Current Minor Requirements for PPSM students in our five affiliate home departments, are shown below. These class listings and criteria are subject to change, and appear here for general guidance purposes only. PPSM students are encouraged to check with the Graduate Office of their home department for periodic updates.
Department of Biological Engineering:
REQUIREMENT: Complete a minimum of 3 BE subjects, including:
• 20.440 Analysis of BIological Networks
• 20.420 Biomolecular Kinetics and Cellular Dynamics
• 20.430 Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems
Department of Chemical Engineering:
REQUIREMENT: Complete with a grade of B or higher, a minimum of 3 ChemE subjects, at least two of which must be from the list of core subjects shown below:
• 10.34 Numerical Methods Applied to Chemical Engineering
• 10.40 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
• 10.50 Analysis of Transport Phenomena
• 10.65 Chemical Reactor Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering:
REQUIREMENT: Complete with a grade of B or higher, a minimum of 3 MechE additional MechE Graduate-level (G or H level) subjects that are distributed over at least two of the seven ME Thrust Areas (http://me.mit.edu/research)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering:
REQUIREMENT: Complete a minimum of 3 DMSE subjects, including:
• 3.20 Materials at Equilibrium
• 3.21 Kinetic Processes in Materials
• ELECTIVE: One additional non-polymer graduate subject, 9+ units
Department of Chemistry:
REQUIREMENT: Complete the subject listed below:
• 5.47 Tutorial in Organic Chemistry (graded P/F)