Course 6-9 Degree Chart
Schematic flow chart
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 can be satisfied by 9.46 and 9.85 in the Departmental Program]; 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 by 9.01 and 6.042[J], 18.03, or 18.06 in the Departmental Program] | 2 |
| Laboratory Requirement (12 units) [can be satisfied by a laboratory 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.
| Required Subjects | Units | |
| 6.0001 | Introduction to Computer Science Programming in Python | 6 |
| 9.01 | Introduction to Neuroscience | 12 |
| Select one of the following: | 12 | |
| Mathematics for Computer Science | ||
| Differential Equations | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
| Select one of the following: | 12 | |
| Introduction to Inference | ||
| Introduction to Probability | ||
| Statistics for Brain and Cognitive Science 1 | ||
| EECS Program Subjects | ||
| 6.036 | Introduction to Machine Learning 1 | 12 |
| 6.003 | Signals and Systems | 12 |
| or 6.034 | Artificial Intelligence | |
| Select two of the following: | 24 | |
| Circuits and Electronics | ||
| Introduction to Algorithms | ||
| Fundamentals of Programming | ||
| BCS Program Subjects | ||
| Brain Systems/Neurophysiology | ||
| Select one of the following: | 12 | |
| Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | ||
| The Human Brain | ||
| Developmental Neurobiology | ||
| Cellular Neurophysiology and Computing | ||
| Perception | ||
| Introduction to Neural Computation 1 | ||
| Computation and Cognition | ||
| Select one of the following: | 12 | |
| Computational Psycholinguistics 1 | ||
| Neural Circuits for Cognition | ||
| Emergent Computations Within Distributed Neural Circuits | ||
| Computational Cognitive Science | ||
| Infant and Early Childhood Cognition (CI-M) 1 | ||
| Program Electives | ||
| One subject from the BCS/EECS Joint Electives list | 12 | |
| One subject from the BCS Electives or BCS/EECS Joint Electives list | 9-12 | |
| Laboratory | ||
| One subject from the Laboratory Subjects list | 12 | |
| Advanced Undergraduate Project | ||
| Select one of the following: | 9-18 | |
| Seminar in Undergraduate Advanced Research (12 units, CI-M) | ||
| Oral Communication (CI-M) | ||
| Research and Communication in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (CI-M) | ||
| Projects in the Science of Intelligence (CI-M) | ||
| Units in Major | 156-168 | |
| Unrestricted Electives | 48-84 | |
| Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs | (36-60) | |
| Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree | 180 | |
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 |
Subject has prerequisites that are outside of the program. |
| 2 |
Subjects that also appear in one of the electives lists can count as either a BCS Program Subject or a Program Elective, but not both. |
BCS/EECS Joint Electives1
| 6.027[J] | Biomolecular Feedback Systems | 12 |
| 6.034 | Artificial Intelligence | 12 |
| 6.141[J] | Robotics: Science and Systems | 12 |
| 6.801 | Machine Vision | 12 |
| 6.803 | The Human Intelligence Enterprise | 12 |
| 6.806 | Advanced Natural Language Processing 2 | 12 |
| 6.819 | Advances in Computer Vision 2 | 12 |
| 9.19 | Computational Psycholinguistics | 12 |
| 9.21[J] | Cellular Neurophysiology and Computing 2 | 12 |
| 9.35 | Perception | 12 |
| 9.40 | Introduction to Neural Computation | 12 |
| 9.49 | Neural Circuits for Cognition | 12 |
| 9.66[J] | Computational Cognitive Science | 12 |
BCS Electives1
| 9.09[J] | Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | 12 |
| 9.13 | The Human Brain | 12 |
| 9.18[J] | Developmental Neurobiology | 12 |
| 9.24 | Disorders and Diseases of the Nervous System 2 | 12 |
| 9.26[J] | Principles and Applications of Genetic Engineering for Biotechnology and Neuroscience 2 | 12 |
| 9.42 | The Brain and Its Interface with the Body 2 | 12 |
| 9.46 | Neuroscience of Morality 2 | 12 |
| 9.53 | Emergent Computations Within Distributed Neural Circuits | 12 |
| 9.85 | Infant and Early Childhood Cognition 2 | 12 |
Laboratory Subjects
| 6.101 | Introductory Analog Electronics Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
| 6.111 | Introductory Digital Systems Laboratory | 12 |
| 6.115 | Microcomputer Project Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
| 6.129[J] | Biological Circuit Engineering Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
| 6.141[J] | Robotics: Science and Systems (CI-M) | 12 |
| 6.161 | Modern Optics Project Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
| 6.182 | Psychoacoustics Project Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
| 9.17 | Systems Neuroscience Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
| 9.59[J] | Laboratory in Psycholinguistics (CI-M) | 12 |
| 9.60 | Machine-Motivated Human Vision (CI-M) 2 | 12 |
| 1 |
Subjects that also appear in the list of BCS Program Subjects can count as either a BCS Program Subject or a Program Elective, but not both. |
| 2 |
Subject has prerequisites that are outside of the program. |
Note that most of the laboratory subjects can satisfy both a lab and a CI-M requirement where designated under the Laboratory Subjects section above. Use this Petition Form if you wish to make a substitution to fulfill a program requirement for Course 9.