and issues pertinent to vaccine safety. Final project explores how to create a more pandemic-resilient world. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first-year students. Preference to first-year students; all others should take HST.439.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	2-0-1	null	10.380[J], HST.438[J]	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.003[J]	Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity	Covers the history of infectious diseases, basics of virology, immunology, and epidemiology, and ways in which diagnostic tests, vaccines, and antiviral therapies are currently designed and manufactured. Examines the origins of inequities in infection rates in society, and issues pertinent to vaccine safety. Final project explores how to create a more pandemic-resilient world. HST.438 intended for first-year students; all others should take HST.439.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	2-0-1	null	8.245[J], 10.382[J], HST.439[J]	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.008[J]	Models of Molecular Systems: from Newtonian Mechanics to Machine Learning (New)	Seminar-style subject concentrating on modeling creatively while understanding the intrinsic limitations of modeling and alternative ways of envisioning the world. Addresses the purpose of models from different perspectives, with a focus on open-ended problems and creative solutions. Investigates ancient and contemporary approaches, starting with the limitations of Newtonian mechanics to treat molecular systems and solutions provided by statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics, including their use in computations and simulations, and Aristotle's approach. Also covers machine learning and its limitations. Foundational readings inform the analyses with applications including molecular science, color, motion, biology, and nature broadly. Work consists of weekly assignments, class participation, and a final project.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	2-0-7	null	10.09[J]	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.009[J]	Ocean Chemistry Change Laboratory (New)	Introduces marine chemistry and explores how human activity is aggressively modifying Earth's climate system. Familiarizes students with instrumentation, techniques, and concepts utilized to investigate the ocean. Through lab work, students apply general chemistry principles to marine systems and develop new understanding of specific research problems within ocean chemistry and biogeochemistry. Satisfies 3 units of Institute Laboratory credit.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	1-3-2	Chemistry (GIR)	12.314[J]	false	true	false	False	False	False
5.03	Principles of Inorganic Chemistry I	Presents principles of chemical bonding and molecular structure, and their application to the chemistry of representative elements of the periodic system.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	5-0-7	5.12	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.04	Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II	Systematic presentation of the chemical applications of group theory. Emphasis on the formal development of the subject and its applications to the physical methods of inorganic chemical compounds. Against the backdrop of electronic structure, the electronic, vibrational, and magnetic properties of transition metal complexes are presented and their investigation by the appropriate spectroscopy described.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	4-0-8	5.03	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.05	Principles of Inorganic Chemistry III	Principles of main group (s and p block) element chemistry with an emphasis on synthesis, structure, bonding, and reaction mechanisms.	true	Fall	Graduate	2-0-4	5.03; Coreq: 5.04	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.061	Principles of Organometallic Chemistry	A comprehensive treatment of organometallic compounds of the transition metals with emphasis on structure, bonding, synthesis, and mechanism.	true	Spring	Graduate	2-0-4	5.03	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.062	Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry	Delineates principles that form the basis for understanding how metal ions function in biology. Examples chosen from recent literature on a range of topics, including the global biogeochemical cycles of the elements; choice, uptake and assembly of metal-containing units; structure, function and biosynthesis of complex metallocofactors; electron-transfer and redox chemistry; atom and group transfer chemistry; protein tuning of metal properties; metalloprotein engineering and design; and applications to diagnosis and treatment of disease.	true	Fall	Graduate	2-0-4	5.03	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.064	Solid-state Materials Chemistry	Fundamentals of materials chemistry with a focus on solid-state materials. Builds upon ideas of band structure from a chemical perspective and progresses to physical properties, including magnetism and conductivity.	true	Spring	Graduate	3-0-3	5.03	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.065	Electrochemistry	Fundamentals of electrochemistry with an emphasis on physical principles, experimental techniques, and select applications. Builds from molecular-level theories of charge transfer reactions and double layer structure and progress to the use of electrochemistry as a method for characterizing redox properties, synthesizing materials, and interconverting electrical and chemical energy. Background in organic chemistry required.	true	Spring	Graduate	3-0-3	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.067	Crystal Structure Refinement	Practical aspects of crystal structure determination from data collection strategies to data reduction and basic and advanced refinement problems of organic and inorganic molecules.	true	Fall	Graduate	2-3-1	5.069 or permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.068	Physical Inorganic Chemistry	Discusses the physical methods used to probe the electronic and geometric structures of inorganic compounds, with additional techniques employed in the characterization of inorganic solids and surfaces. Includes vibrational spectroscopy, solid state and solution magnetochemical methods, Mossbauer spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, electrochemical methods, and a brief survey of surface techniques. Applications to current research problems in inorganic and solid-state chemistry.	true	Spring	Graduate	3-0-3	5.03 and 5.04	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.069	Crystal Structure Analysis	Introduction to X-ray crystallography: symmetry in real and reciprocal space, space and Laue groups, geometry of diffraction, structure factors, phase problem, direct and Patterson methods, electron density maps, structure refinement, crystal growth, powder methods, limits of diffraction methods, structure data bases.	true	Spring	Graduate	2-0-4	5.03 and 5.04	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.07[J]	Introduction to Biological Chemistry	Chemical and physical properties of the cell and its building blocks. Structures of proteins and principles of catalysis. The chemistry of organic/inorganic cofactors required for chemical transformations within the cell. Basic principles of metabolism and regulation in pathways, including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, fatty acid synthesis/degradation, pentose phosphate pathway, Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, DNA replication, and transcription and translation.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	5-0-7	5.12	20.507[J]	false	false	true	False	False	False
5.08[J]	Fundamentals of Chemical Biology	Spanning the fields of biology, chemistry, and engineering, this class introduces students to the principles of chemical biology and the application of chemical and physical methods and reagents to the study and manipulation of biological systems. Topics include nucleic acid structure, recognition, and manipulation; protein folding and stability, and proteostasis; bioorthogonal reactions and activity-based protein profiling; chemical genetics and small-molecule inhibitor screening; fluorescent probes for biological analysis and imaging; and unnatural amino acid mutagenesis. The class will also discuss the logic of dynamic post-translational modification reactions with an emphasis on chemical biology approaches for studying complex processes including glycosylation, phosphorylation, and lipidation. Students taking the graduate version are expected to explore the subject in greater depth.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	4-0-8	(Biology (GIR), 5.13, and (5.07 or 7.05)) or permission of instructor	7.08[J]	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.111	Principles of Chemical Science	Introduction to chemistry, with emphasis on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. Introduction to the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	5-0-7	null	null	false	false	false	Chemistry	False	False
5.112	Principles of Chemical Science	Introduction to chemistry for students who have taken two or more years of high school chemistry or who have earned a score of at least 4 on the ETS Advanced Placement Exam. Emphasis on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. Applications of basic principles to problems in metal coordination chemistry, organic chemistry, and biological chemistry.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	5-0-7	null	null	false	false	false	Chemistry	False	False
5.12	Organic Chemistry I	Introduction to organic chemistry. Development of basic principles to understand the structure and reactivity of organic molecules. Emphasis on substitution and elimination reactions and chemistry of the carbonyl group. Introduction to the chemistry of aromatic compounds.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	5-0-7	Chemistry (GIR)	null	false	false	true	False	False	False
5.13	Organic Chemistry II	Focuses on synthesis, structure determination, mechanism, and the relationships between structure and reactivity. Selected topics illustrate the role of organic chemistry in biological systems and in the chemical industry.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	5-0-7	5.12	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.24[J]	Archaeological Science	Pressing issues in archaeology as an anthropological science. Stresses the natural science and engineering methods archaeologists use to address these issues. Reconstructing time, space, and human ecologies provides one focus; materials technologies that transform natural materials to material culture provide another. Topics include 14C dating, ice core and palynological analysis, GIS and other remote sensing techniques for site location, organic residue analysis, comparisons between Old World and New World bronze production, invention of rubber by Mesoamerican societies, analysis and conservation of Dead Sea Scrolls.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	3-1-5	Chemistry (GIR) or Physics I (GIR)	3.985[J], 12.011[J]	false	false	false	False	Social Sciences	False
5.301	Chemistry Laboratory Techniques	Practical training in basic chemistry laboratory techniques. Intended to provide students with the skills necessary to undertake original research projects in chemistry. Limited to first-year students in IAP (application required); open to all students in spring (enrollment by lottery).	true	IAP	Undergraduate	1-4-1 [P/D/F]	Chemistry (GIR) and permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.302	Introduction to Experimental Chemistry	Illustrates fundamental principles of chemical science through practical experience with chemical phenomena. Students explore the theoretical concepts of chemistry through the experiments which informed their discovery, and make chemistry happen with activities that are intellectually stimulating and fun. Preference to first-year students.	true	IAP	Undergraduate	0-3-0 [P/D/F]	null	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.310	Laboratory Chemistry	Introduces experimental chemistry for students who are not majoring in Course 5. Principles and applications of chemical laboratory techniques, including preparation and analysis of chemical materials, measurement of pH, gas and liquid chromatography, visible-ultraviolet spectrophotometry, infrared spectroscopy, kinetics, data analysis, and elementary synthesis, are described, in addition to experimental design principles. Includes instruction and practice in written and oral communication to multiple audiences. Enrollment limited.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	2-7-3	None. Coreq: 5.12	null	true	false	false	False	False	False
5.351	Fundamentals of Spectroscopy	Students carry out an experiment that introduces fundamental principles of the most common types of spectroscopy, including UV-visible absorption and fluorescence, infrared, and nuclear magnetic resonance. Emphasizes principles of how light interacts with matter, a fundamental and hands-on understanding of how spectrometers work, and what can be learned through spectroscopy about prototype molecules and materials. Students record and analyze spectra of small organic molecules, native and denatured proteins, semiconductor quantum dots, and laser crystals. Satisfies 4 units of Institute Laboratory credit.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	1-2-1	Chemistry (GIR)	null	false	true	false	False	False	False
5.352	Synthesis of Coordination Compounds and Kinetics	Students carry out an experiment that provides an introduction to the synthesis of simple coordination compounds and chemical kinetics. Illustrates cobalt coordination chemistry and its transformations as detected by visible spectroscopy. Students observe isosbestic points in visible spectra, determine the rate and rate law, measure the rate constant at several temperatures, and derive the activation energy for the aquation reaction. Satisfies 5 units of Institute Laboratory credit.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	1-2-2	None. Coreq: 5.351	null	false	true	false	False	False	False
5.353	Macromolecular Prodrugs	Students carry out an experiment that builds skills in how to rationally design macromolecules for drug delivery based on fundamental principles of physical organic chemistry. Begins with conjugation of a drug molecule to a polymerizable group through a cleavable linker to generate a prodrug monomer. Continues with polymerization of monomer to produce macromolecular (i.e., polymer) prodrug; monomer and polymer prodrugs are fully characterized. Rate of drug release is measured and correlated to the size of the macromolecule as well as the structure of the cleavable linker. Satisfies 4 units of Institute Laboratory credit.	true	Fall, Spring	Undergraduate	1-2-1	None. Coreq: 5.12 and 5.352	null	false	true	false	False	False	False
5.361	Recombinant DNA Technology	Students explore the biochemical basis for the efficacy of a blockbuster drug: Gleevec, which is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia. Its target, Abl kinase, is produced in E. coli by recombinant DNA technology, purified using affinity chromatography, and analyzed with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, UV-vis spectroscopy, and a colorimetric assay. Natural mutations found in Gleevec-resistant cancer patients are introduced into the ABL1 proto-oncogene with PCR-based mutagenesis and analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	1-2-1	(5.07 or 7.05) and (5.310 or 5.352)	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.362	Cancer Drug Efficacy	Students probe the structural basis for the development of resistance to Gleevec by cancer patients. LC-MS is used to quantify the effect of Gleevec on catalysis by wild-type Abl kinase and a Gleevec-resistant variant (Module 4). Other potential drugs are tested as inhibitors of the Abl variant. Molecular graphics software is used to understand catalysis by Abl kinase, its inhibition by Gleevec, and the basis for drug resistance.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	1-2-2	(5.07 or 7.05) and (5.310 or 5.352); Coreq: 5.361	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.363	Organic Structure Determination	Introduces modern methods for the elucidation of the structure of organic compounds. Students carry out transition metal-catalyzed coupling reactions, based on chemistry developed in the Buchwald laboratory, using reactants of unknown structure. Students also perform full spectroscopic characterization - by proton and carbon NMR, IR, and mass spectrometry of the reactants - and carry out coupling products in order to identify the structures of each compound. Other techniques include transfer and manipulation of organic and organometallic reagents and compounds, separation by extraction, and purification by column chromatography. Satisfies 4 units of Institute Laboratory credit.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	1-2-1	5.12; Coreq: 5.13	null	false	true	false	False	False	False
5.371	Continuous Flow Chemistry: Sustainable Conversion of Reclaimed Vegetable Oil into Biodiesel	Presents the theoretical and practical fundamentals of continuous flow synthesis, wherein pumps, tubes, and connectors are used to conduct chemical reactions instead of flasks, beakers, etc. Focuses on a catalytic reaction that converts natural vegetable oil into biodiesel that can be used in a variety of combustion engines. Provides instruction in several important organic chemistry experimental techniques, including purification by extraction, rotary evaporation, acid-base titration, gas chromatography (GC), and 1H NMR.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	1-2-1	5.13 and 5.363	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.372	Chemistry of Renewable Energy	Introduces the electrochemical processes that underlie renewable energy storage and recovery. Students investigate charge transfer reactions at electrode surfaces that are critical to the operation of advanced batteries, fuel cells, and electrolyzers. Develops basic theory behind inner- and outer-sphere charge transfer reactions at interfaces and applies this theory to construct mechanistic models for important energy conversion reactions including the reduction of O2 to water and the reduction of protons to H2. Students will also synthesize new catalytic materials for these reactions and investigate their relative performance.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	1-2-1	5.03 and 5.352	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.373	Synthesis of Boron Heterocycles	Experimental module focused on the synthesis and characterization of boron heterocycles, which are used as chemical synthons for metal complexes, small-molecule activation (e.g., carbon dioxide), catalysis mediators, components of optoelectronic materials, monomers for polymeric systems, and molecular building blocks for photochemistry. Covers techniques such as glovebox and Schlenk line methods for synthesis in the absence of oxygen and water; ligand effects, filtration, reaction mixture concentration, and recrystallization under an inert atmosphere. Characterization methods include proton and boron NMR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and fluorescence measurements.	true	Fall	Undergraduate	1-2-1	5.03 and 5.363	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.381	Quantum Dots	Covers synthesis of a discrete size series of quantum dots, followed by synthesis of a single size of core/shell quantum dots utilizing air-free Schlenk manipulation of precursors. Uses characterization by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies to rationalize the compositional/size dependence of the shell on the electronic structure of the quantum dots. Students acquire time traces of the fluorescence of single core and core/shell quantum dots using single molecule spectroscopic tools. The fluorescence on/off blinking distribution observed will be fit to a standard model. Students use Matlab for computational modeling of the electron and hole wavefunction in core and core/shell quantum dots. Analyzes several commercial applications of quantum dot technologies.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	1-2-1	5.353 and 5.611	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.382	Time- and Frequency-resolved Spectroscopy of Photosynthesis	Uses time- and frequency-resolved fluorescence measurements to investigate photosynthetic light harvesting and energy transfer.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	1-2-2	5.611 and (5.07 or 7.05); Coreq: 5.361	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.383	Fast-flow Peptide and Protein Synthesis	Develops understanding of both the theory and practice of fundamental techniques in biological chemistry, including chemical reactivity (amide-bond formation, solid phase synthesis, disulfide bond formation, and protecting group chemistry); separation science for purification and analysis, such as preparative HPLC and MALDI-TOF MS; and protein structure-function relationships (protein folding and binding). Periodically, guest lecturers from the local biotech research community will describe practical applications in industry.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	1-2-1	5.363 and (5.07 or 7.05)	null	false	false	false	False	False	False
5.39	Research and Communication in Chemistry	Independent research under the direction of a member of the Chemistry Department faculty. Allows students with a strong interest in independent research to fulfill part of the laboratory requirement for the Chemistry Department Program in the context of a research laboratory at MIT. The research must be conducted on the MIT campus and be a continuation of a previous 12-unit UROP project or full-time work over the summer. Instruction and practice in written and oral communication is provided, culminating in a poster presentation of the work at the annual departmental UROP symposium and a research publication-style writeup of the results. Permission of the faculty research advisor and the Chemistry Education Office must be obtained in advance.	true	Spring	Undergraduate	2-12-6	An approved research experience and permission of instructor	null	false	false	false	False	False	False

4.S55

Special Subject: Digital Fabrication

Seminar or lecture on a topic in computation and design that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

IAP, Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.S56

Special Subject: Shape Grammars

Seminar or lecture on a topic in computation and design that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

Fall, Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.601

Introduction to Art History

Introduction to the history and interpretation of western art in a global context that explores painting, graphic arts and sculpture from the 15th century to the present. Engages diverse methodological perspectives to examine changing conceptions of art and the artist, and to investigate the plural meaning of artworks within the larger contexts of culture and history.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

4-0-8

null

false

False

Arts

False

4.602

Modern Art and Mass Culture

Introduction to theories of modernism and postmodernism and their related forms (roughly 18th century to present) in art and design. Focuses on how artists use the tension between fine art and mass culture to critique both. Examines visual art in a range of genres, from painting to design objects and "relational aesthetics." Works of art are viewed in their interaction with advertising, caricature, comics, graffiti, television, fashion, "primitive" art, propaganda, and networks on the internet. Additional work required of students taking graduate version.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

4-0-8

null

false

False

Arts

CI-H

4.603

Understanding Modern Architecture

Examines modern architecture, art, and design in the context of the political, economic, aesthetic, and cultural changes that occurred in the twentieth century. Presents foundational debates about social and technological aspects of modern architecture and the continuation of those debates into contemporary architecture. Incorporates varied techniques of historical and theoretical analysis to interpret exemplary objects, buildings, and cities of modernity. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Preference to Course 4 majors and minors.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

False

4.604

Understanding Modern Architecture

Examines modern architecture, art, and design in the context of the political, economic, aesthetic, and cultural changes that occurred in the twentieth century. Presents foundational debates about social and technological aspects of modern architecture and the continuation of those debates into contemporary architecture. Incorporates varied techniques of historical and theoretical analysis to interpret exemplary objects, buildings, and cities of modernity. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Preference to Course 4 majors.

true

Fall, Spring, Fall, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

Arts

False

4.605

A Global History of Architecture

Provides an outline of the history of architecture and urbanism from ancient times to the early modern period. Analyzes buildings as the products of culture and in relation to the special problems of architectural design. Stresses the geopolitical context of buildings and in the process familiarizes students with buildings, sites and cities from around the world. Additional work required of graduate students.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

4-0-8

null

false

False

Arts

False

4.607

Thinking About Architecture: In History and At Present

Studies the interrelationship of theory, history, and practice. Looks at theory not as specialized discourse relating only to architecture, but as touching on many issues, whether they be cultural, aesthetic, philosophical, or professional. Topics and examples are chosen from a wide range of materials, from classical antiquity to today.

false

Fall

Graduate

rranged

4.645 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.608

Seminar in the History of Art, Architecture, and Design

Examination of historical method in art, design, and/or architecture, focusing on periods and problems determined by the research interest of the faculty member leading the seminar. Emphasizes critical reading and viewing and direct tutorial guidance. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Limited to 15.

false

Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.609

Seminar in the History of Art, Architecture, and Design

Examination of historical method in art, design, and/or architecture, focusing on periods and problems determined by the research interest of the faculty member leading the seminar. Emphasizes critical reading and viewing and direct tutorial guidance. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Limited to 15.

false

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

Arts

False

4.612

Islamic Architecture and the Environment

Studies how Islamic architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning reflect and transform environmental processes in various regions and climates of the Islamic world, from Andalusia to Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Using systematic approaches to environmental data collection and analysis, examines strategies behind the design of selected architectural elements and landscape design types, ranging in scale from the fountain to the garden, courtyard, city, and agrarian region. Critically explores cultural interpretations of Islamic environmental design (e.g., paradise gardens), as they developed over time in ways that enrich, modify, or obscure their historical significance.

true

Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.614

Building Islam

Examines the history of Islamic architecture and culture spanning fifteen centuries on three continents - Asia, Africa, Europe. Students study a number of representative examples, from the 7th century House of the Prophet to the current high-rises of Dubai, in conjunction with their urban, social, political, and intellectual environments at the time of their construction. Limited to 18.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

False

4.616

Culture and Architecture

Seminar on how culture interacts with architecture. Analyzes architecture as a conveyor of messages that transcend stylistic, formal, and iconographic concerns to include an assessment of disciplinary, political, ideological, social, and cultural factors. Critically reviews methodologies and theoretical premises of studies on culture and meaning. Focuses on examples from Islamic history and establishes historical and theoretical frameworks for investigation. Limited to 16.

true

Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.617

Advanced Study in Islamic Urban History

Seminar on selected topics from the history of Islamic urbanism. Examines patterns of settlement, urbanization, development, and architectural production in various places and periods, ranging from the formative period in the 7th century to the new cities emerging today. Discusses the leading factors in shaping and transforming urban forms, design imperatives, cultural and economic structures, and social and civic attitudes. Critically analyzes the body of literature on Islamic urbanism. Research paper required. Limited to 12.

false

Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.619

Historiography of Islamic Art and Architecture

Critical review of literature on Islamic art and architecture in the last two centuries. Analyzes the cultural, disciplinary, and theoretical contours of the field and highlights the major figures that have influenced its evolution. Challenges the tacit assumptions and biases of standard studies of Islamic art and architecture and addresses historiographic and critical questions concerning how knowledge of a field is defined, produced, and reproduced. Limited to 12.

false

Fall

Graduate

3-0-9

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.621

Orientalism, Colonialism, and Representation

Seminar on the politics of representation with special focus on Orientalist traditions in architecture, art, literature, and scholarship. Critically analyzes pivotal texts, projects, and artworks that reflected the encounters between the West and the Orient from Antiquity to the present. Discusses how political, ideological, and religious attitudes informed the construction and reproduction of Western knowledge about the Islamic world as well as revisionist Eastern self-representations. Research paper required. Limited to 16.

true

Fall

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.624

Dwelling & Building: Cities in the Global South

Examines the contemporary challenges and history of city planning on three continents - Africa, Asia, and South America. Students study a number of city plans, from the 'informal' settlements of Delhi and Nairobi, the modernist master plans of Brasilia and Baghdad, to climate action plans in various cities. Explores the relationship between dwelling and building in the design of cities, in conjunction with the environmental, social, political, and intellectual environments at the time of their planning. Open to both undergraduate and graduate students. MArch students can register for 9 credits.

true

Fall

Graduate

rranged

null

false

False

4.634

Early Modern Architecture and Art

Presents a history, from the 14th through the early 17th century, of architectural practice and design, as well as visual culture in Europe with an emphasis on Italy. Topics include the production and reception of buildings and artworks; the significance of a reinvigorated interest in antiquity; and representation of the individual, the state, and other institutions.Examines a variety of interpretive methods. Graduate students are expected to complete additional assignments.

true

Spring

Graduate

rranged

null

false

False

4.635

Early Modern Architecture and Art

Presents a history, from the 14th through the early 17th century, of architectural practice and design, as well as visual culture in Europe with an emphasis on Italy. Topics include the production and reception of buildings and artworks; the significance of a reinvigorated interest in antiquity; and representation of the individual, the state, and other institutions.Examines a variety of interpretive methods. Graduate students are expected to complete additional assignments.

true

Spring, Fall, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall

Graduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

False

4.636

Topics in European Medieval Architecture and Art

Investigates architecture and art in medieval Europe, including significant monuments, art objects, themes, and developments from late antiquity through the rise of European cities in the 13th century. Considers a variety of media, ranging from stone- and metalwork to parchment and glass. Topics include sacred places and spaces; pilgrimage; relics and souvenirs; iconoclasm; questions of materiality, agency, and the power associated with objects; nature and magic; visions; medieval conceptions of temporality; and the construct of feudalism. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

False

4.637

Topics in European Medieval Architecture and Art

Investigates architecture and art in medieval Europe, including significant monuments, art objects, themes, and developments from late antiquity through the rise of European cities in the 13th century. Considers a variety of media, ranging from stone- and metalwork to parchment and glass. Topics include sacred places and spaces; pilgrimage; relics and souvenirs; iconoclasm; questions of materiality, agency, and the power associated with objects; nature and magic; visions; medieval conceptions of temporality; and the construct of feudalism. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.

true

Spring

Graduate

rranged

null

false

False

4.640

Advanced Study in Critical Theory of Architecture

Seminar on a selected topic in critical theory. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written report.

true

Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.641

19th-Century Art: Painting in the Age of Steam

Investigation of visual culture in the nineteenth century with an emphasis on Western Europe, the United States, and Japan. Topics include art and industry, artists and urban experience, empire and its image, and artistic responses to new technologies from the telegraph to the steam engine to the great refractor telescope. Strikes a balance between historical and contemporary critical perspectives to assess art's engagement with the social and political experience of modernity. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Limited to 15.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

False

4.644

19th-Century Art: Painting in the Age of Steam

Investigation of visual culture in the nineteenth century with an emphasis on Western Europe, the United States, and Japan. Topics include art and industry, artists and urban experience, empire and its image, and artistic responses to new technologies from the telegraph to the steam engine to the great refractor telescope. Strikes a balance between historical and contemporary critical perspectives to assess art's engagement with the social and political experience of modernity. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version. Limited to 15.

true

Fall, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall

Graduate

rranged

null

false

False

4.645

Selected Topics in Architecture: 1750 to the Present

General study of modern architecture as a response to important technological, cultural, environmental, aesthetic, and theoretical challenges after the European Enlightenment. Focus on the theoretical, historiographic, and design approaches to architectural problems encountered in the age of industrial and post-industrial expansion across the globe, with specific attention to the dominance of European modernism in setting the agenda for the discourse of a global modernity at large. Explores modern architectural history through thematic exposition rather than as simple chronological succession of ideas.

true

Spring

Graduate

3-0-6

4.210 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.646

Advanced Study in the History of Modern Architecture and Urbanism

Seminar in a selected topic in the history of modern architecture and urbanism. Oral presentations and research paper required.

true

Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.647

Technopolitics, Culture, Intervention

Examines the manner in which key theories of technology have influenced architectural and art production in terms of their "humanizing" claims. Students test theories of technology on the grounds of whether technology is good or bad for humans. Limited to 15; preference to MArch students.

false

Fall

Graduate

rranged

4.645 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.648[J]

Resonance: Sonic Experience, Science, and Art

Examines the sonic phenomena and experiences that motivate scientific, humanistic, and artistic practices. Explores the aesthetic and technical aspects of how we hear; measure or describe vibrations; record, compress, and distribute resonating materials; and how we ascertain what we know about the world through sound. Although the focus is on sound as an aesthetic, social, and scientific object, the subject also investigates how resonance is used in the analysis of acoustics, architecture, and music theory. Students make a sonic artifact and written report reflecting research as a final requirement. Students taking graduate version complete assignments aligned with their graduate research.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21A.507[J]

false

False

Arts

False

4.649[J]

Resonance: Sonic Experience, Science, and Art

Examines the sonic phenomena and experiences that motivate scientific, humanistic, and artistic practices. Explores the aesthetic and technical aspects of how we hear; measure or describe vibrations; record, compress, and distribute resonating materials; and how we ascertain what we know about the world through sound. Although the focus is on sound as an aesthetic, social, and scientific object, the subject also investigates how resonance is used in the analysis of acoustics, architecture, and music theory. Students make a sonic artifact and written report reflecting research as a final requirement. Students taking graduate version complete assignments aligned with their graduate research.

true

Fall

Graduate

3-0-9

null

21A.519[J]

false

False

4.650

A Global History of Architecture

Provides an outline of the history of architecture and urbanism from ancient times to the early modern period. Analyzes buildings as the products of culture and in relation to the special problems of architectural design. Stresses the geopolitical context of buildings and in the process familiarizes students with buildings, sites and cities from around the world. Additional work required of graduate students.

true

Spring

Graduate

4-0-8

null

false

False

4.651

Art Since 1940

Critical examination of major developments in European, Asian, and American art from 1940 to the present. Surveys the mainstream of art production but also examines marginal phenomena (feminism, identity politics, AIDS activism, net art) that come to change the terms of art's engagements with civic culture. Visits to area art museums and writing assignments develop skills for visual analysis and critical writing.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

false

False

Arts

False

4.652

Modern Art and Mass Culture

Introduction to theories of modernism and postmodernism and their related forms (roughly 18th century to present) in art and design. Focuses on how artists use the tension between fine art and mass culture to critique both. Examines visual art in a range of genres, from painting to design objects and "relational aesthetics." Works of art are viewed in their interaction with advertising, caricature, comics, graffiti, television, fashion, "primitive" art, propaganda, and networks on the internet. Additional work required of students taking the graduate version.

false

Fall

Graduate

rranged

null

false

False

4.654

Media Theory

Examines historical positions in what has been known as "media theory," engaging the tensions that vex current modes of production. Explores the broad panoply of bottom-up media content generation in its confrontation with proprietary media platforms, and measures contemporary digital narrative forms against the expanded cinematic theories of the past. Discussions focus on how the rich literature of media theory might accommodate gaming, XR, interactive immersive installations, and other contemporary phantasmagoria.

true

Spring

Graduate

rranged

null

false

False

4.657

Design: The History of Making Things

Examines themes in the history of design, with emphasis on Euro-American theory and practice in their global contexts. Addresses the historical design of communications, objects, and environments as meaningful processes of decision-making, adaptation, and innovation. Critically assesses the dynamic interaction of design with politics, economics, technology, and culture in the past and at present. Limited to 36.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

5-0-7

null

false

False

Arts

CI-H

4.661

Theory and Method in the Study of Architecture and Art

Studies theoretical and historiographical works pertaining to the fields of art and architectural history. Members of seminar pursue work designed to examine their own presuppositions and methods. Preference to PhD and other advanced students.

true

Fall

Graduate

3-0-9

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.674[J]

French Photography

Introduces students to the world of French photography from its invention in the 1820s to the present. Provides exposure to major photographers and images of the French tradition and encourages students to explore the social and cultural roles and meanings of photographs. Designed to help students navigate their own photo-saturated worlds; provides opportunity to gain practical experience in photography. Taught in English. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

21G.049[J], 21H.145[J]

false

False

Arts

CI-H

4.675

Collect, Classify, Consume

Historical study of collecting from the Renaissance to the present. Addresses the practices of collecting and display at the both the individual and institutional level, and analyzes their social, aesthetic, scientific, political and economic dimensions. Specific themes vary from year to year. Offered for 9 or 12 units. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Limited to 15.

true

Spring

Graduate

rranged

null

false

False

4.677

Advanced Study in the History of Art

Seminar in a selected topic in the history of art, with a particular emphasis on developments from the 18th century to the present. Includes short field trips to museums and collections. Oral presentations and research paper required. Offered for 9 or 12 units. Limited to 15.

true

Fall

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.684

Preparation for HTC Major Exam

Required of doctoral students in HTC as a prerequisite for work on the doctoral dissertation. The Major Exam covers a historically broad area of interest and includes components of history, historiography, and theory. Preparation for the exam will focus on four or five themes agreed upon in advance by the student and the examiner, and are defined by their area of teaching interest. Work is done in consultation with HTC faculty, in accordance with the HTC PhD Degree Program Guidelines. Restricted to HTC PhD students.

true

Fall, Spring

Graduate

1-0-26

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.685

Preparation for HTC Minor Exam

Required of doctoral students in HTC as a prerequisite for work on the doctoral dissertation. The Minor Exam focuses on a specific area of specialization through which the student might develop their particular zone of expertise. Work is done in consultation with HTC faculty, in accordance with the HTC PhD Degree Program Guidelines. Restricted to HTC PhD students.

true

Fall, Spring

Graduate

1-0-14

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.686

SMArchS AKPIA Pre-Thesis Preparation

Preliminary study in preparation for the thesis for the SMArchS degree in the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture. Topics include literature search, precedents examination, thesis structure and typologies, and short writing exercise.

true

Spring

Graduate

0-1-2 [P/D/F]

4.221 and (4.619 or 4.621)

null

false

False

4.687

SMArchS HTC Pre-Thesis Preparation

Preliminary study in preparation for the thesis for the SMArchS degree in History, Theory and Criticism. Topics include literature search, precedents examination, thesis structure and typologies, and short writing exercise.

true

Spring

Graduate

0-1-2 [P/D/F]

4.221 and 4.661

null

false

False

4.689

Preparation for History, Theory, and Criticism - Ph.D. Thesis

Required for doctoral students in HTC as a prerequisite for work on the doctoral dissertation. Prior to candidacy, doctoral students are required to write and orally defend a proposal laying out the scope of their thesis, its significance, a survey of existing research and literature, the methods of research to be adopted, a bibliography and plan of work. Work is done in consultation with HTC Faculty, in accordance with the HTC PhD Degree Program guidelines. Restricted to HTC PhD students.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer

Graduate

rranged [P/D/F]

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.691

Independent Study in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art

Supplementary work on individual or group basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring

Undergraduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.692

Independent Study in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art

Supplementary work on individual or group basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall

Graduate

rranged [P/D/F]

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.693

Independent Study in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art

Supplementary work on individual basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.694

Independent Study in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art

Supplementary work on individual basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring, Fall

Graduate

rranged [P/D/F]

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.S60

Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art

Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of architecture and art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

rranged

null

false

False

4.S61

Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art

Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of architecture and art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

IAP, Spring

Undergraduate

rranged [P/D/F]

null

false

False

4.S62

Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art

Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of architecture and art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.S63

Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art

Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of architecture and art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

Fall, Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.S64

Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture and Art

Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of architecture and art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

Fall

Graduate

rranged [P/D/F]

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.S65

Special Subject: Advanced Study in Islamic Architecture

Seminar or lecture on a topic in Islamic or non-western architecture that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

Fall

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.S66

Special Subject: History, Theory and Criticism of Art

Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.S67

Special Subject: Study in Modern Art

Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of modern art that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.S68

Special Subject: Study in Modern Architecture

Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of modern architecture that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

Fall

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.S69

Special Subject: Advanced Study in the History of Urban Form

Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and criticism of urban form that is not covered in the regular curriculum. Requires original research and presentation of oral and written reports and/or design projects, varying at the discretion of the instructor.

true

Fall, Spring

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.THG

Graduate Thesis

Program of research and writing of thesis; to be arranged by the student with supervising committee.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer

Graduate

rranged

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.THT[J]

Thesis Research Design Seminar

Designed for students writing a thesis in Urban Studies and Planning or Architecture. Develop research topics, review relevant research and scholarship, frame research questions and arguments, choose an appropriate methodology for analysis, and draft introductory and methodology sections.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

3-0-9

null

11.THT[J]

false

False

4.THU

Undergraduate Thesis

Program of thesis research leading to the writing of an SB thesis, to be arranged by the student and an appropriate MIT faculty member. Intended for seniors. 12 units recommended.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer

Undergraduate

rranged

11.THT

null

false

False

4.UR

Undergraduate Research in Design

Research and project activities, which cover the range represented by the various research interests and projects in the Department.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer

Undergraduate

rranged [P/D/F]

Permission of instructor

null

false

False

4.URG

Undergraduate Research in Design

Research and project activities, which cover the range represented by the various research interests and projects in the department. Students who wish a letter grade option for their work must register for 4.URG.

true

Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer

Undergraduate

rranged

null

false

False

5.000[J]

Dimensions of Geoengineering

Familiarizes students with the potential contributions and risks of using geoengineering technologies to control climate damage from global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Discusses geoengineering in relation to other climate change responses: reducing emissions, removing CO2 from the atmosphere, and adapting to the impacts of climate change. Limited to 100.

true

Fall

Graduate

2-0-4

null

1.850[J], 10.600[J], 11.388[J], 12.884[J], 15.036[J], 16.645[J]

false

False

5.002[J]

Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity

Covers the history of infectious diseases, basics of virology, immunology, and epidemiology, and ways in which diagnostic tests, vaccines, and antiviral therapies are currently designed and manufactured. Examines the origins of inequities in infection rates in society, and issues pertinent to vaccine safety. Final project explores how to create a more pandemic-resilient world. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first-year students. Preference to first-year students; all others should take HST.439.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

2-0-1

null

10.380[J], HST.438[J]

false

False

5.003[J]

Viruses, Pandemics, and Immunity

Covers the history of infectious diseases, basics of virology, immunology, and epidemiology, and ways in which diagnostic tests, vaccines, and antiviral therapies are currently designed and manufactured. Examines the origins of inequities in infection rates in society, and issues pertinent to vaccine safety. Final project explores how to create a more pandemic-resilient world. HST.438 intended for first-year students; all others should take HST.439.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

2-0-1

null

8.245[J], 10.382[J], HST.439[J]

false

False

5.008[J]

Models of Molecular Systems: from Newtonian Mechanics to Machine Learning (New)

Seminar-style subject concentrating on modeling creatively while understanding the intrinsic limitations of modeling and alternative ways of envisioning the world. Addresses the purpose of models from different perspectives, with a focus on open-ended problems and creative solutions. Investigates ancient and contemporary approaches, starting with the limitations of Newtonian mechanics to treat molecular systems and solutions provided by statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics, including their use in computations and simulations, and Aristotle's approach. Also covers machine learning and its limitations. Foundational readings inform the analyses with applications including molecular science, color, motion, biology, and nature broadly. Work consists of weekly assignments, class participation, and a final project.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

2-0-7

null

10.09[J]

false

False

5.009[J]

Ocean Chemistry Change Laboratory (New)

Introduces marine chemistry and explores how human activity is aggressively modifying Earth's climate system. Familiarizes students with instrumentation, techniques, and concepts utilized to investigate the ocean. Through lab work, students apply general chemistry principles to marine systems and develop new understanding of specific research problems within ocean chemistry and biogeochemistry. Satisfies 3 units of Institute Laboratory credit.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

1-3-2

Chemistry (GIR)

12.314[J]

false

true

false

False

5.03

Principles of Inorganic Chemistry I

Presents principles of chemical bonding and molecular structure, and their application to the chemistry of representative elements of the periodic system.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

5-0-7

5.12

null

false

False

5.04

Principles of Inorganic Chemistry II

Systematic presentation of the chemical applications of group theory. Emphasis on the formal development of the subject and its applications to the physical methods of inorganic chemical compounds. Against the backdrop of electronic structure, the electronic, vibrational, and magnetic properties of transition metal complexes are presented and their investigation by the appropriate spectroscopy described.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

4-0-8

5.03

null

false

False

5.05

Principles of Inorganic Chemistry III

Principles of main group (s and p block) element chemistry with an emphasis on synthesis, structure, bonding, and reaction mechanisms.

true

Fall

Graduate

2-0-4

5.03; Coreq: 5.04

null

false

False

5.061

Principles of Organometallic Chemistry

A comprehensive treatment of organometallic compounds of the transition metals with emphasis on structure, bonding, synthesis, and mechanism.

true

Spring

Graduate

2-0-4

5.03

null

false

False

5.062

Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry

Delineates principles that form the basis for understanding how metal ions function in biology. Examples chosen from recent literature on a range of topics, including the global biogeochemical cycles of the elements; choice, uptake and assembly of metal-containing units; structure, function and biosynthesis of complex metallocofactors; electron-transfer and redox chemistry; atom and group transfer chemistry; protein tuning of metal properties; metalloprotein engineering and design; and applications to diagnosis and treatment of disease.

true

Fall

Graduate

2-0-4

5.03

null

false

False

5.064

Solid-state Materials Chemistry

Fundamentals of materials chemistry with a focus on solid-state materials. Builds upon ideas of band structure from a chemical perspective and progresses to physical properties, including magnetism and conductivity.

true

Spring

Graduate

3-0-3

5.03

null

false

False

5.065

Electrochemistry

Fundamentals of electrochemistry with an emphasis on physical principles, experimental techniques, and select applications. Builds from molecular-level theories of charge transfer reactions and double layer structure and progress to the use of electrochemistry as a method for characterizing redox properties, synthesizing materials, and interconverting electrical and chemical energy. Background in organic chemistry required.

true

Spring

Graduate

3-0-3

null

false

False

5.067

Crystal Structure Refinement

Practical aspects of crystal structure determination from data collection strategies to data reduction and basic and advanced refinement problems of organic and inorganic molecules.

true

Fall

Graduate

2-3-1

5.069 or permission of instructor

null

false

False

5.068

Physical Inorganic Chemistry

Discusses the physical methods used to probe the electronic and geometric structures of inorganic compounds, with additional techniques employed in the characterization of inorganic solids and surfaces. Includes vibrational spectroscopy, solid state and solution magnetochemical methods, Mossbauer spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, electrochemical methods, and a brief survey of surface techniques. Applications to current research problems in inorganic and solid-state chemistry.

true

Spring

Graduate

3-0-3

5.03 and 5.04

null

false

False

5.069

Crystal Structure Analysis

Introduction to X-ray crystallography: symmetry in real and reciprocal space, space and Laue groups, geometry of diffraction, structure factors, phase problem, direct and Patterson methods, electron density maps, structure refinement, crystal growth, powder methods, limits of diffraction methods, structure data bases.

true

Spring

Graduate

2-0-4

5.03 and 5.04

null

false

False

5.07[J]

Introduction to Biological Chemistry

Chemical and physical properties of the cell and its building blocks. Structures of proteins and principles of catalysis. The chemistry of organic/inorganic cofactors required for chemical transformations within the cell. Basic principles of metabolism and regulation in pathways, including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, fatty acid synthesis/degradation, pentose phosphate pathway, Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation, DNA replication, and transcription and translation.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

5-0-7

5.12

20.507[J]

false

true

False

5.08[J]

Fundamentals of Chemical Biology

Spanning the fields of biology, chemistry, and engineering, this class introduces students to the principles of chemical biology and the application of chemical and physical methods and reagents to the study and manipulation of biological systems. Topics include nucleic acid structure, recognition, and manipulation; protein folding and stability, and proteostasis; bioorthogonal reactions and activity-based protein profiling; chemical genetics and small-molecule inhibitor screening; fluorescent probes for biological analysis and imaging; and unnatural amino acid mutagenesis. The class will also discuss the logic of dynamic post-translational modification reactions with an emphasis on chemical biology approaches for studying complex processes including glycosylation, phosphorylation, and lipidation. Students taking the graduate version are expected to explore the subject in greater depth.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

4-0-8

(Biology (GIR), 5.13, and (5.07 or 7.05)) or permission of instructor

7.08[J]

false

False

5.111

Principles of Chemical Science

Introduction to chemistry, with emphasis on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. Introduction to the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

5-0-7

null

false

Chemistry

False

5.112

Principles of Chemical Science

Introduction to chemistry for students who have taken two or more years of high school chemistry or who have earned a score of at least 4 on the ETS Advanced Placement Exam. Emphasis on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. Applications of basic principles to problems in metal coordination chemistry, organic chemistry, and biological chemistry.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

5-0-7

null

false

Chemistry

False

5.12

Organic Chemistry I

Introduction to organic chemistry. Development of basic principles to understand the structure and reactivity of organic molecules. Emphasis on substitution and elimination reactions and chemistry of the carbonyl group. Introduction to the chemistry of aromatic compounds.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

5-0-7

Chemistry (GIR)

null

false

true

False

5.13

Organic Chemistry II

Focuses on synthesis, structure determination, mechanism, and the relationships between structure and reactivity. Selected topics illustrate the role of organic chemistry in biological systems and in the chemical industry.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

5-0-7

5.12

null

false

False

5.24[J]

Archaeological Science

Pressing issues in archaeology as an anthropological science. Stresses the natural science and engineering methods archaeologists use to address these issues. Reconstructing time, space, and human ecologies provides one focus; materials technologies that transform natural materials to material culture provide another. Topics include 14C dating, ice core and palynological analysis, GIS and other remote sensing techniques for site location, organic residue analysis, comparisons between Old World and New World bronze production, invention of rubber by Mesoamerican societies, analysis and conservation of Dead Sea Scrolls.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

3-1-5

Chemistry (GIR) or Physics I (GIR)

3.985[J], 12.011[J]

false

False

Social Sciences

False

5.301

Chemistry Laboratory Techniques

Practical training in basic chemistry laboratory techniques. Intended to provide students with the skills necessary to undertake original research projects in chemistry. Limited to first-year students in IAP (application required); open to all students in spring (enrollment by lottery).

true

IAP

Undergraduate

1-4-1 [P/D/F]

Chemistry (GIR) and permission of instructor

null

false

False

5.302

Introduction to Experimental Chemistry

Illustrates fundamental principles of chemical science through practical experience with chemical phenomena. Students explore the theoretical concepts of chemistry through the experiments which informed their discovery, and make chemistry happen with activities that are intellectually stimulating and fun. Preference to first-year students.

true

IAP

Undergraduate

0-3-0 [P/D/F]

null

false

False

5.310

Laboratory Chemistry

Introduces experimental chemistry for students who are not majoring in Course 5. Principles and applications of chemical laboratory techniques, including preparation and analysis of chemical materials, measurement of pH, gas and liquid chromatography, visible-ultraviolet spectrophotometry, infrared spectroscopy, kinetics, data analysis, and elementary synthesis, are described, in addition to experimental design principles. Includes instruction and practice in written and oral communication to multiple audiences. Enrollment limited.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

2-7-3

None. Coreq: 5.12

null

true

false

False

5.351

Fundamentals of Spectroscopy

Students carry out an experiment that introduces fundamental principles of the most common types of spectroscopy, including UV-visible absorption and fluorescence, infrared, and nuclear magnetic resonance. Emphasizes principles of how light interacts with matter, a fundamental and hands-on understanding of how spectrometers work, and what can be learned through spectroscopy about prototype molecules and materials. Students record and analyze spectra of small organic molecules, native and denatured proteins, semiconductor quantum dots, and laser crystals. Satisfies 4 units of Institute Laboratory credit.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

1-2-1

Chemistry (GIR)

null

false

true

false

False

5.352

Synthesis of Coordination Compounds and Kinetics

Students carry out an experiment that provides an introduction to the synthesis of simple coordination compounds and chemical kinetics. Illustrates cobalt coordination chemistry and its transformations as detected by visible spectroscopy. Students observe isosbestic points in visible spectra, determine the rate and rate law, measure the rate constant at several temperatures, and derive the activation energy for the aquation reaction. Satisfies 5 units of Institute Laboratory credit.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

1-2-2

None. Coreq: 5.351

null

false

true

false

False

5.353

Macromolecular Prodrugs

Students carry out an experiment that builds skills in how to rationally design macromolecules for drug delivery based on fundamental principles of physical organic chemistry. Begins with conjugation of a drug molecule to a polymerizable group through a cleavable linker to generate a prodrug monomer. Continues with polymerization of monomer to produce macromolecular (i.e., polymer) prodrug; monomer and polymer prodrugs are fully characterized. Rate of drug release is measured and correlated to the size of the macromolecule as well as the structure of the cleavable linker. Satisfies 4 units of Institute Laboratory credit.

true

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

1-2-1

None. Coreq: 5.12 and 5.352

null

false

true

false

False

5.361

Recombinant DNA Technology

Students explore the biochemical basis for the efficacy of a blockbuster drug: Gleevec, which is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia. Its target, Abl kinase, is produced in E. coli by recombinant DNA technology, purified using affinity chromatography, and analyzed with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, UV-vis spectroscopy, and a colorimetric assay. Natural mutations found in Gleevec-resistant cancer patients are introduced into the ABL1 proto-oncogene with PCR-based mutagenesis and analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

1-2-1

(5.07 or 7.05) and (5.310 or 5.352)

null

false

False

5.362

Cancer Drug Efficacy

Students probe the structural basis for the development of resistance to Gleevec by cancer patients. LC-MS is used to quantify the effect of Gleevec on catalysis by wild-type Abl kinase and a Gleevec-resistant variant (Module 4). Other potential drugs are tested as inhibitors of the Abl variant. Molecular graphics software is used to understand catalysis by Abl kinase, its inhibition by Gleevec, and the basis for drug resistance.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

1-2-2

(5.07 or 7.05) and (5.310 or 5.352); Coreq: 5.361

null

false

False

5.363

Organic Structure Determination

Introduces modern methods for the elucidation of the structure of organic compounds. Students carry out transition metal-catalyzed coupling reactions, based on chemistry developed in the Buchwald laboratory, using reactants of unknown structure. Students also perform full spectroscopic characterization - by proton and carbon NMR, IR, and mass spectrometry of the reactants - and carry out coupling products in order to identify the structures of each compound. Other techniques include transfer and manipulation of organic and organometallic reagents and compounds, separation by extraction, and purification by column chromatography. Satisfies 4 units of Institute Laboratory credit.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

1-2-1

5.12; Coreq: 5.13

null

false

true

false

False

5.371

Continuous Flow Chemistry: Sustainable Conversion of Reclaimed Vegetable Oil into Biodiesel

Presents the theoretical and practical fundamentals of continuous flow synthesis, wherein pumps, tubes, and connectors are used to conduct chemical reactions instead of flasks, beakers, etc. Focuses on a catalytic reaction that converts natural vegetable oil into biodiesel that can be used in a variety of combustion engines. Provides instruction in several important organic chemistry experimental techniques, including purification by extraction, rotary evaporation, acid-base titration, gas chromatography (GC), and 1H NMR.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

1-2-1

5.13 and 5.363

null

false

False

5.372

Chemistry of Renewable Energy

Introduces the electrochemical processes that underlie renewable energy storage and recovery. Students investigate charge transfer reactions at electrode surfaces that are critical to the operation of advanced batteries, fuel cells, and electrolyzers. Develops basic theory behind inner- and outer-sphere charge transfer reactions at interfaces and applies this theory to construct mechanistic models for important energy conversion reactions including the reduction of O2 to water and the reduction of protons to H2. Students will also synthesize new catalytic materials for these reactions and investigate their relative performance.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

1-2-1

5.03 and 5.352

null

false

False

5.373

Synthesis of Boron Heterocycles

Experimental module focused on the synthesis and characterization of boron heterocycles, which are used as chemical synthons for metal complexes, small-molecule activation (e.g., carbon dioxide), catalysis mediators, components of optoelectronic materials, monomers for polymeric systems, and molecular building blocks for photochemistry. Covers techniques such as glovebox and Schlenk line methods for synthesis in the absence of oxygen and water; ligand effects, filtration, reaction mixture concentration, and recrystallization under an inert atmosphere. Characterization methods include proton and boron NMR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and fluorescence measurements.

true

Fall

Undergraduate

1-2-1

5.03 and 5.363

null

false

False

5.381

Quantum Dots

Covers synthesis of a discrete size series of quantum dots, followed by synthesis of a single size of core/shell quantum dots utilizing air-free Schlenk manipulation of precursors. Uses characterization by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies to rationalize the compositional/size dependence of the shell on the electronic structure of the quantum dots. Students acquire time traces of the fluorescence of single core and core/shell quantum dots using single molecule spectroscopic tools. The fluorescence on/off blinking distribution observed will be fit to a standard model. Students use Matlab for computational modeling of the electron and hole wavefunction in core and core/shell quantum dots. Analyzes several commercial applications of quantum dot technologies.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

1-2-1

5.353 and 5.611

null

false

False

5.382

Time- and Frequency-resolved Spectroscopy of Photosynthesis

Uses time- and frequency-resolved fluorescence measurements to investigate photosynthetic light harvesting and energy transfer.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

1-2-2

5.611 and (5.07 or 7.05); Coreq: 5.361

null

false

False

5.383

Fast-flow Peptide and Protein Synthesis

Develops understanding of both the theory and practice of fundamental techniques in biological chemistry, including chemical reactivity (amide-bond formation, solid phase synthesis, disulfide bond formation, and protecting group chemistry); separation science for purification and analysis, such as preparative HPLC and MALDI-TOF MS; and protein structure-function relationships (protein folding and binding). Periodically, guest lecturers from the local biotech research community will describe practical applications in industry.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

1-2-1

5.363 and (5.07 or 7.05)

null

false

False

5.39

Research and Communication in Chemistry

Independent research under the direction of a member of the Chemistry Department faculty. Allows students with a strong interest in independent research to fulfill part of the laboratory requirement for the Chemistry Department Program in the context of a research laboratory at MIT. The research must be conducted on the MIT campus and be a continuation of a previous 12-unit UROP project or full-time work over the summer. Instruction and practice in written and oral communication is provided, culminating in a poster presentation of the work at the annual departmental UROP symposium and a research publication-style writeup of the results. Permission of the faculty research advisor and the Chemistry Education Office must be obtained in advance.

true

Spring

Undergraduate

2-12-6

An approved research experience and permission of instructor

null

false

False