Design Courses at MIT
Design is a process and mode of inquiry that underpins research and pedagogy across the Institute. MIT has a rich history of advancing design theory, research, teaching, and practice, with impact at MIT and around the world. It offers a wide range of courses such as graphic design, industrial design, digital design, visual communication... and has a Design minor / major within the Department of Architecture.
2024 FALL SEMESTER
HIGHLIGHTED COURSES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
4.021
DESIGN STUDIO: HOW TO DESIGN
Instructors: Skylar Tibbits, Adriana Giorgis
Teaching Assistants: Berfin Ataman, Oliver Moldow
Credits: 3-3-6 U
Schedule: MW 2–5pm
Introduces fundamental design principles as a way to demystify design and provide a basic introduction to all aspects of the process. Stimulates creativity, abstract thinking, representation, iteration, and design development. Equips students with skills to have more effective communication with designers, and develops their ability to apply the foundations of design to any discipline. Limited to 25; preference to Course 4 and 4B majors and Design and Architecture minors, and first- and second-year students.
4.031
DESIGN STUDIO: OBJECTS AND INTERACTION
Instructor: Marcelo Coelho
Teaching Assistant: Sergio Eduardo Mutis Ordóñez
Credits: 3-3-6 U
Lecture: T 7-9
Lab: R 2-5
Overview of design as the giving of form, order, and interactivity to the objects that define our daily life. Follows the path from project to interactive product. Covers the overall design process, preparing students for work in a hands-on studio learning environment. Emphasizes design development and constraints. Topics include the analysis of objects; interaction design and user experience; design methodologies, current dialogues in design; economies of scale vs. means; and the role of technology in design. Provides a foundation in prototyping skills such as carpentry, casting, digital fabrication, electronics, and coding. Limited to 15; preference to Course 4-B majors and Design Minors.
4.053
VISUAL COMMUNICATION FUNDAMENTALS
Instructor: Bo-Won Keum
Teaching Assistant: T. Logan King
Credits: 3-3-6 U
Schedule: MW 9am-12pm
Provides an introduction to visual communication, emphasizing the development of a visual and verbal vocabulary. Presents the fundamentals of line, shape, color, composition, visual hierarchy, word/image relationships and typography as building blocks for communicating with clarity, emotion, and meaning. Students develop their ability to analyze, discuss and critique their work and the work of the designed world.
Limited to 18; preference to Course 4-B majors and Design minors.
MITdesignX COURSES
4.s32
TRANSVERSAL DESIGN FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
A collaboration with Art, Culture, and Technology
Instructor: Yvette Man-yi Kong, Azra Akšamija, Svafa Grönfeldt
Credits: 3-0-3 G
Schedule: F 9:30am–12:30pm
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While design is frequently deployed as a problem-solving instrument, it can unintentionally result in ethical dilemmas and unanticipated outcomes. This course uniquely combines the critical lens of art with the innovation framework of DesignX, promoting introspection and thoughtful deliberation before diving into design interventions. This transdisciplinary class initiates a collaboration between ACT and the Morningside Academy of Design through DesignX. Students design and present visual representations on the social impact area they choose to innovate and explore on. Undergraduates are welcome.
11.345[J]
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Instructor: Gilad Rosenzweig
Credits: 2-0-4
Lecture: W 9-11am
Introduction to entrepreneurship and how it shapes the world we live in. Through experiential learning in a workshop setting, students start to develop entrepreneurial mindset and skills. Through a series of workshops, students are introduced to the concept of Venture Design to create new venture proposals for the built environment as a method to understand the role of the entrepreneur in the fields of design, planning, real estate, and other related industries.
4s.22
CHANGE A SYSTEM, CHANGE THE WORLD
Instructor: Yscaira Jimenez
Credits: 3-2-7 G
Lecture: T 9-11am
How do you go from a moment of obligation to starting or accelerating a movement?
This course explores the difference between innovation, social innovation, and systems change for social impact. Students interested in navigating complex environmental and social problems will explore frameworks and case studies from real systems change innovators to develop a more comprehensive view of complex problems and the systems they are part of —systems that often keep those problems in place.
In the course, you will apply experiential tools and methods to interrogate your own call to action, strengths, and gaps to address complex problems or needs. You will gain an understanding of the importance of understanding problems from the impact target’s perspective and explore innovative ways to create a scalable movement that ultimately can change a system. The final deliverable from the course is writing a case study on system change based on detailed actor mapping and interviews where you share your deeper understanding of a system you care about.
MIT D-LAB COURSES
EC.751, EC.793 (G)
HARDWARE DESIGN FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Instructors: Heewon Lee, Aditya Mehrotra
Credits: 3-0-6
Schedule: W 2-5pm
In this class, students explore possible uses of repurposed electronic devices in several sectors of development, including agriculture, education, health, and energy, to have a positive impact on people living in low-income communities. Guest lecturers provide insight into current trends in information and communication technology for development.
Student teams and projects
Students work in teams to apply principles of participatory and inclusive design to specific projects that they develop in collaboration with community innovators in refugee camps in Northern Uganda and rural areas of Tanzania. This class is offered in conjunction with the MIT D-Lab program Design for Second-Life Innovations.
Student travel
Optional travel to Uganda and Tanzania occurs over subsequent IAP with D-Lab partners in the field. Graduate students complete additional assignments.
MAS.665 / 15.375 / EC.731J
GLOBAL VENTURES
Instructor: Ramesh Raskar
Schedule: R 10am-12pm
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.
EC.729 / 2.729 / EC.797 (G) / 2.789 (G)
DESIGN FOR SCALE
Instructors: Mathieu Aguesse, Macauley Kenney
Credit: 3-2-7
Lecture: TR 11:30am-1pm
Lab: R1 2.30pm
Through relationships with businesses in countries such as India, Tanzania, and Nicaragua, students work in interdisciplinary teams to develop previously established technologies toward manufacturing-ready product designs. Partial funding may be available for some student travel and out-of-country fieldwork related to this class.
Lessons are hands-on and case-based. This is an advanced design course, and we expect students to use CAD and various rapid prototyping and mass-manufacturing technologies, resulting in substantially iterated product designs and, if appropriate, a small production batch. We encourage students from all majors to enroll.
About the Instructors
The course is taught by instructors from D-Lab with deep field experience and industry experts from product development consulting and consumer product design, including Mathieu Aguesse and Macauley Kenney.
The faculty member of record for the course is Maria Yang (Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Associate Dean, School of Engineering).
2.652 / EC.712 / EC.782 (G)
APPLICATIONS OF ENERGY IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
Instructor: Ahmad Zakka
Credit: 4-0-8
Schedule: TR 3-5PM
Engages students in advancing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 7, which seeks to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy systems, through community-based approaches.
Applications of Energy in Global Development is a hands-on, project-based course where student teams collaborate with D-Lab community partners to address a challenge they are experiencing. Students learn and practice D-Lab's design process including gathering information about the challenge and context, building and testing prototypes, and receiving feedback from stakeholders. Students have the opportunity to participate in an immersive experience to visit their community partners to pilot, test and refine their prototypes during the Independent Activities Period (IAP, January), however that will depend on the pandemic conditions during IAP 2022. The class includes practical lectures on the product design process, guest lectures from social entrepreneurs and practitioners, and instructional prototyping sessions.
Projects
Teams will work on off-grid energy projects focused on challenges including vegetable storage, home heating, cooking and livestock rearing to address a challenge faced by pre-selected D-Lab community partners. Project and partner continuity is prioritized, so most projects are continuations from EC.711 (Introduction to Energy in Global Development) and the previous EC.712. The projects may be at different stages and require various approaches including needs assessment, technology and business model identification, and implementation strategies. All of the projects include analysis, design, prototyping, testing and implementation.
Travel
There is a possibility to travel over the January Independent Activities Period (IAP) to visit and continue collaborations with the community partners, typically in Africa or South Asia. Alternatively, students can continue their projects at D-Lab through UROP, thesis or other D-Lab courses.
11.025 / 11.472 (G) / EC.701 / EC.781 (G)
D-LAB: DEVELOPMENT
Instructors: Libby Hsu, Bish Sanyal
Credit: 3-2-7
Schedule: MWF 3:30-5pm
What effects does poverty have on individuals in different parts of the world? Why have so many development programs been ineffective in addressing poverty? What is your role in making the world a better place?
This class addresses those questions and more through lectures, case studies, guest speakers from around the world, and hands-on, experiential learning. You will examine technological improvements for developing countries through a variety of lenses and understand how the quality of life for low-income households can be improved by the adaptation of low-cost, sustainable technologies.
Projects & Teams
Students in this class form project teams to partner with mostly local organizations in developing countries and formulate plans for an IAP site visit. Most of these visits focus on needs assessment, evaluation of previous work, cultural immersion, and the advancement of long-term projects with our close collaborators. Previous field sites include Ghana, Brazil, Honduras, Tanzania, El Salvador, Uganda, and India. Weekly project team meetings focus on developing specific ideas and include cultural, social, political, environmental, and economic overviews of the countries and localities to be visited.
Travel & Funding
Guided IAP travel experiences may be available to students in the 2022-23 academic year, pending COVID-19 safety guidelines and funding availability.
EC.718 / EC.798 (G) / WGS.277
D-LAB: GENDER & DEVELOPMENT
Instructors: Libby McDonald, Sally Haslanger
Credit: 3-0-9
Schedule: W 9:30am-12:30pm
Illuminating the power dynamics and root causes of inequality within cultural, political, and economic contexts
Identity has several dimensions, including gender, race, sexuality, and class, and these intersecting links influence a person’s daily life. Therefore, a gender analysis that utilizes an intersectional lens is essential to designing and implementing equitable international development projects.
This course explores gender and identity, illuminating the power dynamics and root causes of inequality within cultural, political, and economic contexts. Designed to give students a framework with which to understand gender dynamics and the skills to conduct a gender equality assessment, the course teaches students how to integrate gender-sensitive strategies into their work.
Lectures & Guest Speakers
Lectures by course instructors and guest speakers, including researchers, filmmakers, and development professionals, prompt critical discussion about the social, economic, and political conditions that shape women’s roles in development. Focus is placed on the design and implementation of projects that provide opportunities for earning a living wage in sectors including water, energy, and agriculture.
Labs
In the first half of the class, labs include the application of D-Lab's Lean Research methods to analyze gender dynamics in local and international development programs.
Projects
This year student teams will partner with organizations in Brazil, Columbia, Kenya, and Peru. Find examples of last year's projects here. The projects in Kenya and Columbia will continue. One focus of our work will be sexual and reproductive health and menstrual health and hygiene.
Travel
Optional travel may be possible during the Independent Activities Period (IAP) in January 2023 to continue collaborations with the community partners.
DESIGN AT MIT
Whether creating lab experiments, musical scores, medical devices, consumer products, computer codes, business models, or architectural plans, we believe every MIT student could be considered a designer.
Below is a sample of MIT courses mobilizing design. Courses are subject to change every semester. This list is intended as a way to facilitate identifying design courses across the Institute, but is not exhaustive.
We refer students to the official MIT Subject Listing & Schedule released by the Registrar's Office.
Course 1: Civil and Environmental Engineering
1.006 — Tools for Sustainable Design
1.013 — Senior Civil and Environmental Engineering Design
1.015 — Design of Electromechanical Robotic Systems
1.016 — Design for Complex Environmental Issues
1.020 — Engineering Sustainability: Analysis and Design
1.035 — Mechanics of Materials
1.036 — Structural Mechanics and Design
1.054 — Mechanics and Design of Concrete Structures
1.056 — Introduction to Structural Design
1.096 — Design of Sustainable Polymer Systems
1.101 — Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering Design I
1.102 — Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering Design II
1.103 — Infrastructure Design for Climate Change
1.125 — Architecting and Engineering Software Systems
1.146 — Engineering Systems Analysis for Design
1.231 — Planning and Design of Airport Systems
1.263 — Urban Last-Mile Logistics
1.303 — Infrastructure Design for Climate Change
1.383 — Underground Construction
1.462 — Entrepreneurship in the Built Environment
1.535 — Mechanics of Materials
1.541 — Mechanics and Design of Concrete Structures
1.562 — Structural Design Project I
1.563 — Structural Design Project II
1.564 — Environmental Technologies in Buildings
1.575 — Computational Structural Design and Optimization
1.582 — Design of Steel Structures
1.583 — Topology Optimization of Structures
1.UAR — Climate and Sustainability Undergraduate Advanced Research
Course 2: Mechanical Engineering
Course 2 has a dedicated section to Design courses, listed below:
2.70 — FUNdaMENTALS of Precision Product Design
2.77 — FUNdaMENTALS of Precision Product Design
2.72 — Elements of Mechanical Design
2.720 — Elements of Mechanical Design
2.722 — D-Lab: Design
2.7231 — Introduction to Design Thinking and Innovation in Engineering
2.723A — Design Thinking and Innovation Leadership for Engineers
2.723B — Design Thinking and Innovation Project
2.729 — D-Lab: Design for Scale
2.733 — Engineering Systems Design
2.734 — Engineering Systems Development
2.737 — Mechatronics
2.739 — Product Design and Development
2.74 — Bio-inspired Robotics
2.740 — Bio-inspired Robotics
2.744 — Product Design
2.75 — Medical Device Design
2.750 — Medical Device Design
2.752 — Development of Mechanical Products
2.753 — Development of Mechanical Products
2.76 — Global Engineering
2.760 — Global Engineering
2.771 — D-Lab: Supply Chains
2.772 — Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems
2.777 — Large and Complex Systems Design and Concept Development
2.778 — Large and Complex Systems Design and Concept Development
In addition, Course 2 offers several courses with design components:
2.00A — Designing for the Future: Earth, Sea, and Space
2.00B — Toy Product Design
2.00C — Design for Complex Environmental Issues
2.00 — Introduction to Design
2.002 — Mechanics and Materials II
2.004 — Dynamics and Control II
2.006 — Thermal-Fluids Engineering II
2.007 — Design and Manufacturing I
2.008 — Design and Manufacturing II
2.009 — The Product Engineering Process
2.013 — Engineering Systems Design
2.014 — Engineering Systems Development
2.017 — Design of Electromechanical Robotic Systems
2.019 — Design of Ocean Systems
2.075 — Mechanics of Soft Materials
2.082 — Ship Structural Analysis and Design
2.0911 — Computational Design and Fabrication
2.12 — Introduction to Robotics
2.120 — Introduction to Robotics
2.131 — Advanced Instrumentation and Measurement
2.14 — Analysis and Design of Feedback Control Systems
2.140 — Analysis and Design of Feedback Control Systems
2.145 — Design of Compliant Mechanisms, Machines and Systems
2.147 — Design of Compliant Mechanisms, Machines and Systems
2.154 — Maneuvering and Control of Surface and Underwater Vehicles
2.155 — Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Engineering Design
2.156 — Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Engineering Design
2.16 — Learning Machines (New)
2.16 — Identification, Estimation, and Learning
2.167 — Hands-On Marine Robotics
2.171 — Analysis and Design of Digital Control Systems
2.177 — Designing Virtual Worlds
2.178 — Designing Virtual Worlds
2.18 — Biomolecular Feedback Systems
2.180 — Biomolecular Feedback Systems
2.22 — Design Principles for Ocean Vehicles
2.23 — Hydrofoils and Propellers
2.51 — Intermediate Heat and Mass Transfer
2.61 — Internal Combustion Engines
2.64 — Superconducting Magnets
2.651 — Introduction to Energy in Global Development
2.652 — Introduction to Energy in Global Development
2.671 — Measurement and Instrumentation
2.675 — Micro/Nano Engineering Laboratory
2.676 — Micro/Nano Engineering Laboratory
2.677 — Design and Experimentation for Ocean Engineering
2.678 — Electronics for Mechanical Systems
2.679 — Electronics for Mechanical Systems II
2.700 — Principles of Naval Architecture
2.702 — Systems Engineering and Naval Ship Design
2.703 — Principles of Naval Ship Design
2.704 — Projects in Naval Ship Conversion Design
2.705 — Projects in New Concept Naval Ship Design
2.708 — Traditional Naval Architecture Design
2.71 — Optics
2.710 — Optics
2.717 — Optical Engineering
2.78 — Principles and Practice of Assistive Technology
2.782 — Design of Medical Devices and Implants
2.788 — Mechanical Engineering and Design of Living Systems
2.789 — D-Lab: Design for Scale
2.810 — Manufacturing Processes and Systems
2.813 — Energy, Materials, and Manufacturing
2.83 — Energy, Materials, and Manufacturing
2.871 — D-Lab: Supply Chains
2.874 — Process Data Analytics
2.98 — Sports Technology: Engineering & Innovation
2.980 — Sports Technology: Engineering & Innovation
2.992 — Professional Industry Immersion Project
2.993 — Independent Study
2.994 — Independent Study
2.995 — Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
2.996 — Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
2.997 — Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
2.998 — Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
2.C01 — Physical Systems Modeling and Design Using Machine Learning
2.C51 — Physical Systems Modeling and Design Using Machine Learning
Course 3: Materials Science and Engineering
3.0061 — Introduction to Design Thinking and Rapid Prototyping
3.009 — Materials, Mechanics, and Flight: Birds, an Engineer's Delight
3.010 — Structure of Materials
3.017 — Modelling, Problem Solving, Computing, and Visualization
3.023 — Synthesis and Design of Materials
3.041 — Computational Materials Design
3.042 — Materials Project Laboratory
3.054 — Cellular Solids: Structure, Properties, Applications
3.055 — Biomaterials Science and Engineering
3.056 — Materials Physics of Neural Interfaces
3.064 — Polymer Engineering
3.087 — Materials, Societal Impact, and Social Innovation
3.088 — The Social Life of Materials
3.095 — Introduction to Metalsmithing
3.096 — Architectural Ironwork
3.098 — Ancient Engineering: Ceramic Technologies
3.14 — Physical Metallurgy
3.154 — Materials Performance in Extreme Environments
3.155 — Micro/Nano Processing Technology
3.156 — Photonic Materials and Devices
3.16 — Industrial Challenges in Metallic Materials Selection
3.321 — Computational Materials Design
3.36 — Cellular Solids: Structure, Properties, Applications
3.42 — Electronic Materials Design
3.46 — Photonic Materials and Devices
3.57 — Materials Selection, Design, and Economics
3.64 — Materials Physics of Neural Interfaces
3.65 — Soft Matter Characterization
3.963 — Biomaterials Science and Engineering
3.991 — Ancient Engineering: Ceramic Technologies
3.C01 — Machine Learning for Molecular Engineering
3.C51 — Machine Learning for Molecular Engineering
3.UAR — Climate and Sustainability Undergraduate Advanced Research
Course 4: Architecture
Course 4 has a dedicated section to Architecture Design courses, listed below:
4.001 — Where Is and What Is Architecture and Design?
4.021 — Design Studio: How to Design
4.023 — Architecture Design Studio I
4.024 — Architecture Design Studio II
4.025 — Architecture Design Studio III
4.02A — Design Studio: How to Design Intensive
4.031 — Design Studio: Objects and Interaction
4.032 — Design Studio: Information Design and Visualization
4.033 — Design Studio: Information Design and Visualization
4.041 — Design Studio: Advanced Product Design
4.043 — Design Studio: Interaction Intelligence
4.044 — Design Studio: Interaction Intelligence
4.051 — The Human Factor in Innovation and Design Strategy
4.053 — Visual Communication Fundamentals
4.090 — Practical Experience in Architecture for Undergraduates
4.091 — Independent Study in Design
4.092 — Independent Study in Design
4.093 — Independent Study in Design
4.094 — Independent Study in Design
4.105 Geometric Disciplines and Architecture Skills
4.109 Materials and Fabrication for Architecture
4.110 Design Across Scales and Disciplines
4.117 Creative Computation
4.118 Creative Computation
4.120 Furniture Making Workshop
4.123 Architectural Assemblies
4.125 Furniture Making Workshop
4.130 Architectural Design Theory and Methodologies
4.140[J] How to Make (Almost) Anything
4.151 Architecture Design Core Studio I
4.152 Architecture Design Core Studio II
4.153 Architecture Design Core Studio III
4.154 Architecture Design Option Studio
4.163[J] Urban Design Studio
4.173[J] China Urban Design Studio
4.180 Design Workshop
4.181 Architectural Design Workshop
4.182 Architectural Design Workshop
4.183-4.185 Architectural Design Workshop
4.189 Preparation for MArch Thesis
4.190 Practical Experience in Architecture
4.191 Independent Study in Architecture Design
4.192 Independent Study in Architecture Design
4.193 Independent Study in Architecture Design
4.194 Independent Study in Architecture Design
4.S00 — Special Subject: Design
4.S01 — Special Subject: Design
4.S02 — Special Subject: Design
4.S03 — Special Subject: Design
4.S10 — Special Subject: Architecture Design
4.S11 — Special Subject: Architecture Design
4.S12 — Special Subject: Architecture Design
4.S13 — Special Subject: Architecture Design
4.S14 — Special Subject: Architecture Design
4.S15 Special Subject: Design
In addition, Course 4 offers several courses with design components:
4.213 — Ecological Urbanism Seminar
4.215 — Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry
4.217 — Disaster Resilient Design
4.218 — Disaster Resilient Design
4.227 — Landscapes of Energy
4.228 — Contemporary Urbanism Proseminar: Theory and Representation
4.229 — Collectives: New Forms of Sharing
4.240 — Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting, and Representing the City
4.244 — Urban Design Seminar: Perspectives on Contemporary Practice
4.245 — DesignX Entrepreneurship
4.246 — DesignX Accelerator
4.247 — Urban Design Ideals and Action
4.248 — Advanced Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting, and Representing the City
4.250 — Introduction to Urban Design and Development
4.252 — Introduction to Urban Design and Development
4.253 — Urban Design Politics
4.255 — Site and Environmental Systems Planning
4.264 — Advanced Seminar in Landscape and Urbanism
4.270 — Innovation for Disaster Relief and Preparedness
4.275 — Advanced Urbanism Colloquium
4.286 — SMArchS Urbanism Pre-Thesis Preparation
4.S27 — Special Subject: Urban Design
4.302 — Foundations in Art, Design, and Spatial Practices
4.318 — Toxic Textiles/Fashion Fables
4.319 — Toxic Textiles/Fashion Fables
4.322 — Introduction to Three-Dimensional Art Work
4.323 — Introduction to Three-Dimensional Art Work
4.328 — Climate Visions
4.329 — Climate Visions
4.359 — Synchronizations of Senses
4.390 — Art, Culture, and Technology Studio
4.401 — Environmental Technologies in Buildings
4.411 — D-Lab Schools: Building Technology Laboratory
4.412 — D-Lab Schools: Building Technology Laboratory
4.421 — Space-Conditioning Systems for Low-Carbon Buildings
4.424 — Modeling and Approximation of Thermal Processes
4.431 — Architectural Acoustics
4.432 — Modeling Urban Energy Flows for Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods
4.433 — Modeling Urban Energy Flows for Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods
4.440 — Introduction to Structural Design4.441 From the Solar House to Net Zero Buildings
4.442 — From the Solar House to Net Zero Buildings
4.453 — Creative Machine Learning for Design
4.462 — Introduction to Structural Design
4.463 — Building Technology Systems: Structures and Envelopes
4.481 — Building Technology Seminar
4.S48 — Special Subject: Structural Design
4.500 — Design Computation: Art, Objects and Space
4.501 — Tiny Fab: Advancements in Rapid Design and Fabrication of Small Homes
4.502 — Advanced Visualization: Architecture in Motion Graphics
4.505 — Design Computation: Art, Objects, and Space
4.507 — Introduction to Building Information Modeling in Architecture
4.511 — Tiny Fab: Advancements in Rapid Design and Fabrication of Small Homes
4.520 — Visual Computing
4.521 — Visual Computing
4.540 — Introduction to Shape Grammars I
4.541 — Introduction to Shape Grammars II
4.542 — Background to Shape Grammars
4.550 — Computational Design Lab
4.562 — Advanced Visualization: Architecture in Motion Graphics
4.566 — Advanced Projects in Digital Media
4.567 — Introduction to Building Information Modeling in Architecture
4.569[J] — Designing Interactions
4.570 — Computational Design Lab
4.580 — Inquiry into Computation and Design
4.581 — Proseminar in Computation
4.582 — Research Seminar in Computation
4.589 — Preparation for Design and Computation PhD Thesis
4.S50 — Special Subject: Architectural Computation
4.S51 — Special Subject: Architectural Computation
4.S52 — Special Subject: Architectural Computation
4.S53 — Special Subject: Architectural Computation
4.S54 — Special Subject: Architectural Computation
4.S55 — Special Subject: Digital Fabrication
4.S56 — Special Subject: Shape Grammars
4.602 — Modern Art and Mass Culture
4.603 — Understanding Modern Architecture
4.604 — Understanding Modern Architecture
4.608 — Seminar in the History of Art, Architecture, and Design
4.609 — Seminar in the History of Art, Architecture, and Design
4.612 — Islamic Architecture and the Environment
4.624 — Dwelling & Building: Cities in the Global South
4.634 — Early Modern Architecture and Art
4.635 — Early Modern Architecture and Art
4.645 — Selected Topics in Architecture: 1750 to the Present
4.652 — Modern Art and Mass Culture
4.657 — Design: The History of Making Things
4.THT[J] — Thesis Research Design Seminar
4.UR — Undergraduate Research in Design
4.URG — Undergraduate Research in Design
Course 5: Chemistry
5.UAR[J] — Climate and Sustainability Undergraduate Advanced Research
Course 6: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
6.1010 — Fundamentals of Programming
6.1020 — Software Construction
6.1040 — Software Design
6.5060 — Algorithm Engineering
6.5080 — Multicore Programming
6.5081 — Multicore Programming
6.1100 — Computer Language Engineering
6.1120 — Dynamic Computer Language Engineering
6.5150 — Large-scale Symbolic Systems
6.5151 — Large-scale Symbolic Systems
6.1220[J] — Design and Analysis of Algorithms
6.5230 — Advanced Data Structures
6.5250[J] — Distributed Algorithms
6.5320 — Geometric Computing
6.5340 — Topics in Algorithmic Game Theory
6.5660 — Computer Systems Security
6.1800 — Computer Systems Engineering
6.1810 — Operating System Engineering
6.1820[J] — Mobile and Sensor Computing
6.1850 — Computer Systems and Society
6.5810 — Operating System Engineering
6.5830 — Database Systems
6.5831 — Database Systems
6.1910 — Computation Structures
6.1920 — Constructive Computer Architecture
6.5910 — Complex Digital Systems Design
6.5930 — Hardware Architecture for Deep Learning
6.5931 — Hardware Architecture for Deep Learning
6.2000 — Electrical Circuits: Modeling and Design of Physical Systems
6.2020[J] — Electronics Project Laboratory
6.2030 — Electronics First Laboratory
6.2040 — Analog Electronics Laboratory
6.2050 — Digital Systems Laboratory
6.2060 — Microcomputer Project Laboratory
6.2061 — Microcomputer Project Laboratory - Independent Inquiry
6.2080 — Introduction to Electronic Circuits
6.2090 — Solid-State Circuits
6.2092 — Solid-State Circuits
6.6000 — CMOS Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
6.6010 — Analysis and Design of Digital Integrated Circuits
6.2200 — Electric Energy Systems
6.2220 — Power Electronics Laboratory
6.2221 — Power Electronics Laboratory - Independent Inquiry
6.2222 — Power Electronics Laboratory
6.6220 — Power Electronics
6.2300 — Electromagnetics Waves and Applications
6.2540 — Nanotechnology: From Atoms to Systems
6.6520 — Semiconductor Optoelectronics: Theory and Design
6.6630[J] — Control of Manufacturing Processes
6.7000 — Discrete-Time Signal Processing
6.3100 — Dynamical System Modeling and Control Design
6.3102 — Dynamical System Modeling and Control Design
6.7110 — Multivariable Control Systems
6.7240 — Game Theory with Engineering Applications
6.7410 — Principles of Digital Communication
6.7411 — Principles of Digital Communication
6.7420 — Heterogeneous Networks: Architecture, Transport, Proctocols, and Management
6.7430 — Optical Networks
6.7440 — Principles of Wireless Communication
6.4200[J] — Robotics: Science and Systems
6.4420[J] — Computational Design and Fabrication
6.8420 — Computational Design and Fabrication
6.4530[J] — Principles and Practice of Assistive Technology
6.4570[J] — Creating Video Games
6.8530 — Interactive Data Visualization
6.8710[J] — Computational Systems Biology: Deep Learning in the Life Sciences
6.8711[J] — Computational Systems Biology: Deep Learning in the Life Sciences
6.8720[J] — Principles of Synthetic Biology
6.8721[J] — Principles of Synthetic Biology
6.4860[J] — Medical Device Design
6.4861[J] — Medical Device Design
6.4900 — Introduction to EECS via Medical Technology
6.9000 — Engineering for Impact
6.9010 — Introduction to EECS via Interconnected Embedded Systems
6.9030 — Strobe Project Laboratory
6.9080 — Introduction to EECS via Robotics
6.9101[J] — Introduction to Design Thinking and Innovation in Engineering
6.910A — Design Thinking and Innovation Leadership for Engineers
6.910B — Design Thinking and Innovation Project
6.9120 — Engineering Leadership
6.9620 — Web Lab: A Web Programming Class and Competition
6.C35[J] — Interactive Data Visualization and Society
6.C85[J] — Interactive Data Visualization and Society
Course 7: Biology
7.002 — Fundamentals of Experimental Molecular Biology
7.003[J] — Applied Molecular Biology Laboratory
7.50 — Method and Logic in Molecular Biology
7.51 — Principles of Biochemical Analysis
7.55 — Case Studies in Modern Experimental Design
7.572 — Quantitative Measurements and Modeling of Biological Systems
Course 9: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
9.017 — Systems Neuroscience Core II
9.07 — Statistics for Brain and Cognitive Science
9.26[J] — Principles and Applications of Genetic Engineering for Biotechnology and Neuroscience
9.401 — Tools for Robust Science
9.583[J] — Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Data Acquisition and Analysis
9.59[J] — Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
9.67[J] — Materials Physics of Neural Interfaces
9.670[J] — Materials Physics of Neural Interfaces
Course 10: Chemical Engineering
10.00 — Molecule Builders
10.10 — Introduction to Chemical Engineering
10.28 — Chemical-Biological Engineering Laboratory
10.321 — Design Principles in Mammalian Systems and Synthetic Biology
10.345 — Fundamentals of Metabolic and Biochemical Engineering: Applications to Biomanufacturing
10.352 — Modern Control Design
10.37 — Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design
10.489 — Concepts in Modern Heterogeneous Catalysis
10.490 — Integrated Chemical Engineering
10.495 — Molecular Design and Bioprocess Development of Immunotherapies
10.496[J] — Design of Sustainable Polymer Systems
10.521 — Design Principles in Mammalian Systems and Synthetic Biology
10.551 — Systems Engineering
10.552 — Modern Control Design
10.560 — Structure and Properties of Polymers
10.595 — Molecular Design and Bioprocess Development of Immunotherapies
10.689 — Concepts in Modern Heterogeneous Catalysis
10.951 — Seminar in Biological Systems
10.965 — Seminar in Biosystems Engineering
10.968 — Seminar in Biomolecular Engineering
10.976 — Process Design, Operations, and Control
10.979 — Seminar in Biological Soft Matter
10.C01[J] — Machine Learning for Molecular Engineering
10.C51[J] — Machine Learning for Molecular Engineering
Course 11: Urban Studies and Planning
11.001[J] — Introduction to Urban Design and Development
11.008 — Undergraduate Planning Seminar
11.022[J] — Regulation of Chemicals, Radiation, and Biotechnology
11.100 — Introduction to Computational Thinking in Cities
11.107 — Tools and Techniques for Inclusive Economic Development
11.113 — The Economic Approach to Cities and Environmental Sustainability
11.123 — Big Plans and Mega-Urban Landscapes
11.127[J] — Design and Development of Games for Learning
11.143 — Research Methods in Global Health and Development
11.C35[J] — Interactive Data Visualization and Society
11.158 — Behavioral Science, AI, and Urban Mobility
11.173[J] — Infrastructure Design for Climate Change
11.188 — Introduction to Spatial Analysis and GIS Laboratory
11.UAR[J] — Climate and Sustainability Undergraduate Advanced Research
11.THT[J] — Thesis Research Design Seminar
11.228[J] — Collectives: New Forms of Sharing
11.233 — Research Design for Policy Analysis and Planning
11.234 — Making Sense: Qualitative Methods for Designers and Planners
11.245[J] — DesignX Entrepreneurship
11.246[J] — DesignX Accelerator
11.250 — Transportation Research Design
11.252[J] — Design and Development of Games for Learning
11.263[J] — Urban Last-Mile Logistics
11.273[J] — Infrastructure Design for Climate Change
11.301[J] — Introduction to Urban Design and Development
11.302[J] — Urban Design Politics
11.303[J] — Real Estate Development Studio
11.304[J] — Site and Environmental Systems Planning
11.307[J] — China Urban Design Studio
11.308[J] — Ecological Urbanism Seminar
11.309[J] — Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry
11.312 — Engaging Community: Models and Methods for Strengthening Democracy
11.313 — Advanced Research Workshop in Landscape and Urbanism
11.315[J] — Disaster Resilient Design
11.320 — Digital City Design Workshop
11.328[J] — Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting, and Representing the City
11.329[J] — Advanced Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting, and Representing the City
11.332[J] — Urban Design Studio
11.333[J] — Urban Design Seminar: Perspectives on Contemporary Practice
11.334[J] — Advanced Seminar in Landscape and Urbanism
11.337[J] — Urban Design Ideals and Action
11.338 — Urban Design Studio
11.345[J] — Entrepreneurship in the Built Environment
11.360 — Community Growth and Land Use Planning
11.411 — The Political Economy of Planning
11.413 — The Economic Approach to Cities and Environmental Sustainability
11.C85[J] — Interactive Data Visualization and Society
11.478 — Behavioral Science, AI, and Urban Mobility
11.520 — Workshop on Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
11.523 — Fundamentals of Spatial Database Management
11.547[J] — Global Aging & the Built Environment
11.912[J] — Advanced Urbanism Colloquium
Course 12: Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
12.010 — Computational Methods of Scientific Programming
12.521 — Computational Geophysical Modeling
12.805 — Data Analysis in Physical Oceanography
Course 14: Economics
14.125 — Market Design
14.16 — Strategy and Information
14.19 — Market Design
14.310 — Data Analysis for Social Scientists
14.42 — Environmental Policy and Economics
14.420 — Environmental Policy and Economics
14.472 — Public Economics II
14.125 — Market Design
14.161 — Strategy and Information
Course 15: Management
15.025 — Game Theory for Strategic Advantage
15.0251 — Game Theory for Strategic Advantage
15.094[J] – Robust Modeling, Optimization, and Computation
15.095 — Machine Learning Under a Modern Optimization Lens
15.232 — Breakthrough Ventures: Effective Business Models in Frontier Markets
15.270 — Ethical Practice: Leading Through Professionalism, Social Responsibility, and System Design
15.286 — Communicating with Data
15.287 – Communication and Persuasion Through Data
15.359[J] — Engineering Innovation: Global Security Systems
15.360 — Entrepreneurship & Innovation Proseminar
15.364 — Innovation Ecosystems for Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Leaders (iEco4REAL)
15.3641 – Innovation Ecosystems for Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Leaders (iEco4REAL)
15.3641 — Innovation Ecosystems for Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Leaders (iEco4REAL)
15.3641 — Innovation Ecosystems for Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Leaders (iEco4REAL)
15.371[J] — Innovation Teams
15.373[J] – Venture Engineering
15.374 — Organizing for Innovation
15.378 – Building an Entrepreneurial Venture: Advanced Tools and Techniques
15.3781 — Building an Entrepreneurial Venture: Advanced Tools and Techniques
15.385 - Innovating for Impact
15.388 – Venture Creation Tactics
15.570 – Digital Marketing and Social Media Analytics
15.572 — Analytics Lab: Action Learning Seminar on Analytics, Machine Learning, and the Digital Economy
15.701 — Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurial Advantage
15.735 — Product Design
15.763[J] — Supply Chain: Capacity Analytics
15.768 — Management of Services: Concepts, Design, and Delivery
15.772[J] — D-Lab: Supply Chains
15.783[J] — Product Design and Development
Course 16: Aeronautics and Astronautics
16.00 — Introduction to Aerospace and Design
16.002 — Unified Engineering: Signals and Systems
16.003 — Unified Engineering: Fluid Dynamics
16.004 — Unified Engineering: Thermodynamics and Propulsion
16.06 — Principles of Automatic Control
16.20 — Structural Mechanics
16.202 — Manufacturing with Advanced Composite Materials
16.235 — Design with High Temperature Materials
16.30 — Feedback Control Systems
16.343 — Spacecraft and Aircraft Sensors and Instrumentation
16.355[J] — Concepts in the Engineering of Software
16.400 — Human Systems Engineering
16.422 — Human Supervisory Control of Automated Systems
16.423[J] — Aerospace Biomedical and Life Support Engineering
16.453[J] — Human Systems Engineering
16.50 — Aerospace Propulsion
16.522 — Space Propulsion
16.634 — NEET Senior Seminar: Autonomous Machines
16.6621[J] — Introduction to Design Thinking and Innovation in Engineering
16.662A — Design Thinking and Innovation Leadership for Engineers
16.662B — Design Thinking and Innovation Project
16.767 — Introduction to Airline Transport Aircraft Systems and Automation
16.781[J] — Planning and Design of Airport Systems
16.810 — Engineering Design and Rapid Prototyping
16.821 — Flight Vehicle Development
16.83[J] — Space Systems Engineering
16.84 — Advanced Autonomous Robotic Systems
16.851 — Introduction to Satellite Engineering
16.854 — Spacecraft Laboratory
16.861 — Engineering Systems Analysis for Design
16.88[J] — Prototyping our Sci-Fi Space Future: Designing & Deploying Projects for Zero Gravity Flights
16.885 — Aircraft Systems Engineering
16.888[J] — Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
16.89[J] — Space Systems Engineering
Course 17: Political Science
17.055 — Just Code: The Ethical Lifecycle of Machine Learning
17.275 — Public Opinion Research Design and Training Seminar
17.276 — Public Opinion Research Training Lab
17.488 — Simulating Global Dynamics and War
17.506 — Ethnic Politics
17.922 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Design Seminar
17.THT — Thesis Research Design Seminar
Course 18: Mathematics
18.410[J] Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Course 20: Biological Engineering
20.020 — Introduction to Biological Engineering Design Using Synthetic Biology
20.109 — Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering
20.305[J] — Principles of Synthetic Biology
20.345 — Bioinstrumentation Project Lab
20.352 — Principles of Neuroengineering
20.363[J] — Biomaterials Science and Engineering
20.375 — Applied Developmental Biology and Tissue Engineering
20.380 — Biological Engineering Design
20.381 — Biological Engineering Design II
20.385 — Design in Synthetic Biology
20.405[J] — Principles of Synthetic Biology
20.475 — Applied Developmental Biology and Tissue Engineering
Course 21A: Anthropology
21A.501[J] — Art, Craft, Science
21A.819 — Ethnographic Research Methods
Course 21H: History
21H.145[J] — French Photography
21H.343[J] — Making Books in the Renaissance and Today
Course 21M: Music and Theater Arts
21M.080 — Introduction to Music Technology
21M.369 — Studies in Music Technology (21M.380)
21M.370 — Digital Instrument Design
21M.560 — Introduction to Music Technology (New)
21M.569 — Studies in Music Technology (New)
21M.570 — Digital Instrument Design (New)
21M.601 — Drawing for Designers
21M.603 — Fundamentals of Theater Design
21M.606 — Introduction to Stagecraft
21M.713 — History of American and European Scenography
21M.731 — Sound Design for Theater and Dance
21M.732 — Costume Design
21M.733 — Set Design
21M.734 — Lighting Design
21M.735 — Technical Design for Performance
21M.737 — Interactive Design and Projection for Live Performance
21M.806 — Applied Performance and Design Production
21M.809 — Performance and Design Intensive
21M.812 — Theater Arts Production (New)
21M.820 — Production Design Visualization
21M.821 — Production Design Visualization
21M.822 — Theater Arts Production (New)
21M.851 — Independent Study in Performance and Design
Course 21W: Comparative Media Studies / Writing
21W.016 — Writing and Rhetoric: Designing Meaning
Course 22: Nuclear Science and Engineering
22.03[J] — Introduction to Design Thinking and Rapid Prototyping
22.033 — Nuclear Systems Design Project
22.039 — Integration of Reactor Design, Operations, and Safety
22.06 — Engineering of Nuclear Systems
22.071 — Analog Electronics and Analog Instrumentation Design
22.211 — Nuclear Reactor Physics I
22.312 — Engineering of Nuclear Reactors
22.315 — Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
22.33 — Nuclear Engineering Design
22.39 — Integration of Reactor Design, Operations, and Safety
22.63 — Engineering Principles for Fusion Reactors
Course 24: Linguistics and Philosophy
24.234 — Global Justice, Gender, and Development
Course CMS: Comparative Media Studies / Writing
CMS.301 — Game Design Methods
CMS.307 — Critical Worldbuilding
CMS.342[J] — Designing Virtual Worlds (New)
CMS.362 — Civic Media Collaborative Design Studio
CMS.405 — Visual DesignCMS.590[J] — Design and Development of Games for LearningCMS.611[J] — Creating Video Games
CMS.615 — Games for Social Change
CMS.627 — Imagination, Computation, and Expression Studio
CMS.634 — Designing Interactions
CMS.635 — Designing Active Archives
CMS.807 — Critical Worldbuilding
CMS.815 — Games for Social Change
CMS.827 — Imagination, Computation, and Expression Studio
CMS.833 — Digital Humanities: Topics, Techniques, and Technologies
CMS.834[J] — Designing Interactions
CMS.835 — Desiging Active Archives
CMS.839 — Virtual Reality and Immersive Media Production
CMS.862 — Civic Media Collaborative Design Studio
CMS.863[J] — Design and Development of Games for Learning
CMS.864 — Game Design
CMS.942[J] — Designing Virtual Worlds (New)
MAS — Media Arts and Sciences
MAS.552[J] — City Science
MAS.712 — Learning Creative Learning
MAS.750 — Human-Robot Interaction
MAS.809 — Decoders 1.9: Introduction to Microfabrication
MAS.810 — Decoders 1.8: Project Realization in CleanroomMAS.834 — Tangible InterfacesMAS.837 — Principles of Electronic Music Interfaces
MAS.838[J] — Prototyping our Sci-Fi Space Future: Designing & Deploying Projects for Zero Gravity Flights
MAS.839[J] — Operating in the Lunar Environment
MAS.858[J] — Asking How Space Enabled Designs Advance Justice and Development
MAS.863[J] — How to Make (Almost) Anything
MAS.S60-MAS.S64 — Special Subject in Media Technology
MAS.S62 — Black Feminist Thought & Design for the Future
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