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IDS.437[J] | Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development | Investigates sustainable development, taking a broad view to include not only a healthy economic base, but also a sound environment, stable and rewarding employment, adequate purchasing power and earning capacity, distributional equity, national self-reliance, and maintenance of cultural integrity. Explores national, multinational, and international political and legal mechanisms to further sustainable development through transformation of the industrial state. Addresses the importance of technological innovation and the financial crisis of 2008 and the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and inflation, as well as governmental interventions to reduce inequality. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | 1.813[J], 11.466[J], 15.657[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.448 | Professional Development: Policy Hackathon | Bridges knowledge to action for student organizers of the MIT Policy Hackathon. Students work with stakeholders to define needs for information and analysis, identify appropriate data sets, and craft problem statements that aim to provide actionable outputs for decision-making. Builds competence in management and organization, networking, presentation, and fundraising. Restricted to the student organizers for the MIT Policy Hackathon. | true | Fall | Graduate | 2-0-4 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.449 | Technology Policy Internship and Professional Perspectives Seminar | Seminar examines what technology policy is in practice. Considers the question of "Who achieves what, when, how, and why?" regarding technology and policy. Students who completed summer internships present and dissect their experiences with special reference to specific cases in which they participated. Develops perspectives on practice in the field through sessions with alumni, other practitioners, and development professionals within MIT. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 1-1-1 [P/D/F] | IDS.411 or permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.505[J] | Engineering, Economics and Regulation of the Electric Power Sector | Presents an in-depth interdisciplinary look at the electric power sector, with regulation providing the link among engineering, economic, legal and environmental viewpoints. Topics include electricity markets, incentive regulation of networks, service reliability, renewable energy sources, network issues, retail competition, tariff design, distributed generation, rural electrification, multinational electricity markets, environmental impacts, and the future of utilities and strategic sustainability issues under traditional and competitive regulatory frameworks. Covers engineering, economic and legal basis to evaluate worldwide regulatory instruments. Regulatory approaches apply in other industrial sectors such as fuel gases, telecoms, transportation, water supply. Provides the basis for research or professional activities in energy sectors in industry, government, and consulting. Permission of instructor required for undergraduates wishing to take the class. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | null | 15.032[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.521[J] | Energy Systems for Climate Change Mitigation | Reviews the contributions of energy systems to global greenhouse gas emissions, and the levers for reducing those emissions. Lectures and projects focus on evaluating energy systems against climate policy goals, using performance metrics such as cost, carbon intensity, and others. Student projects explore pathways for realizing emissions reduction scenarios. Projects address the climate change mitigation potential of energy technologies (hardware and software), technological and behavioral change trajectories, and technology and policy portfolios. Background in energy systems strongly recommended. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments and explore the subject in greater depth. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | 1.670[J], 10.621[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.522 | Mapping and Evaluating New Energy Technologies | Project-based seminar reviews recent developments in energy conversion and storage technologies. Merits of alternative technologies are debated based on their environmental performance and cost, and their potential improvement and scalability. Project teams develop qualitative insights, quantitative models, and interactive visualization tools to inform the future development of technologies. Models may probe how the impact of a technology depends on assumptions about future advancements in performance, and how quantitative performance targets can be estimated to inform investment and design decisions. Other projects may develop models to inform rational investments in a portfolio of technologies based on economic and environmental performance and scalability constraints. Both information-based (e.g., software and codified practices) and physical technologies will be discussed. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.524[J] | People and the Planet: Environmental Histories and Engineering | Explores historical and cultural aspects of complex environmental problems and engineering approaches to sustainable solutions. Introduces quantitative analyses and methodological tools to understand environmental issues that have human and natural components. Demonstrates concepts through a series of historical and cultural analyses of environmental challenges and their engineering responses. Builds writing, quantitative modeling, and analytical skills in assessing environmental systems problems and developing engineering solutions. Through environmental data gathering and analysis, students engage with the challenges and possibilities of engineering in complex, interacting systems, and investigate plausible, symbiotic, systems-oriented solutions. Students taking graduate version complete additional analysis of reading assignments and a more in-depth and longer final paper. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-3-6 | null | 11.204[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.526[J] | Sustainability Science and Engineering | Introduces and develops core ideas and concepts in the field of sustainability science and engineering from an engineering systems perspective. Takes an interdisciplinary approach to discuss case studies of sustainability systems research. Exposes students to techniques for sustainability research across engineering, natural and social science disciplines. Term projects focus on applying techniques. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-6 | null | 12.845[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.540[J] | Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics: Pollution Prevention and Control | Analyzes federal and state regulation of air and water pollution, hazardous waste, greenhouse gas emissions, and production/use of toxic chemicals. Analyzes pollution/climate change as economic problems and failure of markets. Explores the role of science and economics in legal decisions. Emphasizes use of legal mechanisms and alternative approaches (i.e., economic incentives, voluntary approaches) to control pollution and encourage chemical accident and pollution prevention. Focuses on major federal legislation, underlying administrative system, and common law in analyzing environmental policy, economic consequences, and role of the courts. Discusses classical pollutants and toxic industrial chemicals, greenhouse gas emissions, community right-to-know, and environmental justice. Develops basic legal skills: how to read/understand cases, regulations, and statutes. Students taking graduate version explore the subject in greater depth. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | null | 1.811[J], 11.630[J], 15.663[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.541[J] | Regulation of Chemicals, Radiation, and Biotechnology | Focuses on policy design and evaluation in the regulation of hazardous substances and processes. Includes risk assessment, industrial chemicals, pesticides, food contaminants, pharmaceuticals, radiation and radioactive wastes, product safety, workplace hazards, indoor air pollution, biotechnology, victims' compensation, and administrative law. Health and economic consequences of regulation, as well as its potential to spur technological change, are discussed for each regulator regime. Students taking the graduate version are expected to explore the subject in greater depth. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | IDS.540 or permission of instructor | 1.812[J], 11.631[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.620[J] | Principles and Practice of Drug Development | Description and critical assessment of the major issues and stages of developing a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical. Drug discovery, preclinical development, clinical investigation, manufacturing and regulatory issues considered for small and large molecules. Economic and financial considerations of the drug development process. Multidisciplinary perspective from faculty in clinical; life; and management sciences; as well as industry guests. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-6 | Permission of instructor | 10.547[J], 15.136[J], HST.920[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.670[J] | Planning and Design of Airport Systems | Focuses on current practice, developing trends, and advanced concepts in airport design and planning. Considers economic, environmental, and other trade-offs related to airport location, as well as the impacts of emphasizing "green" measures. Includes an analysis of the effect of airline operations on airports. Topics include demand prediction, determination of airfield capacity, and estimation of levels of congestion; terminal design; the role of airports in the aviation and transportation system; access problems; optimal configuration of air transport networks and implications for airport development; and economics, financing, and institutional aspects. Special attention to international practice and developments. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | null | 1.231[J], 16.781[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.675[J] | Transportation: Foundations and Methods | Covers core analytical and numerical methods for modeling, planning, operations, and control of transportation systems. Traffic flow theory, vehicle dynamics and behavior, numerical integration and simulation, graphical analysis. Properties of delays, queueing theory. Resource allocation, optimization models, linear and integer programming. Autonomy in transport, Markov Decision Processes, reinforcement learning, deep learning. Applications drawn broadly from land, air, and sea transport; private and public sector; transport of passengers and goods; futuristic, modern, and historical. Hands-on computational labs. Linear algebra background is encouraged but not required. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-1-8 | (1.010A and (1.00 or 1.000)) or permission of instructor | 1.200[J], 11.544[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.700[J] | Applied Probability and Stochastic Models | A vigorous use of probabilistic models to approximate real-life situations in Finance, Operations Management, Economics, and Operations Research. Emphasis on how to develop a suitable probabilistic model in a given setting and, merging probability with statistics, and on how to validate a proposed model against empirical evidence. Extensive treatment of Monte Carlo simulation for modeling random processes when analytic solutions are unattainable. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | 6.3700 or 18.600 | 1.203[J], 15.073[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.730[J] | Logistics Systems | Provides an introduction to supply chain management from both analytical and practical perspectives. Taking a unified approach, students develop a framework for making intelligent decisions within the supply chain. Covers key logistics functions, such as demand planning, procurement, inventory theory and control, transportation planning and execution, reverse logistics, and flexible contracting. Explores concepts such as postponement, portfolio management, and dual sourcing. Emphasizes skills necessary to recognize and manage risk, analyze various tradeoffs, and model logistics systems. SCM.271 meets with SCM.260, but has fewer assignments. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | 1.260[J], 15.770[J], SCM.260[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.735[J] | Supply Chain Analytics | Focuses on effective supply chain strategies for companies that operate globally, with emphasis on how to plan and integrate supply chain components into a coordinated system. Students are exposed to concepts and models important in supply chain planning with emphasis on key tradeoffs and phenomena. Introduces and utilizes key tactics such as risk pooling and inventory placement, integrated planning and collaboration, and information sharing. Lectures, computer exercises, and case discussions introduce various models and methods for supply chain analysis and optimization. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | 15.761 or SCM.260 | 1.273[J], 15.762[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.736[J] | Supply Chain: Capacity Analytics | Focuses on decision making for system design, as it arises in manufacturing systems and supply chains. Students exposed to frameworks and models for structuring the key issues and trade-offs. Presents and discusses new opportunities, issues and concepts introduced by the internet and e-commerce. Introduces various models, methods and software tools for logistics network design, capacity planning and flexibility, make-buy, and integration with product development. Industry applications and cases illustrate concepts and challenges. Recommended for Operations Management concentrators. Second half-term subject. | true | Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 | 15.761, 15.778, or SCM.260 | 1.274[J], 15.763[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.900 | Doctoral Seminar in Social and Engineering Systems | Introduces doctoral students to IDSS research areas. Preference to first-year students in SES. | true | Fall | Graduate | 2-0-1 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.910 | Leadership Development | Seminar environment created to develop leadership capabilities, and to take advantage of leadership opportunities. An initial Outward Bound experience builds trust, teamwork and communications. Readings and assignments emphasize the characteristics of desired leadership skills. Global leaders participate in the Leadership Lunch series to share their experiences and recommendations. Discussions explore leadership development. Culminates in a personal leadership plan. Restricted to entering students in the Technology and Policy program or instructor permission. | true | Fall | Graduate | 1-1-1 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.950 | Independent Study in Data, Systems, and Society | For graduate students in IDSS. Individual study in data, systems, and society. Intended to expose student to expert-level domain material. Supervised by a member of MIT's teaching staff. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | Permission of IDSS Academic Office | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.951 | Independent Study in Technology and Policy | For graduate students in TPP. Individual study in technology and policy. Intended to expose student to expert-level domain material. Supervised by a member of MIT's teaching staff. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | Permission of TPP Education Office | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.955 | Practical Experience in Data, Systems, and Society | For IDSS doctoral students participating in off-campus practical experiences in data, systems, and society. Before registering for this subject students must have a training offer from a company or organization, must identify a research advisor, and must receive prior approval from the IDSS Academic Office. Upon completion of the experience students must submit a letter from the company or organization describing the goals accomplished and a substantive final report to the MIT advisor. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.956 | Practical Experience in Technology and Policy | For TPP students participating in off-campus internship experiences in technology and policy. Before registering for this subject, students must have an employment offer from a company or organization, must identify a research advisor, and must receive prior approval from the TPP Education Office. Upon completion of the internship, student must submit a letter from the employer describing the work accomplished, along with a substantive final report from the student approved by the MIT advisor. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.957 | Practical Experience in Data Analysis | For doctoral students in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Statistics participating in off-campus practical experiences in data analysis in programs where practical experience is accepted. Before registering for this subject students must have a training offer from a company or organization, must identify a research advisor, and must receive prior approval from the IDSS Academic Office. Upon completion of the experience, students must submit a letter from the company or organization describing the goals accomplished and a substantive final report to the MIT advisor discussing how data science and statistical tools were used during their experience and any interesting problems, applications, or results. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.960 | Teaching in Data, Systems, and Society | For Teaching Trainees in IDSS. Laboratory, tutorial, or classroom teaching under supervision of a faculty member. Restricted to doctoral students in IDSS who have completed requisite modules and training. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.961 | Teaching in Technology and Policy | For Teaching Assistants in TPP, in cases where teaching assignment is approved for academic credit. Laboratory, tutorial, or classroom teaching under supervision of a faculty member. Credit for this subject may not be used for any degree granted by IDSS. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.970 | Pre-Thesis Research in Data, Systems, and Society | For doctoral students defining their dissertation topic in IDSS. Covers all activities leading to an acceptable thesis proposal and approved for academic credit by the student's academic program. Includes identifying a research advisor and program planning. Culminates in a thesis proposal, approved by a complete doctoral committee, with working title, abstract, problem summary, significance, literature review, approach, timeline, and references. Academic advisor monitors student progress until a research advisor is identified. Restricted to doctoral students in IDSS. | true | Fall, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.971 | Research in Technology and Policy | For research assistants in TPP when assigned research is not used for thesis, but is approved for academic credit. Credit for this subject may not be used for any degree granted by IDSS. | true | Fall, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.C35[J] | Interactive Data Visualization and Society (New) | Covers the design, ethical, and technical skills for creating effective visualizations. Short assignments build familiarity with the data analysis and visualization design process. Weekly lab sessions present coding and technical skills. A final project provides experience working with real-world big data, provided by external partners, in order to expose and communicate insights about societal issues. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Enrollment limited. Enrollment limited. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-4-8 | null | 6.C35[J], 11.C35[J], CMS.C35[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.C57[J] | Optimization Methods (New) | Introduction to the methods and applications of optimization. Topics include linear optimization, duality, non-linear optimization, integer optimization, and optimization under uncertainty. Instruction provided in modeling techniques to address problems arising in practice, mathematical theory to understand the structure of optimization problems, computational algorithms to solve complex optimization problems, and practical applications. Covers several examples and in-depth case studies based on real-world data to showcase impactful applications of optimization across management and engineering. Computational exercises based on the Julia-based programming language JuMP. Includes a term project. Basic competency in computational programming and linear algebra recommended. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. This subject was previously listed as 15.093/6.7200/IDS.200. | true | Fall | Graduate | 4-0-8 | 18.C06 or permission of instructor | 6.C57[J], 15.C57[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.C85[J] | Interactive Data Visualization and Society (New) | Covers the design, ethical, and technical skills for creating effective visualizations. Short assignments build familiarity with the data analysis and visualization design process. Students participate in hour-long studio reading sessions. A final project provides experience working with real-world big data, provided by external partners, in order to expose and communicate insights about societal issues. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-1-8 | null | 6.C85[J], 11.C85[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S00 | Special Undergraduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for study of topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum. Offerings initiated by faculty on an ad hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S01 | Special Undergraduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for study of topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum at MIT. Offerings are initiated by faculty on an ad-hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S10 | Special Undergraduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for study of topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum at MIT. Offerings are initiated by faculty on an ad-hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S11 | Special Undergraduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for study of topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum. Offerings initiated by faculty on an ad hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S20 | Special Graduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for study of advanced topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum at MIT. Offerings are initiated by faculty on an ad-hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S21 | Special Graduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for study of advanced topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum at MIT. Offerings are initiated by faculty on an ad-hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S22 | Special Graduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for study of advanced topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum at MIT. Offerings are initiated by faculty on an ad-hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S23 | Special Graduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for study of advanced topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum at MIT. Offerings are initiated by faculty on an ad-hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S24 | Special Graduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for study of advanced topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum at MIT. Offerings are initiated by faculty on an ad-hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S30 | Special Graduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for study of advanced topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum. Offerings are initiated by faculty on an ad-hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S31 | Special Graduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for individual or group study of advanced topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum at MIT. Offerings are initiated by faculty on an ad-hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Fall, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.S32 | Special Graduate Subject in Data, Systems, and Society | Opportunity for individual or group study of advanced topics in Data, Systems, and Society not otherwise included in the curriculum at MIT. Offerings are initiated by faculty on an ad-hoc basis subject to IDSS approval. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.THG | Graduate Thesis | Program of research, leading to the writing of an SM or PhD thesis to be arranged by the student with a member of the IDSS faculty. A minimum of 24 thesis units are required for the SM degree. Doctoral students must first complete IDS.970. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | IDS.970 or permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.UR | Undergraduate Research | Undergraduate research opportunities in Data, Systems, and Society. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
IDS.URG | Undergraduate Research | Undergraduate research opportunities in Data, Systems, and Society. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.131 | Computational Camera and Photography | Covers the complete pipeline of computational cameras that attempt to digitally capture the essence of visual information by exploiting the synergistic combination of task-specific optics, illumination, sensors, and processing. Students discuss and use thermal, multi-spectral, high-speed and 3-D range-sensing cameras, as well as camera arrays. Presents opportunities in scientific and medical imaging, and mobile phone-based photography. Also covers cameras for human computer interaction (HCI) and sensors that mimic animal eyes. Intended for students with interest in algorithmic and technical aspects of imaging and photography. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.132 | Mathematical Methods in Imaging | Surveys the landscape of imaging techniques and develops skills for conducting imaging research. Reviews technical and social aspects of the evolving camera culture and considers its role in transforming social interactions, reshaping businesses, and influencing communities worldwide. Explores innovative protocols for sharing and consumption of visual media, as well as novel hardware and software tools based on advanced lenses, digital illumination, modern sensors, and emerging image-analysis algorithms. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 2-0-7 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.240 | Black Mobility and Safety: From Birth to Walking in the US | One of two related subjects which explore physical, mental, socio-economic, political, and other issues related to mobility and safety for Black Americans through words, images, and sounds that reference social science and anti-racist research. Topics include birth, breathing, sleeping, eating, and walking while Black. Weekly meetings include private group discussions on assigned materials, public lectures from guests ranging from designers and urban planners to activists and social scientists, and private individual presentations for the group. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 10. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-0-6 | null | null | false | false | false | False | Social Sciences | False |
MAS.241 | Black Mobility and Safety: From Loving to Learning in the US | One of two related subjects which explore physical, mental, socio-economic, political, and other issues related to mobility and safety for Black Americans through words, images, and sounds that reference social science and anti-racist research. Topics include learning, voting, driving, working, and loving while Black. Weekly meetings include private group discussions on assigned materials, public lectures from guests ranging from designers and urban planners to activists and social scientists, and private individual presentations for the group. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 10. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-6 | null | null | false | false | false | False | Social Sciences | False |
MAS.342 | Safeguarding the Future | Leading experts guide discussions of how to safeguard the world against the greatest threats to our future. Topics range from the overt perils of pandemic and nuclear proliferation to the underlying coordination failures responsible for climate change, and from technological stagnation to transformative AI. Draws on the history of invention and science communication to explore which technologies are most likely to shape the future and how inventors and developers can influence outcomes, with the goal of determining how to accomplish as much good as possible. Emphasizes science writing and communication. Students write three op-eds on key issues and participate in a group project aiming to coordinate effective action. Students taking the graduate version complete additional work. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.453[J] | Mobile and Sensor Computing | Focuses on "Internet of Things" (IoT) systems and technologies, sensing, computing, and communication. Explores fundamental design and implementation issues in the engineering of mobile and sensor computing systems. Topics include battery-free sensors, seeing through wall, robotic sensors, vital sign sensors (breathing, heartbeats, emotions), sensing in cars and autonomous vehicles, subsea IoT, sensor security, positioning technologies (including GPS and indoor WiFi), inertial sensing (accelerometers, gyroscopes, inertial measurement units, dead-reckoning), embedded and distributed system architectures, sensing with radio signals, sensing with microphones and cameras, wireless sensor networks, embedded and distributed system architectures, mobile libraries and APIs to sensors, and application case studies. Includes readings from research literature, as well as laboratory assignments and a significant term project. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | 6.1800 or permission of instructor | 6.1820[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.460[J] | Cybersecurity | Focuses on the complexity of cybersecurity in a changing world. Examines national and international aspects of overall cyber ecology. Explores sources and consequences of cyber threats and different types of damages. Considers impacts for and of various aspects of cybersecurity in diverse geostrategic, political, business and economic contexts. Addresses national and international policy responses as well as formal and informal strategies and mechanisms for responding to cyber insecurity and enhancing conditions of cybersecurity. Students taking graduate version expected to pursue subject in greater depth through reading and individual research. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | 17.447[J], IDS.050[J] | false | false | false | False | Social Sciences | False |
MAS.490 | Independent Study in Media Arts and Sciences | Special projects on group or individual basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement of subject matter and supervision by staff. | true | Fall, Spring | Undergraduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.491 | Independent Study in Media Arts and Sciences | Special projects on group or individual basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement of subject matter and supervision by staff. | true | Fall, Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.UR | Undergraduate Research in Media Arts and Sciences | Individual or group study, research, or laboratory investigations under faculty supervision, including individual participation in an ongoing research project. See UROP coordinator for further information | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.URG | Undergraduate Research in Media Arts and Sciences | Individual or group study, research, or laboratory investigations under faculty supervision, including individual participation in an ongoing research project. See UROP coordinator for further information. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.531 | Computational Camera and Photography | Covers the complete pipeline of computational cameras that attempt to digitally capture the essence of visual information by exploiting the synergistic combination of task-specific optics, illumination, sensors, and processing. Students discuss and use thermal, multi-spectral, high-speed and 3-D range-sensing cameras, as well as camera arrays. Presents opportunities in scientific and medical imaging, and mobile phone-based photography. Also covers cameras for human computer interaction (HCI) and sensors that mimic animal eyes. Intended for students with interest in algorithmic and technical aspects of imaging and photography. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.532 | Mathematical Methods in Imaging | Surveys the landscape of imaging techniques and develops skills for conducting imaging research. Reviews technical and social aspects of the evolving camera culture and considers its role in transforming social interactions, reshaping businesses, and influencing communities worldwide. Explores innovative protocols for sharing and consumption of visual media, as well as novel hardware and software tools based on advanced lenses, digital illumination, modern sensors, and emerging image-analysis algorithms. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Spring | Graduate | 2-0-7 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.552[J] | City Science | Focuses on innovative propositions for shaping the cities of tomorrow, responding to emerging trends, technologies, and ecological imperatives. Students take part in "what-if?" scenarios to tackle real-world challenges. Through collaborative, project-based learning in small teams, students are mentored by researchers from the City Science group. Projects focus on the application of these ideas to case study cities and may include travel. Invited guests from academia and industry participate. Repeatable for credit with permission of instructor. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | 4.557[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.600 | Human 2.0 | Covers principles underlying current and future technologies for cognitive, emotional and physical augmentation. Focuses on using anatomical, biomechanical, neuromechanical, biochemical and neurological models of the human body to guide the designs of augmentation technology for persons with either unusual or normal physiologies that wish to extend their cognitive, emotion, social or physical capability to new levels. Topics include robotic exoskeletons and powered orthoses, external limb prostheses, neural implant technology, social-emotional prostheses, and cognitive prostheses. Requires student presentations, critiques of class readings, and a final project including a publication-quality paper. Enrollment limited. | true | Spring | Graduate | 0-9-0 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.630 | Advanced Seminar: Affective Computing and Ethics | Instructs students on how to develop artificial intelligence technologies that help people measure and communicate emotion, that respectfully read and that intelligently respond to emotion, and that have internal mechanisms inspired by the useful roles emotions play in humans. Students will also discuss ethical questions that arise with the use of emotion-AI technologies and how to prevent misuse. Topics vary from year to year, and may include the interaction of emotion with cognition and perception; the communication of human emotion via face, voice, physiology, and behavior; construction of computers, agents, and robots having skills of emotional intelligence; the role of emotion in decision-making and learning; and ethical uses of affective technologies for education, autism, health, and market research applications. Weekly reading, discussion, and a term project required. Enrollment limited. | true | Fall | Graduate | 2-0-10 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.660[J] | Cybersecurity | Focuses on the complexity of cybersecurity in a changing world. Examines national and international aspects of overall cyber ecology. Explores sources and consequences of cyber threats and different types of damages. Considers impacts for and of various aspects of cybersecurity in diverse geostrategic, political, business and economic contexts. Addresses national and international policy responses as well as formal and informal strategies and mechanisms for responding to cyber insecurity and enhancing conditions of cybersecurity. Students taking graduate version expected to pursue subject in greater depth through reading and individual research. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | 17.448[J], IDS.350[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.664[J] | AI for Impact: Solving Societal-Scale Problems | Examines internal and external entrepreneurship driven by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, aiming to utilize digital innovations that lead to societal change. Probes a range of AI-generated business models and opportunities, exploring challenges in key sectors such as digital health, sustainability, fintech, and the decentralization of society and commerce by developing sustainable and economically viable solutions. Content includes blockchain, privacy technology, data markets, and AI advancements like Web3 and distributed machine learning. Cases illustrate examples of both successful and failed businesses, as well as difficulties in deploying and diffusing products. Guest speakers provide real-world insights into entrepreneurship. As a final project, students work in teams to develop a business plan executive summary for one of the featured technologies. Enrollment is limited; please see subject website for details. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-6 | null | 15.376[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.665[J] | Global Ventures | Seminar on founding, financing, and building entrepreneurial ventures in developing nations. Challenges students to craft enduring and economically viable solutions to the problems faced by these countries. Cases illustrate examples of both successful and failed businesses, and the difficulties in deploying and diffusing products and services through entrepreneurial action. Explores a range of established and emerging business models, as well as new business opportunities enabled by innovations emerging from MIT labs and beyond. Students develop a business plan executive summary suitable for submission in the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition's Accelerate Contest or MIT IDEAS. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | 15.375[J], EC.731[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.690 | Independent Study in Media Arts and Sciences | Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a faculty member. Registration subject to prior arrangement of subject matter and supervision by staff. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.712 | Learning Creative Learning | An introduction to the design of technologies, activities, and communities to support young people in creative learning experiences. Through readings, activities, and group discussions, explores the four P's of creative learning: projects, passion, peers, and play. Draws on examples from the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, including the Scratch programming language and online community. Special focus on how to engage learners from many different backgrounds, with many different interests. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.740 | Black Mobility and Safety: From Birth to Walking in the US | One of two related subjects which explore physical, mental, socio-economic, political, and other issues related to mobility and safety for Black Americans through words, images, and sounds that reference social science and anti-racist research. Topics include birth, breathing, sleeping, eating, and walking while Black. Weekly meetings include private group discussions on assigned materials, public lectures from guests ranging from designers and urban planners to activists and social scientists, and private individual presentations for the group. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 10. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-6 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.741 | Black Mobility and Safety: From Loving to Learning in the US | One of two related subjects which explore physical, mental, socio-economic, political, and other issues related to mobility and safety for Black Americans through words, images, and sounds that reference social science and anti-racist research. Topics include learning, voting, driving, working, and loving while Black. Weekly meetings include private group discussions on assigned materials, public lectures from guests ranging from designers and urban planners to activists and social scientists, and private individual presentations for the group. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-6 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.750 | Human-Robot Interaction | In-depth exploration of the leading research, design principles, and technical challenges in human-robot interaction (HRI), with an emphasis on socially interactive robots. Topics include mixed-initiative interaction, multi-modal interfaces, face-to-face communication, human-robot teamwork, social learning, aspects of social cognition, and long-term interaction. Applications of these topics to the development of personal robots for health, education, elder care, domestic assistance, and other domains will be surveyed. Requires student presentations, critiques of class readings, student projects, and a final project including a publication quality paper. | true | Fall | Graduate | 2-0-7 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.771 | Autism Theory and Technology | Illuminates current theories about autism together with challenges faced by people on the autism spectrum. Theories in communicating, interacting socially, managing cognitive and affective overload, and achieving independent lifestyles are covered. In parallel, the course presents state-of-the-art technologies being developed for helping improve both theoretical understanding and practical outcomes. Participants expected to meet and interact with people on the autism spectrum. Weekly reading, discussion, and a term project required. Enrollment limited. | true | Spring | Graduate | 2-0-10 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.772 | AI for Mental Health | Provides instruction about behaviors and technologies that promote good mental health and foster resilience to stress and anxiety. Covers AI and smart technologies used in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating mental disorders. Students develop a project of their choosing on the topic, which may include novel technology design and evaluation, human subjects studies, machine learning and data analysis, or other investigations that propose and evaluate new ways to use AI for improving mental health. Enrollment limited; preference to MAS and other MIT students in their final year. | true | Spring | Graduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.790 | Independent Study in Media Arts and Sciences | Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a faculty member. Registration subject to prior arrangement of subject matter and supervision by staff. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.808 | Decoders 2.0: Microfabricated Devices | Explores various microfabricated device layouts and their impacts on the world through guest lectures. Follows with literature review wherein students compose a summary paper based on representative papers published by the guest lecturers. As a final project, students write and publish on the class website a comprehensive perspective article based on guest lectures. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Limited to 10; preference to Media Arts and Sciences students. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-6 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.809 | Decoders 1.9: Introduction to Microfabrication | Lectures along with cleanroom lab sessions (in Conformable Decoders' YellowBox) provide exposure to cleanroom processes and microfabrication techniques. Builds practical experience with all five components of the microfabrication techniques, including cleaning, deposition, patterning, etching, and testing. Working in small teams, students complete a midterm project in which they create a video of a microfabrication process demonstrated in the cleanroom. As a final project, students identify a problem that would be tackled with a collective device fabricated in the cleanroom in following semester. Students work throughout the term to develop a class booklet of microfabrication terms. Limited to 10 students, no listeners. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-6-3 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.810 | Decoders 1.8: Project Realization in Cleanroom | Builds on the combination of knowledge and skills learned in D1.0 and D1.7, respectively to guide students to develop their own mechanically adaptive (i.e., stretchable & flexible) piezoelectric systems. Students write an article about their research findings that will be published on the course website by the end of term. Instructs how to do literature review, to compose clear and concise sentences to describe findings, and to write a perspective article in a collective manner. Limited to 10; no listeners. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-6-3 | MAS.809 and permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.825[J] | Musical Aesthetics and Media Technology | In-depth exploration of contemporary concepts in music and media. Studies recent music that uses advanced technology, and the artistic motivations and concerns implied by the new media. Practical experience with computer music technology, including MIDI and post-MIDI systems. Special emphasis on the interactive systems for professionals as well as amateurs. Midterm paper and term project required. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-3-6 | Permission of instructor | 21M.580[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.826[J] | Projects in Media and Music | Current computer music concepts and practice. Project-based work on research or production projects using the Media Lab's computer music, interactive, and media resources. Requires significant studio work and a term project. Projects based on class interests and skills, and may be individually or group-based. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-3-6 | MAS.825 | 21M.581[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.834 | Tangible Interfaces | Explores design issues surrounding tangible user interfaces, a new form of human-computer interaction. Tangible user interfaces seek to realize seamless interfaces between humans, digital information, and the physical environment by giving physical form to digital information and computation, making bits directly manipulable with hands and perceptible at the periphery of human awareness. In the design studio environment, students explore experimental tangible interface designs, theories, applications, and underlying technologies, using concept sketches, posters, physical mockups, and working prototypes. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-3-6 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.836 | Sensor Technologies for Interactive Environments | A broad introduction to a host of sensor technologies, illustrated by applications drawn from human-computer interfaces and ubiquitous computing. After extensively reviewing electronics for sensor signal conditioning, the lectures cover the principles and operation of a variety of sensor architectures and modalities, including pressure, strain, displacement, proximity, thermal, electric and magnetic field, optical, acoustic, RF, inertial, and bioelectric. Simple sensor processing algorithms and wired and wireless network standards are also discussed. Students are required to complete written assignments, a set of laboratories, and a final project. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-3-6 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.837 | Principles of Electronic Music Interfaces | Explores the ways in which electronic music is controlled and performed. A solid historical perspective is presented, tracing the development of various families of electronic musical controllers and instruments from their genesis in the late 1800s onwards. Design principles and engineering detail are also given for various current and classic controllers. Evolving issues in the control of computer music for live performance and interactive installations are discussed, including computer mapping of sensor signals and transduced gesture onto sound, music, and other media. Weekly reading assignments are given, and a final project or paper is required. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.838[J] | Prototyping our Sci-Fi Space Future: Designing & Deploying Projects for Zero Gravity Flights | Instruction in project development, prototyping, and deployment readiness for parabolic flights. Admitted student teams are offered flyer and project-deployment slots on the Space Exploration Initiative's spring parabolic flight, upon successful completion of the course in the fall and integration with the flight provider. Covers three main topic areas: 1) rapid prototyping and engineering skills to prepare projects for operation in microgravity; 2) logistics, training, and safety pre-approval steps to meet flight readiness requirements and pass a Technical Readiness Review (TRR); and 3) creative and technical lenses for the future of space exploration, examining the MIT Space Exploration Initiative's design and prototyping approach, and MIT parabolic flight research examples across Science, Engineering, Art, and Design, and across departments. Enrollment limited; admission by application. | true | Fall | Graduate | 2-2-8 | Permission of instructor | 16.88[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.839[J] | Operating in the Lunar Environment | Explores in detail the design and engineering challenges posed by operating in the lunar environment. Students work in teams to design a payload to address strategic objectives associated with NASA's Artemis program, aiming to enable near-term sustainable settlements on the lunar surface. Lectures and associated recitations explore varying mission goals and operating environments, from lunar-class launch, to orbiters, landers, rovers, and habitats. Guest lecturers include prominent engineers, scientists, industry players, and policymakers with direct experience in lunar mission design and development. Enrollment limited; admission by application. | true | Spring | Graduate | 2-2-8 | Permission of instructor | 16.839[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.841 | Evolution: Natural and Directed | Covers topics in molecular evolution, including mutation, recombination, evolvability, sexual reproduction and substitutes, experimental and directed evolution, genomic conflict, and gene drive. Features discussion-based critical analyses of the primary literature. At the end of the term, students prepare short research proposals emphasizing research strategy, experimental design, presentation, and writing. They also write a short grant proposal or manuscript intended for publication. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.842 | Safeguarding the Future | Leading experts guide discussions of how to safeguard the world against the greatest threats to our future. Topics range from the overt perils of pandemic and nuclear proliferation to the underlying coordination failures responsible for climate change, and from technological stagnation to transformative AI. Draws on the history of invention and science communication to explore which technologies are most likely to shape the future and how inventors and developers can influence outcomes, with the goal of determining how to accomplish as much good as possible. Emphasizes science writing and communication. Students write three op-eds on key issues and participate in a group project aiming to coordinate effective action. Students taking the graduate version complete additional work. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.858[J] | Asking How Space Enabled Designs Advance Justice and Development | Examines theoretical and practical challenges of applying complex technology, such as space systems, to advance justice and development within human society. Proposes and critiques a concept of justice and development based on attainment of the US Sustainable Development Goals. Analyzes text by historians and economists around global patterns of uneven technology access. Teaches systems engineering tools to analyze the context, stakeholders, functions and forms of complex systems that impact society. Presents six space technologies used for specific Sustainable Development Goal. Students read several text, discuss key themes, write reflective responses, and write a research proposal on a topic of their choice. Part of two-class series on space technology and sustainable development. Limited to 15. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | null | 16.857[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.859[J] | Space Technology for the Development Leader | Follow on to MAS.858. Introduces intersections between space technology and sustainable development by examining technical, policy and social aspects of seven space technologies: satellite earth observation; satellite communication; satellite positioning; human space flight and micro gravity research; space technology transfer; fundamental scientific space research; and small satellites. Lectures introduce the UN Sustainable Development Goals and show linkages to seven space technologies from the perspective of development practitioners. Students read scholarly papers, write weekly responses, give presentations, and write a research paper. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-3 | null | 16.859[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.862 | The Physics of Information Technology | Self-contained introduction to the governing equations for devices that collect, store, manipulate, transmit and present information. Provides an understanding of how operational device principles work, their uses, the limits on their performance, and how they might be improved. Students review the foundations of thermodynamics and noise, electromagnetics, and the quantum description of materials, and then study their application in areas such as semiconductor logic, magnetic storage, wireless and optical communications, and quantum information and computation. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.863[J] | How to Make (Almost) Anything | Provides a practical hands-on introduction to digital fabrication, including CAD/CAM/CAE, NC machining, 3-D printing and scanning, molding and casting, composites, laser and waterjet cutting, PCB design and fabrication; sensors and actuators; mixed-signal instrumentation, embedded processing, and wired and wireless communications. Develops an understanding of these capabilities through projects using them individually and jointly to create functional systems. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-9-6 | Permission of instructor | 4.140[J], 6.9020[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.864 | The Nature of Mathematical Modeling | Surveys the range of levels of description for mathematical modeling, including analytical solutions and approximations for difference and differential equations; finite difference, finite element, and discrete element numerical models; stochastic processes, nonlinear function fitting, constrained optimization, and machine learning architectures. Emphasis is on how these methods relate, and on their efficient practical implementation. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.865 | Rapid-Prototyping of Rapid-Prototyping Machines: How to Make Something that Makes (Almost) Anything | Studies rapid-prototyping machines and covers the theory and practice of digital fabrication processes. Weekly lectures supported by readings from research literature. Students work on machine development projects throughout the term. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-9-0 | MAS.863 or permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.881[J] | Principles of Neuroengineering | Covers how to innovate technologies for brain analysis and engineering, for accelerating the basic understanding of the brain, and leading to new therapeutic insight and inventions. Focuses on using physical, chemical and biological principles to understand technology design criteria governing ability to observe and alter brain structure and function. Topics include optogenetics, noninvasive brain imaging and stimulation, nanotechnologies, stem cells and tissue engineering, and advanced molecular and structural imaging technologies. Includes design projects. Designed for students with engineering maturity who are ready for design. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | 9.422[J], 20.452[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.883[J] | Revolutionary Ventures: How to Invent and Deploy Transformative Technologies | Seminar on envisioning and building ideas and organizations to accelerate engineering revolutions. Focuses on emerging technology domains, such as neurotechnology, imaging, cryotechnology, gerontechnology, and bio-and-nano fabrication. Draws on historical examples as well as live case studies of existing or emerging organizations, including labs, institutes, startups, and companies. Goals range from accelerating basic science to developing transformative products or therapeutics. Each class is devoted to a specific area, often with invited speakers, exploring issues from the deeply technical through the strategic. Individually or in small groups, students prototype new ventures aimed at inventing and deploying revolutionary technologies. | true | Fall | Graduate | 2-0-7 | Permission of instructor | 9.455[J], 15.128[J], 20.454[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.885 | How To Grow (Almost) Anything | Teaches skills at the cutting edge of bioengineering and synthetic biology. Taught in three major modules: synthetic biology bootcamp, biofabrication and imaging, and genome engineering. Guest lecturers provide expertise in their respective domains and wet lab skills development. Topics include bio design, next generation synthesis, bio production, protein design, synthetic minimal cells, engineering the gut microbiome, 3D bio printing & biofabrication, expansion microscopy, and DNA nanostructures. Students should have experience or background in at least one of the following areas: synthetic biology, molecular, cell, or micro-biology, digital fabrication, design, or art. Limited to 15. | true | Spring | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.890 | Independent Study in Media Arts and Sciences | Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a faculty member. Registration subject to prior arrangement of subject matter and supervision by staff. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.910 | Research in Media Technology | Research for Media Arts and Sciences students, where the assigned research is approved for academic credit by the department. | true | Fall, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.912 | Teaching in Media Arts and Sciences | Laboratory, tutorial, or classroom teaching under the supervision of a Media Arts and Sciences faculty member. Students selected by interview. Enrollment limited by availability of suitable teaching assignments. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.914 | Practical Experience in Media Arts and Sciences | For Media Arts and Sciences masters students participating in curriculum-related off-campus professional internship experiences. Before enrolling, students must have an employment offer from a company or organization and approval from their advisor. Subject to departmental approval. Upon completion of the activity the student must submit a write-up of the experience, approved by the MIT advisor. Consult the MAS Office for details on procedures and restrictions. | true | Fall, Spring, Summer | Graduate | 0-1-0 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.915 | Practical Experience in Media Arts and Sciences | For Media Arts and Sciences doctoral students participating in curriculum-related off-campus professional internship experiences. Before enrolling, students must have an employment offer from a company or organization and approval from their advisor. Subject to departmental approval. Upon completion of the activity the student must submit a write-up of the experience, approved by the MIT advisor. Consult the MAS Office for details on procedures and restrictions. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | 0-1-0 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
MAS.921 | Proseminar in Media Arts and Sciences | Designed specifically for new doctoral students in the Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) program. Explores intellectual foundations of MAS, unifying themes connecting MAS research, and working practices of MAS researchers. Restricted to MAS doctoral students. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
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