Humanities Degrees

...What was it like to improvise new ways of seeing and exploring from the materials and techniques on hand? What do we notice? What surprises...

...The course examines how discovery of the incommensurability of magnitudes challenged the Greek presumption that the cosmos is fully understandable... Learn about: Greek Philosophy, Quality Training, GCSE Mathematics...

...written assignments, and directed exercises, students will practice utilizing a variety of media to explore and express who they are. Assignments...

...We will read a wide mixture of classic and contemporary novels written by women, including: Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth; Toni Morrison...

...addresses the challenges of translating poetry, as well as introducing the students to poetry from a variety of countries and eras. The instructor presents...

...and Andean Weaving, and end with a four-week module on Automobiles and Engines. In addition, there will be a series of hands-on projects that tie theory and practice together...

...Creative writing and MIT go together better than you might imagine. Lectures: 2 hours / session, 1 session / week The Experimental Study Group sponsors... Learn about: Creative Writing...

...seminars each spring on a variety of innovative subjects not covered in the regular curriculum. These seminars are open to all MIT students as well...

...For each option, the student designs a program in consultation with an advisor in order to meet individual interests, abilities, and goals. However... Learn about: French Literature...

...and "belief," and of the innate basis for the acquisition of certain types of knowledge (especially linguistic knowledge). Students have the option... Learn about: Cognitive Science...

...level in an allied field. A relatively large amount of unrestricted elective time is available so that students can devise programs suited to individual needs and interests... Learn about: Cognitive Science...

...science and technical work to broad audiences and members of their professions. Others work collaboratively within the evolving framework of digital media... Learn about: Communication Training...

...The chronological span of the program includes some 6,500 years between 5000 BC and 1500 AD. The goal of this program is to develop knowledge and understanding...

...and of prosodic aspects of speech; perception of speech; models of lexical access and of speech production and planning; and applications to recognition... Learn about: Speech Communication, Communication Training...

...2 sessions / week, 1 hour / session Labs: 2 sessions / week, 2 hours / session Students are organized into groups of 2 or 3. Laboratory sessions are usually 2-3 hours... Learn about: Communication Training, Speech Communication...

...features, and phonological structure are also discussed. In addition, the course offers a variety of perspectives on these issues, drawn from Electrical Engineering...

...Areas of discussion include: Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session Recitations: 1 session / week, 1 hour / session The Acoustics of Speech... Learn about: GCSE Physics, Speech and Hearing...

...and models in syntactic parsing, information extraction, statistical machine translation, dialogue systems, and summarization. The subject qualifies...

...of archaeological field methods and analytical techniques including the examination of stone, ceramic, and metal artifacts and bone materials...

...for human evolution from earliest times through the Pleistocene; evolution of tool use and social behavior; modern human variation and concepts of...