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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE Undergraduate Study For MIT undergraduates, the Department of Electrical Engineering Electrical engineers and computer scientists are everywhere and Computer Science oers several programs leading to the —in industry and research areas as diverse as computer and Bachelor of Science: communication networks, electronic circuits and systems, lasers and photonics, semiconductor and solid-state devices, • The 6-1 program (http://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/ nanoelectronics, biomedical engineering, computational biology, electrical-science-engineering-course-6-1) leads to the articial intelligence, robotics, design and manufacturing, control Bachelor of Science in Electrical Science and Engineering. It and optimization, computer algorithms, games and graphics, is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of soware engineering, computer architecture, cryptography and Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) computer security, power and energy systems, nancial analysis, (http://www.abet.org). and many more. The infrastructure and fabric of the information • The 6-2 program (http://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/ age, including technologies such as the internet and the web, electrical-engineering-computer-science-course-6-2) leads search engines, cell phones, high-denition television, and to the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and magnetic resonance imaging, are largely the result of innovations Computer Science and is for those whose interests cross this in electrical engineering and computer science. The Department traditional boundary. It is accredited by both the Engineering and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) (http:// Computing Accreditation Commissions of ABET. www.eecs.mit.edu) at MIT and its graduates have been at the • The 6-3 program (http://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/ forefront of a great many of these advances. Current work in the computer-science-engineering-course-6-3) leads to the department holds promise of continuing this record of innovation Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering. It is and leadership, in both research and education, across the full accredited by both the Engineering and Computing Accreditation spectrum of departmental activity. Commissions of ABET. • The 6-7 program (http://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/ The career paths and opportunities for EECS graduates cover a wide computer-science-molecular-biology-course-6-7), oered jointly range and continue to grow: fundamental technologies, devices, by the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer and systems based on electrical engineering and computer science Science and the Department of Biology (Course 7), is for students are pervasive and essential to improving the lives of people around specializing in computer science and molecular biology. The the world and managing the environments they live in. The basis for requirements for this degree program (http://catalog.mit.edu/ the success of EECS graduates is a deep education in engineering interdisciplinary/undergraduate-programs/degrees/computer- principles, built on mathematical, computational, physical, and science-molecular-biology) can be found in the section on life sciences, and exercised with practical applications and project Interdisciplinary Programs. experiences in a wide range of areas. Our graduates have also demonstrated over the years that EECS provides a strong foundation • The 6-9 program (http://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/ for those whose work and careers develop in areas quite removed computation-cognition-6-9), oered jointly by the Department of from their origins in engineering. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Biology and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Undergraduate students in the department take core subjects that (Course 9), focuses on the emerging eld of computational introduce electrical engineering and computer science, and then and engineering approaches to brain science, cognition, and systematically build up broad foundations and depth in selected machine intelligence. The requirements for this degree program intellectual theme areas that match their individual interests. (http://catalog.mit.edu/interdisciplinary/undergraduate- Laboratory subjects, independent projects, and research provide programs/degrees/computation-cognition) can be found in the engagement with principles and techniques of analysis, design, and section on Interdisciplinary Programs. experimentation in a variety of elds. The department also oers • The 6-14 program (http://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/ a range of programs that enable students to gain experience in computer-science-economics-data-science-course-6-14), oered industrial settings, ranging from collaborative industrial projects jointly by the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer done on campus to term-long experiences at partner companies. Science and the Department of Economics (Course 14), is for students specializing in computer science, economics, and Graduate study in the department moves students toward mastery data science. The requirements for degree program (http:// of areas of individual interest, through coursework and signicant catalog.mit.edu/interdisciplinary/undergraduate-programs/ research, oen dened in interdisciplinary areas that take advantage degrees/computer-science-economics-data-science) can be of the tremendous range of faculty expertise in the department and, found in the section on Interdisciplinary Programs. more broadly, across MIT. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE • The 11-6 program (http://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/urban- science-planning-computer-science-11-6), oered jointly by the Minor in Computer Science Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and The department oers a Minor in Computer Science. The minor the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (Course 11), is provides students with both depth and breadth in the eld, as well for students specializing in urban science and planning with as the opportunity to explore areas of their own interest. computer science. The requirements for this degree program (http://catalog.mit.edu/interdisciplinary/undergraduate- To complete the minor, students must take at least six subjects (six- programs/degrees/urban-science-planning-computer-science) unit subjects count as half-subjects) totaling at least 72 units from can be found in the section on Interdisciplinary Programs. the lists below, including: The bachelor’s programs in 6-1, 6-2, and 6-3 build on the General • at least one soware-intensive subject, and Institute Requirements in science and the humanities, and are • one algorithms-intensive subject at either the basic or advanced structured to provide early, hands-on engagement with ideas, level. activities, and learning that allow students to experience the Introductory Level range and power of electrical engineering and computer science in an integrated way. The required introductory core subject (one Select up to 12 units of the following: of 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, and 6.08) involves substantial work in the 6.0001 Introduction to Computer Science 6 laboratory. This subject is complemented by a mathematics subject, Programming in Python and followed by a choice of three foundation courses from a set 6.0002 Introduction to Computational 6 of subjects that provide the basis for subsequent specialization. Thinking and Data Science Students dene their specialization by selecting three to four header 6.01 Introduction to EECS via Robotics 12 subjects, two advanced undergraduate subjects, and one to two 6.02 Introduction to EECS via 12 EECS elective subjects from an extensive set of possibilities. The Communication Networks flexibility in these choices permits students considerable latitude 6.08 Introduction to EECS via 12 in shaping their program to match diverse interests, while ensuring Interconnected Embedded Systems depth and mastery in a few selected areas. Basic Level The joint bachelor’s programs in 6-7 provides an interdepartmental Select up to 63 units of the following: curriculum involving rigorous training in both molecular biology 6.004 Computation Structures 12 and computer science. Students begin with introductory courses in 6.008 Introduction to Inference 12 math, chemistry, programming, and lab skills. Students then build on these skills with ve courses in algorithms and biology, which 6.034 Articial Intelligence 12 lead to a choice of electives in biology, with a particular focus on 6.041 Introduction to Probability 12 computational biology. 6.042[J] Mathematics for Computer Science 12 18.200 Principles of Discrete Applied 15 The joint bachelor’s program in 6-9 is designed to give students Mathematics access to foundational and advanced material in electrical engineering and computer science, as well as in the architecture, 18.200A Principles of Discrete Applied 12 circuits, and physiology of the brain, and computational approaches Mathematics to cognition and intelligence. 18.211 Combinatorial Analysis 12 Algorithms-intensive The joint bachelor’s program in 6-14 is designed to equip students 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms 12 with a foundational knowledge of economic analysis, computing, optimization, and data science, as well as hands-on experience with Soware-intensive