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CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

1.001 Engineering Computation and Data Science
(COURSE 1) Subject meets with 1.00
Prereq: Calculus I (GIR)
G (Spring)
Fundamentals 3-2-7 units

Presents engineering problems in a computational setting with

1.00 Engineering Computation and Data Science
emphasis on data science and problem abstraction. Covers
Subject meets with 1.001
exploratory data analysis and visualization, ltering, regression.
Prereq: Calculus I (GIR)
Building basic machine learning models (classiers, decision trees,
U (Spring)
clustering) for smart city applications. Labs and programming
3-2-7 units. REST
projects focused on analytics problems faced by cities, infrastructure
Presents engineering problems in a computational setting with and environment. Students taking graduate version will complete
emphasis on data science and problem abstraction. Covers additional assignments and project work.
exploratory data analysis and visualization, ltering, regression. J. Williams
Building basic machine learning models (classiers, decision trees,
clustering) for smart city applications. Labs and programming 1.004 Startup Sustainable Tech
projects focused on analytics problems faced by cities, Subject meets with 1.147
infrastructure, and environment. Students taking graduate version Prereq: None
complete additional assignments and project work. U (Spring)
J. Williams Not oered regularly; consult department
3-0-9 units
1.000 Introduction to Computer Programming and Numerical
Provides a practical introduction to key innovations in the elds
Methods for Engineering Applications
of civil and environmental engineering that are currently having
Prereq: None. Coreq: 18.03
an impact. Structured around the dierent aspects of starting and
U (Fall)
maintaining a company in the rst years aer incorporation. Key
3-2-7 units. REST
topics include idea protection, team formation, and seed funds.
Presents the fundamentals of computing and computer programming Guest speakers who are involved in the startup process or are
(procedural and object-oriented programming) in an engineering successful entrepreneurs present. Under faculty supervision,
context. Introduces logical operations, floating-point arithmetic, students work on case studies in areas such as renewable
data structures, induction, iteration, and recursion. Computational energy, sustainable design, food security, climate change, new
methods for interpolation, regression, root nding, sorting, infrastructures, and transportation. Concludes with the writing of a
searching, and the solution of linear systems of equations and SBIR/STTR-type grant or business model. Students taking graduate
ordinary dierential equations. Control of sensors and visualization version complete additional assignments.
of scientic data. Draws examples from engineering and scientic B. Marelli
applications. Students use the Python programming environment to
complete weekly assignments.
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1.005 Experiential Sustainability 1.008 Engineering for a Sustainable World

Prereq: None Prereq: None
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Fall) Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Fall)
1-0-2 units 1-1-1 units

Examines the frameworks, governance, science, and social science Introduces engineering principles for sustainable development
of sustainability around students' summer internships, research, and of infrastructure, environmental, and societal systems. Faculty
other experiential learning activities. During the summer (virtually) members discuss case studies that highlight challenges and
and through the rst four weeks of the fall term, students engage opportunities in the areas of smart cities, cyber-physical systems
in small group discussions on diverse topics in sustainability, from (transportation, electricity, and societal networks), sustainable
environmental justice to corporate social responsibility. Includes resource management (land, water, and energy), and resilient
global climate action negotiation simulation activities, roundtables design under the changing environment. Instruction covers the
with experts in sustainability, and/or similar opportunities for use of computation and data analytics for generating insights, and
interaction with broad topics in sustainability. In the fall, students exercises designed to promote systems thinking and problem-
reflect on their engagement with sustainability during their summer solving skills. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused
experience, culminating in a showcase of nal presentations. credit limit for rst-year students.
Students planning to take this subject must apply in the spring; S. Amin
consult the program website for details.
D. Plata 1.009 Climate Change
Prereq: None
1.006 Tools for Sustainable Design Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
Prereq: None Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Fall)
Acad Year 2024-2025: U (Spring) 1-0-2 units
Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered
3-0-9 units Provides an introduction to global climate change processes, drivers,
and impacts. Oers exposure to exciting MIT research on climate
Conveys the principles, tools, and practice of environmentally change. Students explore why and how the world should solve
sustainable design. Augments understanding of societal limitations this global problem and how they can contribute to the solutions.
to implementation of sustainable solutions, such that they may Students produce a mini-project on the topic. Subject can count
be strategically navigated. Presents the arguments and historical toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for rst year
motivation for early evaluation of environmental impact metrics; students.
illustrates and utilizes modern, rigorous tools for environmental E. Eltahir
optimization; and highlights national and global experts drawn from
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government, industry, and 1.010 Probability and Causal Inference
academia. Provides an overview of the principles of Green Chemistry Prereq: Calculus II (GIR)
and Engineering, Life Cycle Analysis, toxicity prediction, and basic U (Fall)
chemical and materials flows knowledge. Not oered regularly; consult department
D. Plata 5-0-7 units

Introduces probability and causal inference with an emphasis on

understanding, quantifying, and modeling uncertainty and cause-
eect relationships in an engineering context. Topics in the rst
half include events and their probability, the total probability and
Bayes' theorems, discrete and continuous random variables and
vectors, and conditional analysis. Topics in the second half include
covariance, correlation, regression analysis, causality analysis,
structural causal models, interventions, and hypothesis testing.
Concepts illustrated through data and applications. credit cannot
also be received for 1.010A or 1.010B.
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1.010A Probability: Concepts and Applications 1.015[J] Design of Electromechanical Robotic Systems
Prereq: Calculus II (GIR) Same subject as 2.017[J]
U (Fall; rst half of term) Prereq: 2.003[J], 2.016, and 2.678; Coreq: 2.671
2-0-4 units U (Spring)
3-3-6 units. Partial Lab
Introduces probability with an emphasis on probabilistic systems
analysis. Readings about conceptual and mathematical background See description under subject 2.017[J]. Enrollment may be limited
are given in advanced of each class. Classes revise background and due to laboratory capacity.
are centered on developing problem-solving skills. The course is M. Triantafyllou, M. Sacarny
exam-based and focused on the analysis of probabilistic outcomes,
estimating what can happen under uncertain environments. Topics 1.016[J] Design for Complex Environmental Issues
include random events and their probability, combinatorial analysis, Same subject as 2.00C[J], EC.746[J]
conditional analysis, random vectors, functions of random vectors, Prereq: None
propagation of uncertainty, and prediction analysis. Credit cannot U (Spring)
also be received for 1.010. 3-1-5 units
S. Saavedra
See description under subject 2.00C[J]. Limited to rst-year
1.010B Causal Inference for Data Analysis students. Open to students outside of Terrascope.
Prereq: 1.010A or permission of instructor A. W. Epstein, J. Grimm, S. L. Hsu
U (Fall; second half of term)
2-0-4 units 1.018[J] Fundamentals of Ecology
Same subject as 7.30[J], 12.031[J]
Introduces causal inference with an emphasis on probabilistic Prereq: None
systems analysis. Readings about conceptual and mathematical U (Fall)
background are given in advanced of each class. Class is focused 4-0-8 units. REST
on understanding theory based on real-world applications. The
course is project-based and focused on cause-eect relationships, Fundamentals of ecology, considering Earth as an integrated
understanding why probabilistic outcomes happen. Topics include dynamic living system. Coevolution of the biosphere and geosphere,
correlation analysis, Reichenbach's principle, Simpson's paradox, biogeochemical cycles, metabolic diversity, primary productivity,
structural causal models and graphs, interventions, do-calculus, competition and the niche, trophic dynamics and food webs,
average causal eects, dealing with missing information, mediation, population growth and limiting factors. Population modeling, global
and hypothesis testing. Credit cannot also be received for 1.010. carbon cycle, climate change, geoengineering, theories of resource
S. Saavedra competition and mutualism, allometric scaling, ecological genomics,
niche theory, human population growth. Applied ecology.
1.013 Senior Civil and Environmental Engineering Design M. Follows, D. Des Marais
Prereq: Permission of instructor
U (Fall, Spring) 1.020 Modeling and Decision-Making for Sustainability
1-3-2 units Prereq: Physics I (GIR), 18.03, and (1.00 or 1.000)
Can be repeated for credit. U (Spring)
3-2-7 units
Students engage with faculty around a topic of mutual interest,
building on the knowledge/skills gained throughout their program. Introduces a systems approach to modeling, analysis, and design
Synthesizes prior coursework and experiences through a semester- of sustainable systems. Covers principles of dynamical systems,
long design project and related assignments. Students form teams network models, optimization, and control, with applications in
and work on projects advised by faculty representatives from ecosystems, infrastructure networks, and energy systems. Includes
each core in the 1-ENG curriculum. Teams demonstrate creativity a signicant programming component. Students implement and
in applying theories and methodologies while considering their analyze numerical models of systems, and make design decisions
project's technical, environmental and social feasibility. Includes to balance physical, environmental, and economic considerations
lectures on a variety of related engineering concepts, as well based on real and simulated data.
as scholarship and engineering practice and ethics. Provides S. Amin
instruction and practice in oral and written communication.
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1.021 Introduction to Modeling and Simulation 1.035 Mechanics of Materials

Engineering School-Wide Elective Subject. Prereq: 1.050 or permission of instructor
Oered under: 1.021, 3.021, 10.333, 22.00 U (Spring)
Prereq: 18.03 or permission of instructor 3-2-7 units
U (Spring)
4-0-8 units. REST Covers the structure and properties of natural and manufactured
engineering materials with an emphasis on the fundamentals of
See description under subject 3.021. mechanical behavior of materials, while considering their use in
M. Buehler civil and environmental engineering design. Topics include linear
elasticity, plasticity, viscoelasticity, fracture, and fatigue. Laboratory
1.022 Introduction to Network Models experiments present principles of experimental characterization
Prereq: (1.010, 18.03, and (1.00 or 1.000)) or permission of instructor techniques, materials selection, and design.
Acad Year 2024-2025: U (Spring) T. Cohen
Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered
4-0-8 units 1.036 Structural Mechanics and Design
Prereq: None. Coreq: 1.050
Provides an introduction to complex networks, their structure, and U (Fall)
function, with examples from engineering, applied mathematics 3-1-8 units
and social sciences. Topics include spectral graph theory, notions of
centrality, random graph models, contagion phenomena, cascades Familiarizes students with structural systems, loads, and basis
and diusion, and opinion dynamics. for structural design, including analysis of determinate and
A. Jadbabaie indeterminate structures (trusses, beams, frames, cables, and
arches). Covers mechanical properties of construction materials,
1.032 Advanced Soil Mechanics including concrete, steel, and composites. Studies concrete and
Subject meets with 1.361 steel structures through application of principles of structural
Prereq: 1.037 mechanics. Evaluates behavior and design of reinforced concrete
U (Fall; rst half of term) structural elements using limit strength design and serviceability
3-0-6 units principles. Introduces plastic analysis and design, and load factor
design of structural steel members and connections. Team project
Covers topics in the characterization and nature of soils as multi- emphasizes material covered through behavior and problem-based
phase materials; the principle of eective stress; hydraulic learning.
conductivity and groundwater seepage; shear strength and stability O. Buyukozturk
analyses; stress-deformation properties, consolidation theory and
calculation of settlements for clays and sands. Students taking 1.037 Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Design
graduate version complete additional assignments. Prereq: None
A. Whittle U (Spring)
3-2-7 units
1.034[J] Materials in Human Experience
Same subject as 3.094[J] Provides an introduction to soils as engineering materials, including
Prereq: None classication and characterization, pore pressures and seepage,
U (Spring) principles of eective stress and consolidation, deformation, and
2-3-4 units. HASS-S shear strength properties. Surveys analysis methods, with a focus
on slope stability, limiting earth pressures and bearing capacity, and
See description under subject 3.094[J]. Enrollment limited to 24. settlements of foundations. Examines applications in the design
M. Tarkanian, A. Masic of earth dams, earth retaining systems, foundations, and staged
construction processes.
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1.041[J] Transportation: Foundations and Methods 1.052 Advancing Mechanics and Materials via Machine Learning
Same subject as IDS.075[J] Subject meets with 1.121[J], 2.174[J]
Subject meets with 1.200[J], 11.544[J], IDS.675[J] Prereq: Calculus II (GIR), Physics II (GIR), and (1.000, 6.100A, 6.100L,
Prereq: (1.010 and (1.00 or 1.000)) or permission of instructor or 16.C20[J])
U (Spring) U (Spring)
3-1-8 units 3-0-9 units

Covers core analytical and numerical methods for modeling, Concepts in mechanics (solid mechanics: continuum, micro,
planning, operations, and control of transportation systems. Trac meso and molecular mechanics; elasticity, plasticity, fracture and
flow theory, vehicle dynamics and behavior, numerical integration buckling) and machine learning (stochastic optimization, neural
and simulation, graphical analysis. Properties of delays, queueing networks, convolutional neural nets, adversarial neural nets, graph
theory. Resource allocation, optimization models, linear and integer neural nets, recurrent neural networks and long/short-term memory
programming. Autonomy in transport, Markov Decision Processes, nets, attention models, variational/autoencoders) introduced and
reinforcement learning, deep learning. Applications drawn broadly applied to mechanics problems. Covers numerical methods, data
from land, air, and sea transport; private and public sector; transport and image processing, dataset generation, curation and collection,
of passengers and goods; futuristic, modern, and historical. Hands- and experimental validation using additive manufacturing. Modules
on computational labs. Linear algebra background is encouraged but cover: foundations, fracture mechanics and size eects, molecular
not required. Students taking graduate version complete additional mechanics and applications to biomaterials (proteins), forward
assignments. and inverse problems, mechanics of architected materials, and
C. Wu time dependent mechanical phenomena. Students taking graduate
version complete additional assignments.
1.050 Solid Mechanics M. Buehler
Prereq: Physics I (GIR); Coreq: Calculus II (GIR)
U (Fall) 1.053[J] Dynamics and Control I
3-2-7 units. REST Same subject as 2.003[J]
Prereq: Physics II (GIR); Coreq: 2.087 or 18.03
Introduction to statics and the principles of mechanics to describe U (Fall, Spring)
the behavior of structures. Topics include free body diagrams, static 4-1-7 units. REST
equilibrium, force analysis of slender members, concept of stress
and strain, linear elasticity, principal stresses and strains, Mohr's See description under subject 2.003[J].
circle, and failure modes. Application to engineering structures such J. K. Vandiver, N. C. Makris, N. M. Patrikalakis, T. Peacock, D.
as bars, beams, frames, and trusses. Gossard, K. Turitsyn
J. Carstensen
1.054 Mechanics and Design of Concrete Structures
Subject meets with 1.541
Prereq: 1.036 or permission of instructor
U (Spring)
3-0-9 units

Studies strength and deformation of concrete under various states

of stress; failure criteria; concrete plasticity; and fracture mechanics
concepts. Topics include fundamental behavior of reinforced
concrete structural systems and their members; basis for design and
code constraints; high-performance concrete materials and their use
in innovative design solutions; and yield line theory for slabs. Uses
behavior models and nonlinear analysis. Covers complex systems,
including bridge structures, concrete shells, and containments.
Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
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1.056[J] Introduction to Structural Design 1.060 Fluid Mechanics

Same subject as 4.440[J] Prereq: None
Subject meets with 4.462 U (Spring)
Prereq: Calculus II (GIR) 4-2-6 units
U (Spring) Credit cannot also be received for 1.060A
3-3-6 units. REST
Mechanics principles for incompressible fluids. Review of
See description under subject 4.440[J]. hydrostatics. Conservation of mass, momentum and energy in fluid
Consult J. Ochsendorf mechanics. Flow nets, velocity distributions in laminar and turbulent
flows, groundwater flows. Momentum and energy principles in
1.057 Heritage Science and Technology hydraulics, with emphasis on open channel flow and hydraulic
Prereq: Permission of instructor structures. Drag and li forces. Analysis of pipe systems, pumps and
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered turbines. Gradually varied flow in open channels, signicance of the
Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Fall) Froude number, backwater curves and kinematic waves. Application
2-3-4 units of principles through open-ended studio exercises. Meets with
1.060A rst half of term.
Interdisciplinary, applied introduction to ancient materials and B. Marelli
technology. Students explore materials sustainability and durability
from multiple perspectives, using ancient societies, architecture 1.060A Fluid Mechanics I
and building materials as time-proven examples of innovation in Prereq: None. Coreq: 18.03; or permission of instructor
construction. Involves discussions of peer-reviewed literature and U (Spring; rst half of term)
cultural heritage, project formulation, data collection, and data 2-1-3 units
analysis. Culminates in presentation of research project(s), and Credit cannot also be received for 1.060
write-ups of the research in manuscript form.
A. Masic Mechanics principles for incompressible fluids. Review of
hydrostatics. Conservation of mass, momentum and energy in fluid
1.058 Structural Dynamics mechanics. Flow nets, velocity distributions in laminar and turbulent
Subject meets with 1.581[J], 2.060[J], 16.221[J] flows, groundwater flows. Momentum and energy principles in
Prereq: 18.03 or permission of instructor hydraulics, with emphasis on open channel flow and hydraulic
U (Fall) structures. Meets with 1.060 in rst half of term.
3-0-9 units B. Marelli

Examines response of structures to dynamic excitation: free 1.061 Transport Processes in the Environment
vibration, harmonic loads, pulses and earthquakes. Covers systems Subject meets with 1.61
of single- and multiple-degree-of-freedom, up to the continuum Prereq: 1.060
limit, by exact and approximate methods. Includes applications to Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
buildings, ships, aircra and oshore structures. Students taking Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Fall)
graduate version complete additional assignments. 3-1-8 units
T. Cohen Credit cannot also be received for 1.061A

Introduction to mass transport in environmental flows, with

emphasis on river and lake systems. Covers derivation and solutions
to the dierential form of mass conservation equations, hydraulic
models for environmental systems, residence time distribution,
molecular and turbulent diusion for continuous and point sources,
boundary layers, dissolution, bed-water exchange, air-water
exchange, and particle transport. Meets with 1.061A rst half of term.
Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
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1.061A Transport Processes in the Environment I 1.066[J] Fluid Physics

Prereq: 1.060A Same subject as 8.292[J], 12.330[J]
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered Prereq: 5.60, 8.044, or permission of instructor
Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Fall; rst half of term) U (Spring)
2-1-3 units 3-0-9 units
Credit cannot also be received for 1.061, 1.61
See description under subject 8.292[J].
Introduction to mass transport in environmental flows. Covers L. Bourouiba
derivation and solution to the dierential form of mass conservation,
hydraulic models for environmental systems, residence time 1.067[J] Energy Systems for Climate Change Mitigation
distribution, and molecular and turbulent diusion for continuous Same subject as 10.421[J], IDS.065[J]
and point sources. Meets with 1.061 rst half of term. Subject meets with 1.670[J], 10.621[J], IDS.521[J]
H. Nepf Prereq: (Calculus I (GIR), Chemistry (GIR), and Physics I (GIR)) or
permission of instructor
1.062[J] Nonlinear Dynamics: Continuum Systems U (Fall)
Same subject as 12.207[J], 18.354[J] 3-0-9 units
Subject meets with 18.3541
Prereq: Physics II (GIR) and (18.03 or 18.032) See description under subject IDS.065[J]. Preference to students in
U (Spring) the Energy Studies or Environment and Sustainability minors.
3-0-9 units J. Trancik

See description under subject 18.354[J]. 1.068 Nonlinear Dynamics and Turbulence
B. Primkulov Subject meets with 1.686[J], 2.033[J], 18.358[J]
Prereq: 1.060A
1.063 Fluids and Diseases Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
Subject meets with 1.631[J], 2.250[J], HST.537[J] Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Spring)
Prereq: 18.03 or permission of instructor 3-2-7 units
Acad Year 2024-2025: U (Spring)
Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered Reviews theoretical notions of nonlinear dynamics, instabilities, and
3-3-6 units waves with applications in fluid dynamics. Discusses hydrodynamic
instabilities leading to flow destabilization and transition to
Designed for students in engineering and the quantitative sciences turbulence. Focuses on physical turbulence and mixing from
who want to explore applications of mathematics, physics and homogeneous isotropic turbulence. Also covers topics such as
fluid dynamics to infectious diseases and health; and for students rotating and stratied flows as they arise in the environment, wave-
in epidemiology, environmental health, ecology, medicine, and turbulence, and point source turbulent flows. Laboratory activities
systems modeling seeking to understand physical and spatial integrate theoretical concepts covered in lectures and problem sets.
modeling, and the role of fluid dynamics and physical constraints Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
on infectious diseases and pathologies. The rst part of the L. Bourouiba
class reviews modeling in epidemiology and data collection, and
highlights concepts of spatial modeling and heterogeneity. The 1.070A[J] Introduction to Hydrology and Water Resources
remainder highlights multi-scale dynamics, the role of fluids Same subject as 12.320A[J]
and fluid dynamics in physiology, and pathology in a range of Prereq: 1.060A; Coreq: 1.061A and 1.106
infectious diseases. The laboratory portion entails activities aimed U (Fall; rst half of term)
at integrating applied learning with theoretical concepts discussed 2-0-4 units
in lectures and covered in problem sets. Students taking graduate
version complete additional assignments. Water in the environment; Water resource systems; The hydrologic
L. Bourouiba cycle at its role in the climate system; Surface water and energy
balance; evaporation and transpiration through vegetation;
Precipitation formation, inltration, storm runo, and flood
processes; Groundwater aquifers, subsurface flow and the
hydraulics of wells.
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1.070B[J] Introduction to Hydrology Modeling 1.073 Introduction to Environmental Data Analysis

Same subject as 12.320B[J] Prereq: 1.010
Prereq: 1.070A[J] Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
U (Fall; second half of term) Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Fall)
2-0-4 units 2-0-4 units

Develops understanding of numerical modeling of aquifers, Covers theory and practical methods for the analysis of univariate
groundwater flow and contaminant transport, as well as uncertainty data sets. Topics include basics of statistical inference, analysis of
and risk analysis for water resources. trends and stationarity; Gaussian stochastic processes, covariance
D. Entekhabi and correlation analysis, and introduction to spectral analysis.
Students analyze data collected from the civil, environment, and
1.071[J] Global Change Science systems domains.
Same subject as 12.300[J] E. Eltahir
Subject meets with 1.771
Prereq: 18.03 1.074 Multivariate Data Analysis
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered Subject meets with 1.174
Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Fall) Prereq: None. Coreq: 1.000 and 1.010A
3-0-9 units Acad Year 2024-2025: U (Fall)
Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered
Introduces the basic principles and concepts in atmospheric physics, 2-0-4 units
and climate dynamics, through an examination of: greenhouse
gases emissions (mainly CO2), global warming, and regional climate Introduction to statistical multivariate analysis methods and their
change. Case studies are presented for the regional impacts of applications to analyze data and mathematical models. Topics
climate change on extreme weather, water availability, and disease include sampling, experimental design, regression analysis,
transmission. Introduction to regional and global environmental specication testing, dimension reduction, categorical data analysis,
problems for students in basic sciences and engineering. Students classication and clustering.
taking graduate version complete additional assignments. S. Amin
E. Eltahir
1.075 Water Resource Systems
1.072 Groundwater Hydrology Subject meets with 1.731
Subject meets with 1.72 Prereq: 1.070B[J] or permission of instructor
Prereq: 1.061 U (Spring)
U (Spring) Not oered regularly; consult department
3-1-8 units 3-0-9 units

Presents the fundamentals of subsurface flow and transport, Surveys optimization and simulation methods for management of
emphasizing the role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle, water resources. Case studies illustrate linear, quadratic, nonlinear
the relation of groundwater flow to geologic structure, and the programming and real-time control. Applications include river basin
management of contaminated groundwater. Topics include planning, irrigation and agriculture, reservoir operations, capacity
Darcy equation, flow nets, mass conservation, the aquifer flow expansion, assimilation of remote sensing data, and sustainable
equation, heterogeneity and anisotropy, storage properties, resource development. Students taking graduate version complete
regional circulation, unsaturated flow, recharge, stream-aquifer additional assignments.
interaction, well hydraulics, flow through fractured rock, numerical D. McLaughlin
models, groundwater quality, contaminant transport processes,
dispersion, decay, and adsorption. Includes laboratory and computer
demonstrations. Students taking graduate version complete
additional assignments.
C. Harvey

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1.076 Carbon Management 1.080 Environmental Chemistry

Subject meets with 1.760 Subject meets with 1.800
Prereq: None Prereq: Chemistry (GIR)
U (Spring) U (Spring)
3-2-7 units 3-0-9 units

Introduces the carbon cycle and "climate solutions." Provides Introduction to environmental chemistry, focusing on the fate
specialized knowledge to manage and oset carbon emissions of chemicals in both natural and engineered systems. Covers
for government entities and large corporations through nature- equilibrium reactions (e.g., partitioning, dissolution/precipitation,
based solutions and technology. Students prepare a mini-project acid-base, redox, metal complexation), and kinetically-controlled
simulating the assessment of practices and technologies for reactions (e.g., photolysis, free radical oxidation). Specic
removing carbon dioxide from the air for a specic organization, environmental topics covered include heavy metals in natural waters,
which prepares them to become professionals with the skills to help drinking water, and soils; biogeochemical cycles; radioactivity in
evaluate and manage carbon emissions. Students taking graduate the environment; smog formation; greenhouse gases and climate
version complete additional assignments. change; and engineering for the prevention and remediation of
C. Terrer pollution. Students taking the graduate version complete additional
assignments.
1.077 Land, Water, Food, and Climate J. Kroll
Subject meets with 1.74
Prereq: None 1.081[J] Environmental Cancer Risks, Prevention, and Therapy
U (Fall) Same subject as 20.104[J]
Not oered regularly; consult department Prereq: Biology (GIR), Calculus II (GIR), and Chemistry (GIR)
3-0-6 units U (Spring)
3-0-9 units
Examines land, water, food, and climate in a changing world, with an
emphasis on key scientic questions about the connections between See description under subject 20.104[J].
natural resources and food production. Students read and discuss W. Thilly, R. McCunney
papers on a range of topics, including water and land resources,
climate change, demography, agroecology, biotechnology, trade, 1.082 Ethics for Engineers
and food security. Supporting information used for background and Engineering School-Wide Elective Subject.
context includes data and analysis based on government reports, Oered under: 1.082, 2.900, 6.9320, 10.01, 16.676
textbooks, and longer peer-reviewed documents not included in Subject meets with 6.9321, 20.005
the readings. Provides a broad perspective on one of the dening Prereq: None
global issues of this century. Students carry out exercises with U (Fall, Spring)
relevant data sets, write critiques of key issues, and complete a 2-0-4 units
focused term project. Completion of MIT Science Core or equivalent
recommended but not required. Students taking graduate version See description under subject 10.01.
complete additional assignments. D. A. Lauenburger, B. L. Trout
D. McLaughlin
1.084[J] Applied Microbiology
Same subject as 20.106[J]
Prereq: Biology (GIR) and Chemistry (GIR)
U (Fall)
Not oered regularly; consult department
3-0-9 units

See description under subject 20.106[J].

J. C. Niles, K. Ribbeck

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1.085[J] Air Pollution and Atmospheric Chemistry 1.088 Genomics and Evolution of Infectious Disease
Same subject as 12.336[J] Subject meets with 1.881[J], HST.538[J]
Subject meets with 1.855 Prereq: Biology (GIR) and (1.000 or 6.100B)
Prereq: 18.03 U (Spring)
U (Fall) 3-0-9 units
Not oered regularly; consult department
3-0-9 units Provides a thorough introduction to the forces driving infectious
disease evolution, practical experience with bioinformatics and
Provides a working knowledge of basic air quality issues, with computational tools, and discussions of current topics relevant to
emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach to investigating the public health. Topics include mechanisms of genome variation in
sources and eects of pollution. Topics include emission sources; bacteria and viruses, population genetics, outbreak detection and
atmospheric chemistry and removal processes; meteorological tracking, strategies to impede the evolution of drug resistance,
phenomena and their impact on pollution transport at local to emergence of new disease, and microbiomes and metagenomics.
global scales; air pollution control technologies; health eects; and Discusses primary literature and computational assignments.
regulatory standards. Discusses regional and global issues, such Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
as acid rain, ozone depletion and air quality connections to climate T. Lieberman
change. Students taking graduate version complete additional
assignments. Recommended for upper-level undergraduate 1.089 Environmental Microbial Biogeochemistry
students. Subject meets with 1.89
C. Heald Prereq: Biology (GIR)
U (Spring)
1.086 Physics of Renewable Energy Systems and Computational 3-0-9 units
Analysis
Subject meets with 1.861 Provides a thorough introduction to biogeochemical cycling
Prereq: (Physics I (GIR), Physics II (GIR), and 18.03) or permission of from the vantage point of microbial physiology. Emphasizes
instructor molecular mechanisms, experimental design and methodology,
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered hypothesis testing, and applications. Topics include aerobic
Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Spring) and anaerobic respiration, trace metals, secondary metabolites,
3-0-9 units redox, plant-microbe interactions, carbon storage, agriculture,
and bioengineering. Formal lectures and in-depth discussions of
Introduction to renewable energy generation in the context of foundational and contemporary primary literature. Students use
the energy grid system. Focuses on computational analysis knowledge of microbial metabolisms to develop nal projects on
and modeling of energy systems. Topics include the energy applied solutions to problems in agriculture and biogeochemistry.
grid and energy markets; fossil fuel generation; wind, solar, Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
hydroelectric, and ocean energy; and energy storage. Tools, D. McRose
including computational models of wind energy generation and
energy forecasting algorithms, introduced. Final project focuses on 1.091 Traveling Research Environmental eXperience (TREX):
the development of low-carbon, low-cost energy systems. Students Fieldwork
taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Prereq: Permission of instructor
M. Howland U (IAP)
1-2-0 units

Introduction to environmental eldwork and research, with a

focus on data collection and analysis. Subject spans three weeks,
including two weeks of eldwork, and involves one or more projects
central to environmental science and engineering. Location varies
year-to-year, though recent projects have focused on the island of
Hawaii. Limited to Course 1 students.
D. Des Marais

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1.096[J] Design of Sustainable Polymer Systems Undergraduate Laboratory Subjects

Same subject as 10.496[J]
Prereq: (10.213 and 10.301) or permission of instructor 1.101 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering Design
U (Fall) I
Not oered regularly; consult department Prereq: None
3-0-9 units U (Fall)
See description under subject 10.496[J]. Preference to juniors and 0-4-2 units. Partial Lab
seniors in Courses 10, 1, and 2. Introduces the creative design process in the context of civil and
B. D. Olsen, D. Plata environmental engineering. Emphasizes the idea-to-product
trajectory: identication of a design question/problem, evaluation of
1.097 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering requirements/constraints set by the application and/or client, and
Research implementation into a concrete product deliverable. Fosters active
Prereq: None learning through open-ended, student-driven projects in which
U (IAP) teams apply the design process to a design/planning problem. In
1-5-0 units labs, students design and build a working model or an experiment
Students work one-on-one with a CEE graduate student or postdoc that addresses a specic engineering aspect of their project. In
mentor on a project that aligns with their research interests. Previous addition to written and oral presentations, students start a web-
project topics include transportation networks, structural mechanics, based portfolio. Satises 6 units of Institute Laboratory credit.
sediment transport, climate science, and microbial ecology. Includes Enrollment limited; preference to Course 1 majors and minors.
weekly seminar-style talks. Intended for rst-year students. T. Cohen
Sta
1.102 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering Design
1.098[J] Nuclear Energy and the Environment: Waste, Eluents, II
and Accidents (New) Prereq: 1.101 and (Physics II (GIR) or Coreq: 1.060)
Same subject as 22.078[J] U (Spring)
Subject meets with 1.878[J], 22.78[J] 1-3-2 units. Partial Lab
Prereq: Permission of instructor Project-oriented subject focused on the principles and practice of
U (Spring) engineering design. Emphasis on construction and deployment of
3-0-9 units designs, plus performance testing used to determine if designs
See description under subject 22.078[J]. behave as expected. Includes a major team project involving use
H. Wainwright and application of sensors, as well as environmentally-friendly, and
energy-eective or energy-producing designs. Develops practical,
teamwork and communication skills. Satises 6 units of Institute
Laboratory credit. Enrollment limited; preference to Course 1 majors
and minors.
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1.103[J] Infrastructure Design for Climate Change 1.106 Environmental Fluid Mechanics Lab
Same subject as 11.173[J] Prereq: None. Coreq: 1.061A
Subject meets with 1.303[J], 11.273[J] Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Fall)
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered 0-4-2 units. Partial Lab
Acad Year 2025-2026: U (Fall)
0-2-4 units In this lab, students design and analyze experiments to
understand fluid physics and mass transport processes that
In this team-oriented, project-based subject, students work to nd shape environmental systems and can be used to inform the
technical solutions that could be implemented to mitigate the eects design of nature-based solutions for environmental restoration.
of natural hazards related to climate change, bearing in mind that Emphasis is given to the design of experiments, uncertainty and
any proposed measures must be appropriate in a given region's propagation of error, and data analysis. Topics include diusion,
socio-political-economic context. Students are introduced to a dispersion, residence time distributions, and surface waves, which
variety of natural hazards and possible mitigation approaches as are introduced in the context of designing treatment wetlands,
well as principles of design, including adaptable design and design coastal protection, and habitat restoration. Communication skills
for failure. Students select the problems they want to solve and developed through the writing and revision of a formal lab report and
develop their projects. During the term, ocials and practicing an oral presentation. Satises 6 units of Institute Laboratory credit.
engineers of Cambridge, Boston, Puerto Rico, and MIT Facilities Enrollment limited; preference to 1-ENG and 1-12 majors.
describe their approaches. Student projects are documented in H. Nepf
a written report and oral presentation. Students taking graduate
version complete additional assignments. Enrollment limited; 1.107 Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
preference to juniors and seniors. Prereq: None. Coreq: 1.080
H. Einstein U (Spring)
0-4-2 units. Partial Lab
1.104 Sensing and Intelligent Systems
Prereq: (1.000 or 6.100A) and (1.101 or permission of instructor) Laboratory and eld techniques in environmental engineering and
U (Spring) its application to the understanding of natural and engineered
1-3-2 units. Partial Lab ecosystems. Exercises involve data collection and analysis covering
a range of topics, spanning all major domains of the environment
Introduces concepts and tools for modern sensing, data acquisition, (air, water, soils, and sediments), and using a number of modern
and post-processing techniques, with applications to monitoring environmental analytical techniques. Instruction and practice
and control of infrastructure and environmental systems. Provides in written and oral communication provided. Concludes with a
technical knowledge of sensing and monitoring technologies. student-designed nal project, which is written up in the form of a
Students collaborate to develop a design project that involves: scientic manuscript. Satises 6 units of Institute Laboratory credit.
selecting the right kind of sensors guided by the physical principles Enrollment limited; preference to 1-ENG.
and sensing modalities; synthesizing multi-modal data for new Sta
applications; rening commercially available sensors for new real-
world applications; designing a sensor network and building data- 1.108 Climate and Sustainability Lab
acquisition system for use in lab experiments and/or real-world Prereq: 12.003 or permission of instructor
deployments; sending the data over the Internet for visualization U (Spring)
and post-processing; and using intuition and mathematical models 3-4-5 units. Institute LAB
to analyze the data. Guided visits to faculty research labs and eld
visits provide perspective. Provides instruction in oral and written Students work together on a project addressing climate mitigation
communication. and/or adaptation. The topic of the project changes from year to
S. Amin year but builds on the knowledge and skills gained in previous
coursework in climate science and engineering. Students are
challenged to demonstrate creativity in applying theories and
methodologies while considering their project's technical, social,
and theoretical feasibility. Includes lectures on related climate-
change scientic and engineering concepts. Provides instruction and
practice in oral and written communication.
C. Harvey

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Engineering Information Systems and Computation Engineering Analysis Methods

1.121[J] Advancing Mechanics and Materials via Machine 1.138[J] Wave Propagation
Learning Same subject as 2.062[J], 18.376[J]
Same subject as 2.174[J] Prereq: 2.003[J] and 18.075
Subject meets with 1.052 G (Spring)
Prereq: None Not oered regularly; consult department
G (Spring) 3-0-9 units
3-0-9 units
See description under subject 2.062[J].
Concepts in mechanics (solid mechanics: continuum, micro, T. R. Akylas, R. R. Rosales
meso, and molecular mechanics; elasticity, plasticity, fracture and
buckling) and machine learning (stochastic optimization, neural
Engineering Systems, Economics, and Optimization
networks, convolutional neural nets, adversarial neural nets, graph
neural nets, recurrent neural networks and long/short-term memory 1.142[J] Robust Modeling, Optimization, and Computation
nets, attention models, variational/autoencoders) introduced and Same subject as 15.094[J]
applied to mechanics problems. Covers numerical methods, data Prereq: 18.06 or permission of instructor
and image processing, dataset generation, curation and collection, Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
and experimental validation using additive manufacturing. Modules Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Spring)
cover: foundations, fracture mechanics and size eects, molecular 4-0-8 units
mechanics and applications to biomaterials (proteins), forward
and inverse problems, mechanics of architected materials, and See description under subject 15.094[J].
time dependent mechanical phenomena. Students taking graduate D. Bertsimas
version complete additional assignments.
M. Buehler 1.146 System Design and Management for a Changing World:
Combined
1.125 Architecting and Engineering Soware Systems Engineering School-Wide Elective Subject.
Prereq: None Oered under: 1.146, 16.861, EM.422, IDS.332
G (Fall) Prereq: Permission of instructor
3-0-9 units G (Fall)
3-0-9 units
Soware architecting and design of cloud-based soware-intensive Credit cannot also be received for EM.423[J], IDS.333[J]
systems. Targeted at future engineering managers who must
understand both the business and technical issues involved in See description under subject IDS.332. Enrollment limited.
architecting enterprise-scale systems. Student teams confront R. de Neufville
technically challenging problems. Introduces modern dev-ops
concepts and cloud-computing, including cloud orchestration for
machine learning. Also discusses cyber-security issues of key
management and use of encrypted messaging for distributed
ledgers, e.g., blockchain. Students face problem solving in an
active learning lab setting, completing in-class exercises and
weekly assignments leading to a group project. Some programming
experience preferred. Enrollment limited.
J. Williams

1.127[J] Reinforcement Learning: Foundations and Methods

Same subject as 6.7920[J], IDS.140[J]
Prereq: 6.3700 or permission of instructor
G (Fall)
4-0-8 units

See description under subject 6.7920[J].

C. Wu, M. Dahleh

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1.147 Startup Sustainable Tech Transportation

Subject meets with 1.004
Prereq: None 1.200[J] Transportation: Foundations and Methods
G (Spring) Same subject as 11.544[J], IDS.675[J]
3-0-9 units Subject meets with 1.041[J], IDS.075[J]
Provides a practical introduction to key innovations in the elds Prereq: 1.000, (1.00 and 1.010), or permission of instructor
of civil and environmental engineering that are currently having G (Spring)
an impact. Structured around the dierent aspects of starting and 3-1-8 units
maintaining a company in the rst years aer incorporation. Key Covers core analytical and numerical methods for modeling,
topics include idea protection, team formation, and seed funds. planning, operations, and control of transportation systems. Trac
Guest speakers who are involved in the startup process or are flow theory, vehicle dynamics and behavior, numerical integration
successful entrepreneurs present. Under faculty supervision, and simulation, graphical analysis. Properties of delays, queueing
students work on case studies in areas such as renewable theory. Resource allocation, optimization models, linear and integer
energy, sustainable design, food security, climate change, new programming. Autonomy in transport, Markov Decision Processes,
infrastructures, and transportation. Concludes with the writing of a reinforcement learning, deep learning. Applications drawn broadly
SBIR/STTR-type grant or business model. Students taking graduate from land, air, and sea transport; private and public sector; transport
version complete additional assignments. of passengers and goods; futuristic, modern, and historical. Hands-
B. Marelli on computational labs. Linear algebra background is encouraged but
not required. Students taking graduate version complete additional
Engineering Risk Assessment and Probabilistic Analysis assignments.
C. Wu
1.174 Multivariate Data Analysis (New)
Subject meets with 1.074 1.202 Demand Modeling
Prereq: (1.000 and 1.010A) or permission of instructor Prereq: None
G (Fall) G (Spring)
2-0-4 units 3-3-6 units

Introduction to statistical multivariate analysis methods and their Theory and application of modeling and statistical methods for
applications to analyze data and mathematical models. Topics analysis and forecasting of demand for facilities, services, and
include sampling, experimental design, regression analysis, products. Topics include: review of probability and statistics,
specication testing, dimension reduction, categorical data analysis, estimation and testing of linear regression models, theory of
classication and clustering. Students taking graduate version will individual choice behavior, derivation, estimation, and testing of
complete additional assignments. discrete choice models, estimation under various sample designs
S. Amin and data collection methods (including revealed and stated
preferences), sampling, aggregate and disaggregate forecasting
methods, iterative proportional tting, and related methods.
Introductions to advanced topics are covered including Bayesian
estimation and combining discrete choice analysis and machine
learning. Lectures reinforced with case studies, which require
specication, estimation, testing, and analysis of models using
data sets from actual applications. Lab hours are for workbook case
studies.
M. Ben-Akiva

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1.203[J] Applied Probability and Stochastic Models 1.208 Resilient Networks

Same subject as 15.073[J], IDS.700[J] Prereq: 6.3702 or 15.093
Prereq: 6.3700 or 18.600 Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
G (Fall) Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall)
Not oered regularly; consult department 3-0-9 units
3-0-9 units
Network and combinatorial optimization methods and game-
A vigorous use of probabilistic models to approximate real-life theoretic modeling for resilience of large-scale networks against
situations in Finance, Operations Management, Economics, and disruptions, both random and adversarial. Topics include network
Operations Research. Emphasis on how to develop a suitable resilience metrics, interdiction and security games, strategic
probabilistic model in a given setting and, merging probability resource allocation and network design, cascades in networks,
with statistics, and on how to validate a proposed model against routing games and network equilibrium models, reliability and
empirical evidence. Extensive treatment of Monte Carlo simulation security assessment of networked systems, and incentive problems
for modeling random processes when analytic solutions are in network security. Applications to transportation, logistics, supply
unattainable. chain, communication, and electric power systems.
A. Barnett S. Amin

1.205 Advanced Demand Modeling 1.231[J] Planning and Design of Airport Systems
Prereq: 1.202 or permission of instructor Same subject as 16.781[J], IDS.670[J]
G (Fall) Prereq: None
3-0-9 units Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Spring)
Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered
Advanced theories and applications of models for analysis and 3-0-9 units
forecasting of users' behavior and demand for facilities, services,
and products. Topics vary each year and typically include linear and See description under subject 16.781[J].
nonlinear latent variable models, including structural equations R. de Neufville, A. R. Odoni
and latent class models; estimation techniques with multiple data
sources; joint discrete and continuous choice models; dynamic 1.232[J] The Airline Industry
models; analysis of panel data; analysis of complex choices; Same subject as 15.054[J], 16.71[J]
estimation and forecasting with large choice sets; multidimensional Prereq: None
probabilistic choice models; advanced choice models, including G (Fall)
probit, logit mixtures, treatment of endogeneity, hybrid choice 3-0-9 units
models, hidden Markov models, Monte Carlo simulation, Bayesian
methods, survey design, sampling, model transferability, use of See description under subject 16.71[J].
stated preferences data, and discrete choice models with machine P. P. Belobaba, H. Balakrishnan, A. I. Barnett, R. J. Hansman, T. A.
learning. Term paper required. Kochan
M. Ben-Akiva
1.233[J] Air Transportation Operations Research
Same subject as 16.763[J]
Prereq: 6.3702, 15.093, 16.71[J], or permission of instructor
Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Spring)
Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered
3-0-9 units

See description under subject 16.763[J].

H. Balakrishnan, C. Barnhart, P. P. Belobaba

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1.251[J] Comparative Land Use and Transportation Planning 1.265[J] Global Supply Chain Management
Same subject as 11.526[J] Same subject as 2.965[J], 15.765[J], SCM.265[J]
Prereq: None Prereq: 15.761, 15.778, SCM.260[J], SCM.261[J], or permission of
G (Spring) instructor
3-0-9 units G (Spring)
Not oered regularly; consult department
See description under subject 11.526[J]. 2-0-4 units
F. Duarte
See description under subject SCM.265[J].
1.253[J] Transportation Policy, the Environment, and Livable Sta
Communities
Same subject as 11.543[J] 1.266 Supply Chain and Demand Analytics
Prereq: Permission of instructor Prereq: 15.761 or SCM.260[J]
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered G (Spring; rst half of term)
Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Spring) 2-0-4 units
3-0-9 units
Focuses on eective supply chain and demand analytics for
See description under subject 11.543[J]. companies that operate globally, with emphasis on how to plan
J. Coughlin and integrate supply chain components into a coordinated system.
Exposes students to concepts, models and machine learning,
1.260[J] Logistics Systems and optimization-based algorithms important in supply chain
Same subject as 15.770[J], IDS.730[J], SCM.260[J] planning, with emphasis on supply chain segmentation, inventory
Subject meets with SCM.271 optimization, supply and demand coordination, supply chain
Prereq: Permission of instructor resiliency, and flexibility.
G (Fall) D. Simchi-Levi
3-0-9 units
1.267 Statistical Learning in Operations
See description under subject SCM.260[J]. Prereq: None
C. Caplice, D. Correll Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Spring)
1.261[J] Case Studies in Logistics and Supply Chain Management 3-0-9 units
Same subject as 15.771[J], SCM.261[J]
Prereq: None Focuses on applications of machine learning methods, combined
G (Spring; second half of term) with OR techniques, to study a variety of operational problems
2-0-4 units — from supply chain through revenue management all the way to
healthcare management. The class will bring together two dierent
See description under subject SCM.261[J]. disciplines, Operations Research and Computer Science, to develop
M. Jesus Saenz both theory and eective techniques for dealing with operational
problems.
1.263[J] Urban Last-Mile Logistics D. Simchi-Levi
Same subject as 11.263[J], SCM.293[J]
Prereq: SCM.254 or permission of instructor 1.27 Studies in Transportation
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered Prereq: Permission of instructor
Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Spring; second half of term) G (Fall, Spring, Summer)
2-0-4 units Units arranged
See description under subject SCM.293[J]. Can be repeated for credit.
M. Winkenbach Individual advanced study of a topic in transportation systems,
selected with the approval of the instructor.
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1.271[J] The Theory of Operations Management Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Engineering

Same subject as 15.764[J], IDS.250[J]
Prereq: (6.7210[J] and 6.7700[J]) or permission of instructor 1.303[J] Infrastructure Design for Climate Change
G (Spring) Same subject as 11.273[J]
3-0-9 units Subject meets with 1.103[J], 11.173[J]
Can be repeated for credit. Prereq: Permission of instructor
See description under subject 15.764[J]. Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
Sta Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall)
0-2-4 units
1.273[J] Supply Chain Analytics In this team-oriented, project-based subject, students work to nd
Same subject as 15.762[J], IDS.735[J] technical solutions that could be implemented to mitigate the eects
Prereq: 15.761 or SCM.260[J] of natural hazards related to climate change, bearing in mind that
G (Spring) any proposed measures must be appropriate in a given region's
3-0-9 units socio-political-economic context. Students are introduced to a
See description under subject 15.762[J]. variety of natural hazards and possible mitigation approaches as
N. Trichakis, S. Willems well as principles of design, including adaptable design and design
for failure. Students select the problems they want to solve and
1.274[J] Supply Chain: Capacity Analytics develop their projects. During the term, ocials and practicing
Same subject as 15.763[J], IDS.736[J] engineers of Cambridge, Boston, Puerto Rico, and MIT Facilities
Prereq: 15.761, 15.778, or SCM.260[J] describe their approaches. Student projects are documented in
G (Spring; second half of term) a written report and oral presentation. Students taking graduate
Not oered regularly; consult department version complete additional assignments.
2-0-4 units H. Einstein

See description under subject 15.763[J]. 1.322 Soil Behavior

S. Graves, N. Trichakis, S. Willems Prereq: 1.361
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
1.275[J] Business and Operations Analytics Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Spring)
Same subject as IDS.305[J] 4-0-8 units
Prereq: Permission of instructor
G (Spring; rst half of term) Detailed study of soil properties with emphasis on interpretation
2-0-4 units of eld and laboratory test data and their use in so-ground
construction engineering. Includes: consolidation and secondary
See description under subject IDS.305[J]. compression; basic strength principles; stress-strain strength
D. Simchi-Levi behavior of clays, emphasizing eects of sample disturbance,
anisotropy, and strain rate; strength and compression of granular
1.286[J] Urban Energy Systems and Policy soils; and engineering properties of compacted soils. Some
Same subject as 11.477[J] knowledge of eld and laboratory testing assumed; 1.37 desirable.
Subject meets with 11.165 A. J. Whittle
Prereq: 11.203, 14.01, or permission of instructor
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall)
3-0-9 units

See description under subject 11.477[J].

D. Hsu

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1.351 Theoretical Soil Mechanics 1.38 Engineering Geology

Prereq: 1.361 Prereq: Permission of instructor
Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Spring) G (Fall)
Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered 3-1-8 units
3-0-9 units
Studies the eect of geologic features and processes on constructed
Presentation of fundamental theories in soil mechanics: eld facilities; interaction between the geologic environment and man-
equations of linear elasticity and solutions of boundary value made structures, and human activities in general. Planning of
problems. Introduction to nite element method. Steady and subsurface exploration. Engineering geologic characterization of
transient flow in porous media; applications in conned and soil and rock, including joint surveys and aspects of sedimented
unconned seepage, and one-dimensional consolidation. and residual soils. Laboratory on basic geologic identication and
Introduction to poro-elasticity. Yielding and failure of soils; plasticity mapping techniques. Extensive reading of case histories. Field trip.
theory and limit analyses, with examples for bearing capacity and H. H. Einstein
slope stability. Cam Clay models and critical state theory of soil
behavior. 1.381 Rock Mechanics
A. J. Whittle Prereq: 1.361 and 1.38
Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Spring)
1.361 Advanced Soil Mechanics Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered
Subject meets with 1.032 3-0-9 units
Prereq: 1.036
G (Fall; rst half of term) Introduces theoretical and experimental aspects of rock mechanics
3-0-6 units and prepares students for rock engineering. Includes review of
laboratory and eld testing; empirical and analytical methods for
Covers topics in the characterization and nature of soils as multi- describing strength, deformability and conductivity of intact rock
phase materials; the principle of eective stress; hydraulic and rock masses; fracture mechanics and mechanics of discontinua,
conductivity and groundwater seepage; shear strength and stability including flow through discontinua and hydraulic fracturing; and
analyses; stress-deformation properties, consolidatoin theory and design and analysis of rock slopes and foundations on rock. Also
calculation of settlements for clays and sands. discusses blasting design. Includes term paper/term project.
A. Whittle H. H. Einstein

1.364 Advanced Geotechnical Engineering 1.383 Underground Construction

Prereq: 1.361 Prereq: 1.361, 1.38, or permission of instructor
G (Fall; second half of term) Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
3-0-6 units Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Spring)
3-0-9 units
Methodology for site characterization and geotechnical aspects
of the design and construction of foundation systems. Topics Provides familiarization with the most important aspects of planning,
include site investigation (with emphasis on in situ testing), shallow analysis, design, and construction of underground structures in
(footings and raings) and deep (piles and caissons) foundations, soil and rock. Covers detailed engineering analysis and design,
excavation support systems, groundwater control, slope stability, and major aspects of construction techniques and construction
soil improvement (compaction, soil reinforcement, etc.), and planning. Discusses general planning and economic problems.
construction monitoring. Includes a major design project involving all aspects of underground
A. Whittle construction.
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1.39 Independent Study in Geotechnical Engineering 1.541 Mechanics and Design of Concrete Structures
Prereq: Permission of instructor Subject meets with 1.054
G (Fall, Spring, Summer) Prereq: 1.036 or permission of instructor
Units arranged G (Spring)
Can be repeated for credit. 3-0-9 units

For graduate students desiring further individual study of topics in Studies strength and deformation of concrete under various states
geotechnical engineering. of stress; failure criteria; concrete plasticity; and fracture mechanics
Information: A. J. Whittle concepts. Topics include fundamental behavior of reinforced
concrete structural systems and their members; basis for design and
code constraints; high-performance concrete materials and their use
Construction Engineering and Management
in innovative design solutions; and yield line theory for slabs. Uses
1.462[J] Entrepreneurship in the Built Environment behavior models and nonlinear analysis. Covers complex systems,
Same subject as 11.345[J] including bridge structures, concrete shells, and containments.
Prereq: Permission of instructor Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
G (Fall; rst half of term) O. Buyukozturk
2-0-4 units
1.545 Atomistic Modeling and Simulation of Materials and
See description under subject 11.345[J]. Structures
S. Gronfeldt, G. Rosenzweig Prereq: None
Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Fall)
1.472[J] Innovative Project Delivery in the Public and Private Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered
Sectors 3-0-9 units
Same subject as 11.344[J]
Prereq: None Covers multiscale atomistic modeling and simulation methods,
G (Spring; rst half of term) with focus on mechanical properties (elasticity, plasticity, creep,
2-0-4 units fracture, fatigue) of a range of materials (metals, ceramics, proteins,
biological materials, biomaterials). Topics include mechanics of
See description under subject 11.344[J]. materials (energy principles, nano-/micromechanics, deformation
C. M. Gordon mechanisms, size eects, hierarchical biological structures) and
atomistic modeling (chemistry, interatomic potentials, chemical
reactivity and rst-principles methods, visualization, data analysis,
Materials and Structures
numerical methods, supercomputing, data-driven algorithms).
1.535 Mechanics of Materials Includes interactive computational projects and cloud-based
Prereq: 1.050 or permission of instructor computing. Part I – Basic atomistic and multiscale methods, Part II
G (Spring) – Interatomic potentials, Part III – Mechanical properties at multiple
Not oered regularly; consult department scales, Part IV – Materiomics.
3-2-7 units M. Buehler

Introduces the structure and properties of natural and manufactured 1.550 Engineering Mechanics
building materials, including rheology elasticity, fracture mechanics, Prereq: None
viscoelasticity and plasticity. Emphasizes eects of molecular and G (Fall)
nanoscopic structure, and interactions on macroscopic material 3-2-7 units
behavior. Focuses on design of natural and structural materials.
Discusses material aspects of sustainable development. Presents Introduction to engineering mechanics, including dimensional
principles of experimental characterization techniques. Explores analysis, stresses and strength, deformation and strain, elasticity
microscopic and macroscopic mechanical approaches to characterize and thermodynamics of reversible processes, energy bounds in
structure and properties of materials. In laboratory and in-eld linear elasticity, perspectives on elastic instability, fracture and
sessions, students design and implement experimental approaches yield design. Focus is on underlying physics laws (conservation of
to characterize natural and building materials and study their momentum, thermodynamic of reversible and irreversible processes)
interaction with the environment. Students taking graduate version as applied to truss, beam, and continuum systems.
complete additional assignments. F. J. Ulm
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1.562 Structural Design Project I 1.575[J] Computational Structural Design and Optimization
Prereq: None Same subject as 4.450[J]
G (Fall) Subject meets with 4.451
3-0-9 units Prereq: ((1.000 or (6.100A and 6.100B)) and (1.050, 2.001, or 4.462))
or permission of instructor
Students work in teams to design a long-span structure, G (Fall)
emphasizing conceptual design and advanced structural analysis. Units arranged
Subject covers structural systems and construction methods,
interdisciplinary collaboration, design strategies for resistance to See description under subject 4.450[J]. Limited to 25 total for
static and dynamic loading, and simplied calculation methods versions meeting together.
to validate numerical simulations. Emphasis on oral and visual Consult C. Mueller
communication of engineering concepts and students present their
projects to leading engineers for feedback. 1.577 Data-Centric Engineering Studio (New)
G. Herning Prereq: None
G (Fall)
1.563 Structural Design Project II 3-2-7 units
Prereq: None
G (Spring) Introduction to data-centric engineering based upon the application
3-0-9 units of methods of statistical physics to a variety of engineering
problems, ranging from trac flow, road roughness assessment,
Students work in teams to design a tall building, emphasizing stability of structures, and fracture of materials. Focus on data
the design of vertical load systems, lateral load systems, and acquisition, data modeling, and analysis. Studio format culminating
floor systems. Uses studies of precedent buildings and metrics of in a data-centric student project.
structural performance including material eciency and embodied F. J. Ulm
carbon to evaluate multiple design concepts. Simplied calculation
methods are validated with advanced numerical simulations. 1.579 Materials in Agriculture, Food Security, and Food Safety
Formal presentations will be used to improve oral and visual Prereq: None
communication. Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
J. Ochsendorf Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall)
3-0-9 units
1.564[J] Environmental Technologies in Buildings
Same subject as 4.464[J] Oers a unique perspective on the interplay between advanced
Subject meets with 4.401 materials, agriculture and food. Illustrates the impact that advanced
Prereq: None materials-based innovation is imparting to four key areas of
G (Fall) agriculture: management of plant diseases, mitigation of saline soil,
3-2-4 units enhancement of crop yield and productivity, and food safety and
food security. Exposes students to engineering design concepts
See description under subject 4.464[J]. that are germane to biopolymer processing, functionalization and
C. Reinhart characterization, which will be coupled with hands-on activity
in a lab setting. Students regenerate, process and functionalize
1.573[J] Structural Mechanics biopolymers from raw to advanced materials, paving the way for
Same subject as 2.080[J] the second part of the class, which centers around a proposed
Prereq: 2.002 research project that aims at bringing materials-based innovation
G (Fall) into agriculture.
4-0-8 units B. Marelli

See description under subject 2.080[J].

T. Wierzbicki, D. Parks

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1.581[J] Structural Dynamics 1.589 Studies in Structural Design and Analysis

Same subject as 2.060[J], 16.221[J] Prereq: Permission of instructor
Subject meets with 1.058 G (Fall, Spring, Summer)
Prereq: 18.03 or permission of instructor Units arranged
G (Fall) Can be repeated for credit.
3-1-8 units
Individual study of advanced subjects under sta supervision.
Examines response of structures to dynamic excitation: free Content arranged to suit the particular requirements of the student
vibration, harmonic loads, pulses and earthquakes. Covers systems and interested members of the sta.
of single- and multiple-degree-of-freedom, up to the continuum Information: O. Buyukozturk
limit, by exact and approximate methods. Includes applications to
buildings, ships, aircra and oshore structures. Students taking
Hydrodynamics and Coastal Engineering
graduate version complete additional assignments.
T. Cohen 1.61 Transport Processes in the Environment
Subject meets with 1.061
1.582 Design of Steel Structures Prereq: 1.060
Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
G (Spring) Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall)
3-0-9 units 3-1-8 units
Provides ability to design and assess steel structures. Steel Credit cannot also be received for 1.061A
structures are taught at three levels: the overall structural system Introduces mass transport in environmental flows, with emphasis
(multi-story buildings, wide-span buildings, bridges, masts, and on river and lake systems. Covers derivation and solutions to the
towers); the components of a structural system (floor systems, dierential form of mass conservation equations. Topics include
plate girders, frames, and beams); and the details of structural molecular and turbulent diusion, boundary layers, dissolution,
components (connection types, welding, and bolting). Each level bed-water exchange, air-water exchange, and particle transport.
includes a balance among theoretical analysis, design requirements, Meets with 1.061A rst half of term. Students taking graduate version
and construction/cost considerations. Existing structures are used complete additional assignments.
as worked examples. H. M. Nepf
J. Ochsendorf, G. Herning
1.63[J] Advanced Fluid Dynamics
1.583[J] Topology Optimization of Structures Same subject as 2.26[J]
Same subject as 2.083[J], 16.215[J] Prereq: 18.085 and (2.25 or permission of instructor)
Prereq: None G (Spring)
Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Fall) Not oered regularly; consult department
Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered 4-0-8 units
3-0-9 units
See description under subject 2.26[J].
Covers free-form topology design of structures using formal T. R. Akylas, G. H. McKinley, R. Stocker
optimization methods and mathematical programs, including design
of structural systems, mechanisms, and material architectures.
Strong emphasis on designing with gradient-based optimizers,
nite element methods, and design problems governed by structural
mechanics. Incorporates optimization theory and computational
mechanics fundamentals, problem formulation, sensitivity analysis;
and introduces cutting-edge extensions, including to other and
multiple physics.
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1.631[J] Fluids and Diseases 1.670[J] Energy Systems for Climate Change Mitigation
Same subject as 2.250[J], HST.537[J] Same subject as 10.621[J], IDS.521[J]
Subject meets with 1.063 Subject meets with 1.067[J], 10.421[J], IDS.065[J]
Prereq: None Prereq: Permission of instructor
Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Spring) G (Fall)
Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered 3-0-9 units
3-3-6 units
See description under subject IDS.521[J].
Designed for students in engineering and the quantitative sciences J. Trancik
who want to explore applications of mathematics, physics and
fluid dynamics to infectious diseases and health; and for students 1.685[J] Nonlinear Dynamics and Waves
in epidemiology, environmental health, ecology, medicine, and Same subject as 2.034[J], 18.377[J]
systems modeling seeking to understand physical and spatial Prereq: Permission of instructor
modeling, and the role of fluid dynamics and physical constraints Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
on infectious diseases and pathologies. The rst part of the Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Spring)
class reviews modeling in epidemiology and data collection, and 3-0-9 units
highlights concepts of spatial modeling and heterogeneity. The
remainder highlights multi-scale dynamics, the role of fluids See description under subject 2.034[J].
and fluid dynamics in physiology, and pathology in a range of R. R. Rosales
infectious diseases. The laboratory portion entails activities aimed
at integrating applied learning with theoretical concepts discussed 1.686[J] Nonlinear Dynamics and Turbulence
in lectures and covered in problem sets. Students taking graduate Same subject as 2.033[J], 18.358[J]
version complete additional assignments. Subject meets with 1.068
L. Bourouiba Prereq: 1.060A
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
1.65 Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flows and Wind Energy Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Spring)
Prereq: 1.060 or permission of instructor 3-2-7 units
G (Fall) Reviews theoretical notions of nonlinear dynamics, instabilities, and
3-0-9 units waves with applications in fluid dynamics. Discusses hydrodynamic
Introduction into the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) and instabilities leading to flow destabilization and transition to
turbulence, which is critical to applications including renewable turbulence. Focuses on physical turbulence and mixing from
energy generation, pollution, weather and climate modeling, and homogeneous isotropic turbulence. Also covers topics such as
more. Topics include the origins of wind in the atmosphere, an rotating and stratied flows as they arise in the environment, wave-
introduction to turbulent flows, the atmosphere and the diurnal turbulence, and point source turbulent flows. Laboratory activities
cycle; momentum balance, scaling, and TKE; buoyancy, stability, integrate theoretical concepts covered in lectures and problem sets.
and Coriolis forces; Ekman layer and RANS modeling; experimental Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
methods; data analysis of ABL eld measurements; and large eddy L. Bourouiba
simulation.
M. Howland

1.66 Problems in Water Resources and Environmental

Engineering
Prereq: Permission of instructor
G (Fall, Spring, Summer)
Units arranged
Can be repeated for credit.

Individual study in advanced topics as arranged between individual

students and sta. Choice of subjects from theoretical, experimental,
and practical phases of hydromechanics, hydraulic engineering,
water resources, hydrology, and environmental engineering.
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1.69 Introduction to Coastal Engineering Hydrology and Water Resource Systems

Prereq: 1.061
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered 1.713[J] Land-Atmosphere Interactions
Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall) Same subject as 12.834[J]
4-0-8 units Prereq: Permission of instructor
Basic dynamics of ocean surface waves; wave-driven, wind-driven, Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Spring)
and tidal currents; boundary layers and sediment transport; and Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered
selected engineering applications. Formulation of the boundary- 3-0-9 units
value problem for surface waves, linear plane-wave solution, Topics include the exchange of mass, heat and momentum between
shoaling, refraction, diraction, statistical representation, and the soil, vegetation or water surface and the overlying atmosphere;
elements of nonlinearity. Depth-averaged formulation and selected flux and transport in the turbulent boundary layer; and coupled
solutions for sea level and currents driven by waves, winds, and balance of moisture and energy.
tides. Elements of boundary layers, initial sediment motion, and D. Entekhabi
bedload and suspended sediment transport. Alongshore sediment
transport and shoreline change. Emphasizes basic principles, 1.714 Surface Hydrology
mathematical formulation and solution, and physical interpretation, Prereq: 1.070B[J] or permission of instructor
with selected applications and exposure to current research. Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
J. Trowbridge Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall)
3-0-9 units
1.692[J] Seakeeping of Ships and Oshore Energy Systems
Same subject as 2.24[J] Covers observations and theory of the physical processes involved in
Prereq: 2.20 and 18.085 the hydrologic cycle. Processes considered are rainfall, inltration,
Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Spring) runo generation, stream flow, evaporation, transpiration,and
Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered rainfall interception.
4-0-8 units E. A. B. Eltahir

See description under subject 2.24[J]. 1.72 Groundwater Hydrology

P. D. Sclavounos Subject meets with 1.072
Prereq: 1.061
1.699[J] Projects in Oceanographic Engineering G (Spring)
Same subject as 2.689[J] 3-1-8 units
Prereq: Permission of instructor
G (Fall, Spring, Summer) Presents the fundamentals of subsurface flow and transport,
Units arranged [P/D/F] emphasizing the role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle,
Can be repeated for credit. the relation of groundwater flow to geologic structure, and the
management of contaminated groundwater. Topics include
See description under subject 2.689[J]. Darcy equation, flow nets, mass conservation, the aquifer flow
J. Preisig, Woods Hole Sta equation, heterogeneity and anisotropy, storage properties,
regional circulation, unsaturated flow, recharge, stream-aquifer
interaction, well hydraulics, flow through fractured rock, numerical
models, groundwater quality, contaminant transport processes,
dispersion, decay, and adsorption. Includes laboratory and computer
demonstrations. Students taking graduate version complete
additional assignments.
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1.723 Computational Methods for Flow in Porous Media 1.74 Land, Water, Food, and Climate
Prereq: Permission of instructor Subject meets with 1.077
Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Fall) Prereq: None
Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered G (Fall)
3-0-9 units Not oered regularly; consult department
3-0-6 units
Covers physical, mathematical and simulation aspects of fluid
flow and transport through porous media. Conservation equations Examines land, water, food, and climate in a changing world, with an
for multiphase, multicomponent flow. Upscaling of parameters in emphasis on key scientic questions about the connections between
heterogeneous elds. Modeling of viscous ngering and channeling. natural resources and food production. Students read and discuss
Numerical methods for elliptic equations: nite volume methods, papers on a range of topics, including water and land resources,
multipoint flux approximations, mixed nite element methods, climate change, demography, agroecology, biotechnology, trade,
variational multiscale methods. Numerical methods for hyperbolic and food security. Supporting information used for background and
equations: low-order and high-order nite volume methods, context includes data and analysis based on government reports,
streamline/front-tracking methods. Applications to groundwater textbooks, and longer peer-reviewed documents not included in the
contamination, oil and gas reservoir simulation, and geological CO2 readings. Provides a broad perspective on one of the dening global
sequestration, among others. Limited to graduate students. issues of this century. Students carry out exercises with relevant
R. Juanes data sets, write critiques of key issues, and complete a focused
term project. Students taking graduate version complete additional
1.731 Water Resource Systems assignments.
Subject meets with 1.075 D. McLaughlin
Prereq: 1.070B[J] or permission of instructor
G (Spring)
Aquatic Sciences, Water Quality Control, and
Not oered regularly; consult department
Environmental Management
3-0-9 units

Surveys optimization and simulation methods for management of 1.76 Aquatic Chemistry
water resources. Case studies illustrate linear, quadratic, nonlinear Prereq: Chemistry (GIR) or (5.601 and 5.602)
programming and real-time control. Applications include river basin Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Fall)
planning, irrigation and agriculture, reservoir operations, capacity Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered
expansion, assimilation of remote sensing data, and sustainable 3-0-9 units
resource development. Students taking graduate version complete Quantitative treatment of chemical processes in aquatic systems
additional assignments. such as lakes, oceans, rivers, estuaries, groundwaters, and
D. McLaughlin wastewaters. A brief review of chemical thermodynamics is followed
by discussion of acid-base, precipitation-dissolution, coordination,
and reduction-oxidation reactions. Emphasis is on equilibrium
calculations as a tool for understanding the variables that govern the
chemical composition of aquatic systems and the fate of inorganic
pollutants.
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1.760 Carbon Management 1.801[J] Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics: Pollution
Subject meets with 1.076 Prevention and Control
Prereq: None Same subject as 11.021[J], 17.393[J], IDS.060[J]
G (Spring) Subject meets with 1.811[J], 11.630[J], 15.663[J], IDS.540[J]
3-0-9 units Prereq: None
U (Spring)
Introduces the carbon cycle and "climate solutions." Provides 3-0-9 units. HASS-S
specialized knowledge to manage and oset carbon emissions
for government entities and large corporations through nature- See description under subject IDS.060[J].
based solutions and technology. Students prepare a mini-project N. Ashford, C. Caldart
simulating the assessment of practices and technologies for
removing carbon dioxide from the air for a specic organization, 1.802[J] Regulation of Chemicals, Radiation, and Biotechnology
which prepares them to become professionals with the skills to help Same subject as 11.022[J], IDS.061[J]
evaluate and manage carbon emissions. Students taking graduate Subject meets with 1.812[J], 10.805[J], 11.631[J], IDS.436[J], IDS.541[J]
version complete additional assignments. Prereq: IDS.060[J] or permission of instructor
C. Terrer U (Spring)
Not oered regularly; consult department
1.771 Global Change Science 3-0-9 units
Subject meets with 1.071[J], 12.300[J]
Prereq: None See description under subject IDS.061[J].
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered N. Ashford, C. Caldart
Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall)
3-0-9 units 1.811[J] Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics: Pollution
Prevention and Control
Introduces the basic principles and concepts in atmospheric physics, Same subject as 11.630[J], 15.663[J], IDS.540[J]
and climate dynamics, through an examination of: greenhouse Subject meets with 1.801[J], 11.021[J], 17.393[J], IDS.060[J]
gases emissions (mainly CO2), global warming, and regional climate Prereq: None
change. Case studies are presented for the regional impacts of G (Spring)
climate change on extreme weather, water availability, and disease 3-0-9 units
transmission. This subject is an introduction to regional and
global environmental problems for students in basic sciences and See description under subject IDS.540[J].
engineering. Students taking graduate version complete additional N. Ashford, C. Caldart
assignments.
E. Eltahir 1.812[J] Regulation of Chemicals, Radiation, and Biotechnology
Same subject as 11.631[J], IDS.541[J]
1.800 Environmental Chemistry Subject meets with 1.802[J], 10.805[J], 11.022[J], IDS.061[J],
Subject meets with 1.080 IDS.436[J]
Prereq: Chemistry (GIR) Prereq: IDS.540[J] or permission of instructor
G (Spring) G (Spring)
3-0-9 units Not oered regularly; consult department
3-0-9 units
Introduction to environmental chemistry, focusing on the fate
of chemicals in both natural and engineered systems. Covers See description under subject IDS.541[J].
equilibrium reactions (e.g., partitioning, dissolution/precipitation, N. Ashford, C.Caldart
acid-base, redox, metal complexation), and kinetically-controlled
reactions (e.g., photolysis, free radical oxidation). Specic 1.813[J] Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable
environmental topics covered include heavy metals in natural waters, Development
drinking water, and soils; biogeochemical cycles; radioactivity in Same subject as 11.466[J], 15.657[J], IDS.437[J]
the environment; smog formation; greenhouse gases and climate Prereq: Permission of instructor
change; and engineering for the prevention and remediation of G (Fall)
pollution. Students taking the graduate version complete additional 3-0-9 units
assignments. See description under subject IDS.437[J].
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1.818[J] Sustainable Energy 1.837 Resilience of Living Systems to Environmental Change

Same subject as 2.65[J], 10.391[J], 11.371[J], 22.811[J] Prereq: None
Subject meets with 2.650[J], 10.291[J], 22.081[J] Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall)
Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered 3-0-9 units
Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall)
3-1-8 units Takes a multi-scale approach to understanding responses of
living systems to perturbation. Mechanisms of stress sensing
See description under subject 22.811[J]. and response in plants, microbes, and animals from the level
M. W. Golay of individual cells to whole organisms. Emergent properties of
organismal stress and population and community scale. Resilience
1.83 Environmental Organic Chemistry of ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles to altered environmental
Subject meets with 1.831 conditions. Considers both natural and managed systems, focusing
Prereq: 5.601, 5.602, and 18.03 primarily on the terrestrial environment.
G (Fall) D. Des Marais
4-0-8 units
1.84[J] Atmospheric Chemistry
Focuses on the processes aecting organic compounds in the Same subject as 10.817[J], 12.807[J]
environment. Uses physical chemical properties to predict Prereq: 5.601 and 5.602
chemical transfers between environmental compartments (air, G (Fall)
water, sediments, and biota). Uses molecular structure-reactivity 3-0-9 units
relationships to estimate chemical, photochemical, and biochemical
transformation rates. Resulting process models are combined Provides a detailed overview of the chemical transformations
to predict environmental concentrations (and related biological that control the abundances of key trace species in the Earth's
exposures) of anthropogenic and natural organic compounds. atmosphere. Emphasizes the eects of human activity on air
P. M. Gschwend quality and climate. Topics include photochemistry, kinetics, and
thermodynamics important to the chemistry of the atmosphere;
1.831 Environmental Organic Chemistry stratospheric ozone depletion; oxidation chemistry of the
Subject meets with 1.83 troposphere; photochemical smog; aerosol chemistry; and sources
Prereq: 5.601, 5.602, and 18.03 and sinks of greenhouse gases and other climate forcers.
G (Spring) J. H. Kroll
4-0-8 units
1.841[J] Atmospheric Composition and Global Change
Focuses on the processes aecting organic compounds in the Same subject as 12.817[J]
environment. Uses physical chemical properties to predict chemical Prereq: 1.84[J]
transfers between environmental compartments (air, water, Acad Year 2024-2025: G (Spring)
sediments, and biota). Uses molecular properties to estimate Acad Year 2025-2026: Not oered
chemical, photochemical, and biochemical transformation rates. 3-0-9 units
Resulting process models are combined to predict environmental
concentrations (and related biological exposures) of anthropogenic Explores how atmospheric chemical composition both drives and
and natural organic compounds. responds to climate, with a particular focus on feedbacks via the
P. M. Gschwend biosphere. Topics include atmospheric nitrogen; DMS, sulfate, and
CLAW; biogenic volatile organic compounds and secondary organic
1.834[J] Exploring Sustainability at Dierent Scales aerosol; wildres and land use change; atmospheric methane and
Same subject as 2.834[J] the oxidative capacity of the troposphere; and air quality and climate
Subject meets with 2.814 and geoengineering.
Prereq: None C. Heald
G (Fall)
3-0-9 units

See description under subject 2.834[J]. Limited to 25.

T. Gutowski

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1.842[J] Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics and Chemistry 1.86[J] Methods and Problems in Microbiology
Same subject as 12.814[J] Same subject as 7.492[J], 20.445[J]
Prereq: Permission of instructor Prereq: None
G (Spring) G (Fall)
Not oered regularly; consult department 3-0-9 units
3-0-9 units
See description under subject 7.492[J]. Preference to rst-year
See description under subject 12.814[J]. Microbiology and Biology students.
D. Cziczo M. Laub

1.845 Introduction to the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle and Ecosystem 1.861 Physics of Renewable Energy Systems and Computational
Ecology Analysis
Prereq: 1.010 or permission of instructor Subject meets with 1.086
G (Spring) Prereq: 1.060 or permission of instructor
Not oered regularly; consult department Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
3-2-7 units Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Spring)
3-0-9 units
Introduces the terrestrial carbon cycle in a climate change context,
with a focus on ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry. Discussion- Introduction to renewable energy generation in the context of
based seminars followed by practical classes to solve climate-related the energy grid system. Focuses on computational analysis
questions. and modeling of energy systems. Topics include the energy
C. Terrer grid and energy markets; fossil fuel generation; wind, solar,
hydroelectric, and ocean energy; and energy storage. Tools,
1.850[J] Dimensions of Geoengineering including computational models of wind energy generation and
Same subject as 5.000[J], 10.600[J], 11.388[J], 12.884[J], 15.036[J], energy forecasting algorithms, introduced. Final project focuses on
16.645[J] the development of low-carbon, low-cost energy systems. Students
Prereq: None taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
G (Fall; rst half of term) M. Howland
Not oered regularly; consult department
2-0-4 units 1.87[J] Microbial Genetics and Evolution
Same subject as 7.493[J], 12.493[J], 20.446[J]
See description under subject 5.000[J]. Limited to 100. Prereq: 7.03, 7.05, or permission of instructor
J. Deutch, M. Zuber G (Fall)
4-0-8 units
1.855 Air Pollution and Atmospheric Chemistry
Subject meets with 1.085[J], 12.336[J] See description under subject 7.493[J].
Prereq: 18.03 or permission of instructor A. D. Grossman, O. Cordero
G (Fall)
Not oered regularly; consult department 1.872[J] Evolutionary and Quantitative Genomics (New)
3-0-9 units Same subject as HST.508[J]
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Provides a working knowledge of basic air quality issues, with Acad Year 2024-2025: Not oered
emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach to investigating the Acad Year 2025-2026: G (Fall)
sources and eects of pollution. Topics include emission sources; 4-0-8 units
atmospheric chemistry and removal processes; meteorological
phenomena and their impact on pollution transport at local to See description under subject HST.508[J].
global scales; air pollution control technologies; health eects; and L. Mirny, T. Lieberman
regulatory standards. Discusses regional and global issues, such
as acid rain, ozone depletion and air quality connections to climate
change. Students taking graduate version complete additional
assignments. Recommended for master's level graduate students.
C. Heald

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1.873 Mathematical Modeling of Ecological Systems 1.89 Environmental Microbial Biogeochemistry

Prereq: Calculus II (GIR) Subject meets with 1.089
G (Spring) Prereq: Biology (GIR)
3-0-9 units G (Spring)
3-0-9 units
Centers on explaining and discussing research on the dierent
ecological dynamics emerging in 1-species, 2-species, and multi- Provides a thorough introduction to biogeochemical cycling
species systems across environmental contexts. Builds on ecological from the vantage point of microbial physiology. Emphasizes
theory from a systems perspective to provide quantitative methods molecular mechanisms, experimental design and methodology,
to study the expected assembly and persistence patterns of hypothesis testing, and applications. Topics include aerobic
ecological systems. Lectures address phenomenological and and anaerobic respiration, trace metals, secondary metabolites,
mechanistic understanding through graphical, analytical, and redox, plant-microbe interactions, carbon storage, agriculture,
numerical analysis. and bioengineering. Formal lectures and in-depth discussions of
S. Saavedra foundational and contemporary primary literature. Students use
knowledge of microbial metabolisms to develop nal projects on
1.878[J] Nuclear Energy and the Environment: Waste, Eluents, applied solutions to problems in agriculture and biogeochemistry.
and Accidents (New) Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Same subject as 22.78[J] D. McRose
Subject meets with 1.098[J], 22.078[J]
Prereq: Permission of instructor 1.899 Career Reengineering Program and Professional
G (Spring) Development Workshops
3-0-9 units Prereq: Permission of instructor
G (Spring)
See description under subject 22.78[J]. 1-0-0 units
H. Wainwright
For students in the 10-month Career Reengineering Program
1.881[J] Genomics and Evolution of Infectious Disease sponsored by the School of Engineering. Limited to CRP fellows.
Same subject as HST.538[J] Sta
Subject meets with 1.088
Prereq: Biology (GIR) and (1.000 or 6.100B)
Special Studies
G (Spring)
3-0-9 units 1.95[J] Teaching College-Level Science and Engineering
Provides a thorough introduction to the forces driving infectious Same subject as 5.95[J], 7.59[J], 8.395[J], 18.094[J]
disease evolution, practical experience with bioinformatics and Subject meets with 2.978
computational tools, and discussions of current topics relevant to Prereq: None
public health. Topics include mechanisms of genome variation in G (Fall)
bacteria and viruses, population genetics, outbreak detection and 2-0-2 units
tracking, strategies to impede the evolution of drug resistance, See description under subject 5.95[J].
emergence of new disease, and microbiomes and metagenomics. J. Rankin
Discusses primary literature and computational assignments.
Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. 1.968 Graduate Studies in Civil and Environmental Engineering
T. Lieberman Prereq: Permission of instructor
G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)
Units arranged
Can be repeated for credit.

Individual study, research, or laboratory investigations at the

graduate level under faculty supervision.
Consult Department Academic Programs Oce

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1.976 Graduate Professional Development Seminar 1.984 Teaching Experience in Civil and Environmental
Prereq: None Engineering
G (Fall) Prereq: Permission of instructor
2-0-4 units G (Fall, Spring)
0-3-0 units
Covers professional development topics and provides hands-on Can be repeated for credit.
practice of these skills. Students participate in a series of written
and oral communication workshops. Other topics include networking Provides classroom teaching experience under the supervision of
skills, work-life balance, mentoring, and career planning. Features faculty member(s). Students prepare instructional material, deliver
an alumni panel showcasing a range of post-PhD careers. Limited to lectures, grade assignments, and prepare a teaching portfolio to
second-year graduate students in CEE. be submitted at the end of term. Students must send the subject
H. Nepf title and the name of the lead instructor for the subject to the
1.984 instructor during or prior to the rst week of the semester.
1.977 Research Mentorship in Civil and Environmental Enrollment limited by availability of suitable teaching assignments.
Engineering Information: C. Heald
Prereq: None
G (IAP) 1.997 Practicum Training in Civil and Environmental Engineering
0-3-0 units Prereq: None
G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)
Graduate students mentor an undergraduate student in research Units arranged [P/D/F]
for 30 hours per week during the Independent Activities Period Can be repeated for credit.
(IAP) to help create a self-contained project. Students introduce the
project through selected readings and meetings that clearly explain For graduate CEE students participating in curriculum-related, o-
how the undergraduate project ts within the scope of the larger campus experiences in civil, environmental, and transportation
work/research of the graduate student, meet regularly to discuss engineering or related areas. Before enrolling, students must verify
progress on the project, provide guidance in the creation of a poster the internship arrangements by submitting a memo or email from the
presentation that the undergraduate will deliver at the end of IAP, sponsoring company or organization and also from their Academic
and attend and provide written feedback on the presentations of all Advisor. At the conclusion of the training, the students will submit
mini-UROP participants. a nal report for review and approval by their Academic Advisor.
Information: CEE Academic Programs Oce Can be taken for up to 3 units. Prior to enrolling, contact the CEE
Academic Programs Oce for procedures and restrictions.
1.982 Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering Consult Department Academic Programs Oce
Prereq: None
G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) 1.998 Practicum Training in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Units arranged [P/D/F] Prereq: None
Can be repeated for credit. U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)
Units arranged [P/D/F]
For research assistants in the department, when assigned research Can be repeated for credit.
is not used for thesis but is approved for academic credit. Credit for
this subject may not be used for any degree granted by Course 1. For undergraduate CEE students participating in curriculum-related
Consult Department Academic Programs Oce o-campus experiences in civil and environmental engineering or
related areas. Before enrolling, students must have an oer from a
company or organization and must have prior approval from their
CEE academic advisor. At the conclusion of the training, the students
will submit a nal report for review and approval by their Academic
Advisor. Can be taken for up to 3 units. Prior to enrolling, contact the
CEE Academic Programs Oce for procedures and restrictions.
Consult Department Academic Programs Oce

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1.999 Undergraduate Studies in Civil and Environmental 1.C51 Machine Learning for Sustainable Systems
Engineering Subject meets with 1.C01
Prereq: None Prereq: 6.C51 and ((6.3700 and 18.06) or permission of instructor)
U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) G (Spring; second half of term)
Units arranged 1-1-4 units
Can be repeated for credit.
Building on core material in 6.C51, emphasizes the design and
Individual study, research, or laboratory investigations under faculty operation of sustainable systems. Students learn to leverage
supervision. heterogeneous data from urban services, cities, and the
Consult Department Academic Programs Oce environment, and apply machine learning methods to evaluate and/
or improve sustainability solutions. Provides case studies from
1.C01 Machine Learning for Sustainable Systems various domains, such as transportation and mobility, energy and
Subject meets with 1.C51 water resources, environment monitoring, infrastructure sensing and
Prereq: 6.C01 and ((1.000 and 1.010) or permission of instructor) control, climate adaptation, and disaster resilience. Projects focus on
U (Spring; second half of term) using machine learning to identify new insights or decisions to help
1-1-4 units engineer sustainability in societal-scale systems. Students taking
graduate version complete additional assignments. Students cannot
Building on core material in 6.C01, emphasizes the design and receive credit without completion of the core subject 6.C51.
operation of sustainable systems. Illustrates how to leverage S. Amin
heterogeneous data from urban services, cities, and the
environment, and apply machine learning methods to evaluate and/ 1.EPE UPOP Engineering Practice Experience
or improve sustainability solutions. Provides case studies from Engineering School-Wide Elective Subject.
various domains, such as transportation and urban mobility, energy Oered under: 1.EPE, 2.EPE, 3.EPE, 6.EPE, 8.EPE, 10.EPE, 15.EPE,
and water resources, environmental monitoring, infrastructure 16.EPE, 20.EPE, 22.EPE
sensing and control, climate adaptation, and disaster resilience. Prereq: None
Projects focus on using machine learning to identify new insights U (Fall, Spring)
or decisions that can help engineer sustainability in societal-scale 0-0-1 units
systems. Students taking graduate version complete additional Can be repeated for credit.
assignments. Students cannot receive credit without completion of
the core subject 6.C01. See description under subject 2.EPE. Application required; consult
S. Amin UPOP website for more information.
K. Tan-Tiongco, D. Fordell
1.C25[J] Real World Computation with Julia
Same subject as 6.C25[J], 12.C25[J], 16.C25[J], 18.C25[J], 22.C25[J] 1.EPW UPOP Engineering Practice Workshop
Prereq: 6.100A, 18.03, and 18.06 Engineering School-Wide Elective Subject.
U (Fall) Oered under: 1.EPW, 2.EPW, 3.EPW, 6.EPW, 10.EPW, 16.EPW,
3-0-9 units 20.EPW, 22.EPW
Prereq: 2.EPE
See description under subject 18.C25[J]. U (Fall, IAP, Spring)
A. Edelman, R. Ferrari, B. Forget, C. Leiseron,Y. Marzouk, J. Williams 1-0-0 units

See description under subject 2.EPW. Enrollment limited to those in

the UPOP program.
K. Tan-Tiongco, D. Fordell

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1.THG Graduate Thesis 1.UR Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Prereq: Permission of instructor Prereq: None
G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)
Units arranged Units arranged [P/D/F]
Can be repeated for credit. Can be repeated for credit.

Program of research leading to the writing of an SM, MEng, CE, PhD, Individual research or laboratory study under faculty supervision.
or ScD thesis; to be arranged by the student and an appropriate MIT Also, opportunities in ongoing research program. Limited number of
faculty member. funded traineeships available.
Consult Department Academic Programs Oce Information: Consult Department Academic Programs Oce

1.THU Undergraduate Thesis 1.URG Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Prereq: Permission of instructor Prereq: None
U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer) U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)
Units arranged Units arranged
Can be repeated for credit. Can be repeated for credit.

Program of research leading to the writing of an S.B. thesis; to be Individual research or laboratory study under faculty supervision.
arranged by the student and an appropriate MIT faculty member. Also opportunities in ongoing research program.
Intended for seniors. Student must submit an approved thesis Consult Department Academic Programs Oce
proposal to the Academic Programs Oce by the h week of the
rst term the student is registered for thesis. 1.S82 Special Problems in Environmental Microbiology and
Consult Department Academic Programs Oce Chemistry
Prereq: Permission of instructor
1.UAR[J] Climate and Sustainability Undergraduate Advanced G (Fall, Spring)
Research Not oered regularly; consult department
Same subject as 3.UAR[J], 5.UAR[J], 11.UAR[J], 12.UAR[J], 15.UAR[J], Units arranged [P/D/F]
22.UAR[J] Can be repeated for credit.
Prereq: Permission of instructor
U (Fall, Spring) Advanced study of topics not covered in the regular subject listings,
2-0-4 units particularly seminar, laboratory, and experimental subjects oered
Can be repeated for credit. by permanent or visiting faculty. Addresses topics in environmental
microbiology, ecological genomics, microbial evolution and
Provides instruction in eective research, experiential projects, population genetics, oceanography, biogeochemical processes,
internships, and externships, including choosing and rening environmental organic chemistry and aquatic chemistry.
problems, surveying previous work and publications, industry S. W. Chisholm, M. F. Polz, E. J. Alm, P. M. Gschwend, H. F. Hemond
best practices, design for robustness, technical presentation,
authorship and collaboration, and ethics. Supporting content 1.S977 Special Graduate Subject in Civil and Environmental
includes background and context pertaining to climate change and Engineering
sustainability, as well as tools for sustainable design. Focus for Prereq: Permission of instructor
project work includes research topics relevant to the MIT Climate G (Spring)
& Sustainability Consortium (MCSC). Students engage in extensive Units arranged [P/D/F]
written and oral communication exercises, in the context of an Can be repeated for credit.
approved advanced research project. A total of 12 units of credit
is awarded for completion of the spring and subsequent fall term Graduate subjects taught experimentally; subjects oered by visiting
oerings. Application required; consult MCSC website for more faculty; and seminars on topics of current interest not included in the
information. regular curriculum.
D. Plata, E. Olivetti Consult Department Academic Programs Oce

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1.S978 Special Graduate Subject in Civil and Environmental 1.S982 Special Graduate Subject in Civil and Environmental
Engineering Engineering
Prereq: Permission of instructor Prereq: Permission of instructor
G (Fall) G (Fall, IAP, Spring; second half of term)
Not oered regularly; consult department Not oered regularly; consult department
Units arranged [P/D/F] Units arranged
Can be repeated for credit.
Graduate subjects taught experimentally; subjects oered by visiting
Graduate subjects taught experimentally; subjects oered by visiting faculty; and seminars on topics of current interest not included in the
faculty; and seminars on topics of current interest not included in the the regular curriculum.
regular curriculum. 1.978 is taught P/D/F. Consult G. Herning
Department Academic Programs Oce
1.S991 Special Undergraduate Subject in Civil and Environmental
1.S979 Special Graduate Subject in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Engineering Prereq: Permission of instructor
Prereq: Permission of instructor U (Fall, Spring)
G (Spring) Not oered regularly; consult department
Units arranged Units arranged
Can be repeated for credit. Can be repeated for credit.

Graduate subjects taught experimentally; subjects oered by visiting Subjects taught experimentally; subjects oered by visiting faculty;
faculty; and seminars on topics of current interest not included in the and seminars on topics of current interest not included in the regular
regular curriculum. curriculum.
Consult Department Academic Programs Oce Consult Department Academic Programs Oce

1.S980 Special Graduate Subject in Civil and Environmental 1.S992 Special Undergraduate Subject in Civil and
Engineering Environmental Engineering
Prereq: Permission of instructor Prereq: Permission of instructor
G (Fall, Spring) U (Fall, Spring)
Units arranged Units arranged
Can be repeated for credit. Can be repeated for credit.

Graduate subjects taught experimentally; subjects oered by visiting Subjects taught experimentally; subjects oered by visiting faculty;
faculty; and seminars on topics of current interest not included in the and seminars on topics of current interest not included in the regular
the regular curriculum. curriculum.
Department Academic Programs Oce Consult Department Academic Programs Oce

1.S981 Special Graduate Subject in Civil and Environmental 1.S993 Special Undergraduate Subject in Civil and
Engineering Environmental Engineering
Prereq: Permission of instructor Prereq: Permission of instructor
G (Fall) U (Fall, Spring)
Units arranged Units arranged
Can be repeated for credit.
Graduate subjects taught experimentally; subjects oered by visiting
faculty; and seminars on topics of current interest not included in the Subjects taught experimentally; subjects oered by visiting faculty;
the regular curriculum. and seminars on topics of current interest not included in the regular
Department Academic Programs Oce curriculum.
Consult Department Academic Programs Oce

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