Subjects
Within MIT's five Schools, there are 32 degree-granting departments, divisions, or programs, each denoted by a name and a number or letter code. For example, Materials Science is referred to as "Course 3"; Urban Studies and Planning, also known as DUSP, is "Course 11"; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is "Course 6", and so on.
The Department of Architecture is "Course 4". (The list
of current Course 4 classes is here.)
The method of assigning numbers to classes is to write the course number in Arabic numerals followed by a period and three digits, which are used to differentiate courses. Most classes retain the same number from year to year. Architecture groups its numbers by discipline group:
4.1xx: Architecture Design
4.2xx: Architecture Studies and joint subjects with DUSP
4.3xx: Visual Arts
4.4xx: Building Technology
4.5xx: Computation
4.6xx: History, Theory + Criticism of Architecture and Art
Quick Links
Course 4 Class Offerings
MIT Full Subject Listing and Schedule
Independent Study in Architecture
Architecture Subject Evaluations
MIT Course Catalog/The Bulletin
