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Please visit the MIT Subject Listing for a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute list of offered classes.
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Core Requirements- FALL
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Subject NumberSubject Title Units and GIRS fulfilledFALL 2026SPRING 2027FALL 2027SPRING 2028
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Required Foundational Subject
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12.387, 15.874, 16.69, IDS.063
People and the Planet: Environmental Governance and Science
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"CI-H = Communication Intensive in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
CI-HW = a subset of CI-H, with focus in writing
HASS = Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
HASS-X = a category of HASS in arts (A), humanities (H), or social sciences (S)
LAB = Institute Laboratory
REST = Restricted Electives in Science and Technology"
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Core Area of Study [Context and Perspectives] - select one of the following
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21A.403[J], 3.082[J]Anthro-Engineering: Green Steel, Green Jobs12 (HASS-S)-🚫-TBD
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21A.406[J], 11.046[J]
Anthro-Engineering: From Lab to Land - Infrastructures of Climate Justice in the Pacific Northwest
12 (HASS-S)-🚫-TBD
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3.088[J], EC.988[J], IDS.588[J]The Social Life of Materials12-TBD-TBD
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11.170Cities and Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation12 (HASS-S)-TBD-TBD🚫
not offered this academic year (2026-2027)
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STS.066 Discards, Technologies, and Everyday Ecologies12 (HASS-S)-TBD-TBDTBD: Class offerings are typically not confirmed until preregistration opens the prior semester. "TBD" indicates the class is typically offered during the fall or spring semester, but has not yet been confirmed.
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21A.404Living Through Climate Change12 (HASS-S)🚫-TBD-
Might be offered in Spring 2027 according to Prof Walley
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STS.032 Energy, Environment and Society12 (HASS-H)✅-TBD-
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STS.084[J], 22.04[J]Social Problems of Nuclear Energy12 (HASS-S)🚫-TBD-
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11.171Indigenous Environmental Planning12-TBD-TBD
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11.068 Environmental Justice, Science, and Technology12-TBD-TBD
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11.169Global Climate Policy and Sustainability12 (HASS-S)-TBD-TBD
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21A.312Planetary Change and Human Health12 (HASS-S)-TBD-TBD
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21A.410Environmental Struggles12 (HASS-S)-TBD-TBD
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21H.185 / STS.031Environment and History12✅TBD🚫🚫
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21H.186Nature and Environment in China12 (HASS-H)-TBD-TBD
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21H.187The History of US Environmental Governance12 (HASS-H)-TBD-TBD
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21A.408[J], 22.082[J]
Anthro-Engineering: Decarbonization at the Million-Person Scale
12 (HASS-S)🚫-TBD-
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Core Area of Study [Sustainable Solutions] - select one of the following
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1.UAR / 3.UAR / 5.UAR / 11.UAR / 12.UAR / 15.UAR / 22.UAR
Climate and Sustainability Undergrad Advanced Research6✅✅✅✅
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2.722/EC.720[J]D-Lab: Design12-✅-✅
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EC.711[J] / 2.651 Introduction to Energy in Global Development12-TBD-TBD
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EC.715D-Lab: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene12-TBD-TBD
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EC.716 Thermal Energy Networks for Decarbonization of Campuses, Neighborhoods, and Cities9-TBD-TBD
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EC.719D-Lab: Climate Change and Planetary Health12-TBD-TBD
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EC.724 D-Lab: Smallholder Agriculture 9-TBD-TBD
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EC.746[J] / 2.00C / 1.016[J]Terrascope: Design for Complex Environmental Issues9-TBD-TBD
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11.025/EC.701[J]D-Lab: Development 12 (HASS-S) ✅-TBD-
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EC.712[J]/2.652[J]Applications of Energy in Global Development12✅-TBD-
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4.328Climate Visions9 (HASS-A)🚫-TBD-
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11.173[J]/1.103[J] Infrastructure Design for Climate Change6✅-TBD-
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Always check the current course catalog for updated information on subject availability.
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All subjects listed here count towards the Environment and Sustainability (E&S) Minor.
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Additional subjects may be counted toward the Minor elective requirement in consultation with Minor advisors.
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Contact reva@mit.edu and willag@mit.edu with questions.
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Updated 2026 Jan 15
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