Urban Science and Planning with Computer Science (Course 11-6)

Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Bachelor of Science in Urban Science and Planning with Computer Science

General Institute Requirements (GIRs)

The General Institute Requirements include a Communication Requirement that is integrated into both the HASS Requirement and the requirements of each major; see details below.

Summary of Subject Requirements	Subjects
Science Requirement	6
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Requirement [two subjects satisfied by 11.001[J] and the required Policy/Ethics subjects (all HASS); additional HASS units may be included in urban science electives]; at least two of these subjects must be designated as communication-intensive (CI-H) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.	8
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [can be satisfied from among 6.1000, 6.100A and 6.100B or 16.C20[J] and 6.1200[J] (if taken under joint number 18.062[J]) in the Departmental Program]	2
Laboratory Requirement (12 units) [can be satisfied from among 6.1010 or 11.188 in the Departmental Program]	1
Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree	17

Physical Education Requirement
Swimming requirement, plus four physical education courses for eight points.

Departmental Program

Choose at least two subjects in the major that are designated as communication-intensive (CI-M) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.

Computer Science Requirements		Units
Choose 12 units of the following:		12
6.1000	Introduction to Programming and Computer Science
6.100A & 6.100B	Introduction to Computer Science Programming in Python and Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science
6.100A & 16.C20[J]	Introduction to Computer Science Programming in Python and Introduction to Computational Science and Engineering
6.1010	Fundamentals of Programming	12
6.1200[J]	Mathematics for Computer Science	12
6.1210	Introduction to Algorithms	12
6.C01 & 1.C01	Modeling with Machine Learning: from Algorithms to Applications and Machine Learning for Sustainable Systems	12
Urban Planning Requirements
11.001[J]	Introduction to Urban Design and Development	12
11.188	Introduction to Spatial Analysis and GIS Laboratory (CI-M)	12
11.C35[J]	Interactive Data Visualization and Society ¹	15
Select one of the following options:		12
6.4590[J]	Foundations of Information Policy ¹
11.002[J]	Making Public Policy
11.011	The Art and Science of Negotiation ¹
11.165	Urban Energy Systems and Policy ¹
Urban Technology Workshop
Select one of the following options:		12
11.007	Urban and Environmental Technology Implementation Lab ²
11.024	Modeling Pedestrian Activity in Cities ²
11.092	Renewable Energy Facility Siting Clinic ²
11.138	Crowd Sourced City: Civic Tech Prototyping ²
11.154	Big Data, Visualization, and Society ²
11.171	Indigenous Environmental Planning ²
Senior Thesis/Project
Majors are required to write a senior thesis or complete a senior project. Select one of the following options:		18-24
Option 1
6-12 units of any MIT UROP; AND
6.UAR[J]	Seminar in Undergraduate Advanced Research (CI-M) ³
or 11.UAR[J]	Climate and Sustainability Undergraduate Advanced Research
Option 2
11.THT[J]	Thesis Research Design Seminar (CI-M)
11.THU	Undergraduate Thesis
Electives
Select Computer Science Electives for a minimum of 24 units from the list below		24
Select Urban Science Electives for a minimum of 18 units from the list below		18
Units in Major		183-189
Unrestricted Electives		48-57
Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs		(48-60)
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree		183-189

The units for any subject that counts as one of the 17 GIR subjects cannot also be counted as units required beyond the GIRs.

¹	6.4590[J], 11.011, and 11.165 can count towards either the Urban Planning Requirements or the Urban Science Electives, but not both.
²	11.007, 11.024, 11.092, 11.138, 11.154, and 11.171 can count towards the Urban Technology Workshop or the Urban Science Electives, but not both.
³	Students are expected to complete a 6-12 unit UROP before enrolling in 6.UAR[J] or 11.UAR[J] twice (fall and spring), through which they receive 18-24 units for the senior project.

Computer Science Electives

6.1020	Software Construction	15
6.1040	Software Design	15
6.1060	Software Performance Engineering	18
6.1100	Computer Language Engineering	12
6.1120	Dynamic Computer Language Engineering	12
6.1220[J]	Design and Analysis of Algorithms	12
6.1600	Foundations of Computer Security	12
6.1800	Computer Systems Engineering	12
6.1810	Operating System Engineering	12
6.1820[J]	Mobile and Sensor Computing	12
6.1850	Computer Systems and Society	12
6.1910	Computation Structures	12
6.1920	Constructive Computer Architecture	12
6.3260[J]	Networks	12
6.3720	Introduction to Statistical Data Analysis	12
6.3730[J]	Statistics, Computation and Applications	12
6.3950	AI, Decision Making, and Society	12
6.4110	Representation, Inference, and Reasoning in AI	12
6.4130[J]	Principles of Autonomy and Decision Making	12
6.4200[J]	Robotics: Science and Systems	12
6.4210	Robotic Manipulation	15
6.4300	Introduction to Computer Vision	12
6.4400	Computer Graphics	12
6.4420[J]	Computational Design and Fabrication	12
6.4500	Design for the Web: Languages and User Interfaces	12
6.4510	Engineering Interactive Technologies	12
6.4610	Natural Language Processing	15
6.5081	Multicore Programming	12
6.5151	Large-scale Symbolic Systems	12
6.5831	Database Systems	12
6.5931	Hardware Architecture for Deep Learning	12
6.8301	Advances in Computer Vision	15
6.8371	Digital and Computational Photography	12
6.C571[J]	Optimization Methods	12

Urban Science Electives

2.00A	Designing for the Future: Earth, Sea, and Space	9
4.032	Design Studio: Information Design and Visualization	12
4.432	Modeling Urban Energy Flows for Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods	12
6.4590[J]	Foundations of Information Policy ¹	12
11.007	Urban and Environmental Technology Implementation Lab ²	12
11.008	Undergraduate Planning Seminar	6
11.011	The Art and Science of Negotiation ¹	12
11.013[J]	American Urban History	12
11.024	Modeling Pedestrian Activity in Cities	12
11.029[J]	Mobility Ventures: Driving Innovation in Transportation Systems	12
11.041	Introduction to Housing, Community, and Economic Development	12
11.074	Cybersecurity Clinic	12
11.092	Renewable Energy Facility Siting Clinic ²	12
11.100	Introduction to Computational Thinking in Cities	3
11.111[J]	Leadership in Negotiation: Advanced Applications	12
11.113	The Economic Approach to Cities and Environmental Sustainability	12
11.118	Applied Data Science for Cities	12
11.123	Big Plans and Mega-Urban Landscapes	9
11.137	Financing Economic Development and Housing	12
11.138	Crowd Sourced City: Civic Tech Prototyping ²	12
11.148	Environmental Justice: Law and Policy	12
11.149	Decarbonizing Urban Mobility	12
11.154	Big Data, Visualization, and Society ²	12
11.155[J]	Data and Society	12
11.156	Healthy Cities: Assessing Health Impacts of Policies and Plans	12
11.158	Behavioral Science, AI, and Urban Mobility	12
11.165	Urban Energy Systems and Policy ¹	12
11.169	Global Climate Policy and Sustainability	12
11.171	Indigenous Environmental Planning ²	12
12.010	Computational Methods of Scientific Programming	12
15.276	Communicating with Data	12
IDS.012[J]	Statistics, Computation and Applications	12
IDS.060[J]	Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics: Pollution Prevention and Control	12

¹	6.4590[J], 11.011, and 11.165 can count towards the Urban Planning Requirements or the Urban Science Electives, but not both.
²	11.007, 11.024, 11.092, 11.138, 11.154, and 11.171 can count towards the Urban Technology Workshop or the Urban Science Electives, but not both.