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curricula

 Subject
Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Committee on Educational Survey records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0124
Scope and Contents of the Collection The collection consists of the files maintained by Lynwood Bryant, aide to the committee, and contains numerous drafts and revisions of the final report, both typed and handwritten. It also contains correspondence and memoranda that document interactions between the members of the committee on planning, researching, and writing the final report. The final version of the report, titled "Report of the Committee on Educational Survey," focuses on five areas: the development of an educational...
Dates: 1930 - 1950

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Committee on Graduate School Policy records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0120
Scope and Contents The collection contains minutes of the Committee on Advanced Degrees and Fellowships; and minutes and agendas of meetings of the Committee on Graduate Courses and Scholarships, the Committee on the Graduate School, and CGSP. Also included are supporting documents about curriculum, enrollment, and the awarding of degrees, fellowships, and scholarships. Committee minutes are partially indexed. Some issues involving individual students are discussed in minutes, reports, and supporting...
Dates: 1901 - 1988

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Committee on Simplification of Curricula records

 Collection
Identifier: AC-0206
Scope and Contents of the Collection

The records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Committee on Simplification of Curricula contain the Committee's final May 1944 report to the faculty, along with background materials.

Dates: 1944 - 1944

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Committee on the HASS Requirement records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0405
Scope and Contents The collection documents the work of the Committee on the HASS Requirement, 1973 to 1980, which reviewed courses offered to fulfill requirements in humanities subjects. The records include course descriptions submitted for consideration by the School of Humanities and Social Science departments, notes about course content, reading lists, assignments, correspondence between committee members and department heads, reports about subjects under review, and a record of the final decisions. The...
Dates: 1973 - 1980

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Committee on the Undergraduate Program records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0189
Scope and Contents of the Collection

Series 1 includes agendas, background materials, and minutes of the Committee on the Undergraduate Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a committee of the faculty. Series 2 consists of minutes of the Subcommittee on the Communication Requirement. Series 3 consists of the minutes of the Subcommittee on the HAAS Requirement Minutes, a subcommittee created in May 2009. Chronological and topical indexes are included in each years set of notes.

Dates: 1985 - 2017

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Committee on the Writing Requirement records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0159
Scope and Contents

The collection comprises records of the Committee on the Writing Requirement at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) spanning the years of 1981 to 2002. Records include administrative files regarding "The Commons," Writing Across the Curriculum, undergraduate seminars, the writing requirement, and prizes for writing. Also included are sample writing requirement essays created by students.

Dates: 1981 - 2002

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Committee on Undergraduate Policy records

 Collection
Identifier: AC-0526
Scope and Contents

The collection comprises records created by the Committee on Undergraduate Policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1950 to 1960.

Dates: 1950 - 1960

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Course Catalogs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0598
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT ) Course Catalogs have been issued since the first year classes were offered at MIT beginning in 1865 and continue to the present (2016). The MIT Course Catalog is currently published each August by the MIT Reference Publications Office. The word Course is used in a specific way at MIT. Each department or program within the Institute is identified by Course number. When capitalized, the word Course refers to an organized curriculum...
Dates: 1865 - 2016

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture curricula

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0475
Scope and Contents of the Collection A notable item in this collection is a document of 1866, Outline of a Course of Architectural Instruction, a pamphlet by William R. Ware, the first professor of architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) It discusses early plans for an architecture curriculum in the beginning years of MIT. The curricula collection was assembled from a variety of sources in the MIT Libraries. More complete information about classes in all years...
Dates: 1866 - 1942

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology curricula

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39080014194366]
Identifier: AC-0457
Abstract This collection documents the curricula of the Department of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Studies in Biology began at MIT in 1871, when a course in natural history (Course 7) was established. In 1889, a new Department of Biology replaced the Course 7. Early study of bacteriology is documented in this collection by an 1892 volume of notes by W. T. Sedgwick, former head of the department. Over the course of its existence, the department underwent several shifts...
Dates: 1892, 1986-1990; Majority of material found within 1987 - 1989

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Business and Engineering Administration records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0114
Scope and Contents of the Collection This collection of the records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Business and Engineering Administration, Course 15. Materials in boxes 1 to 6 were created by Erwin H. Schell, who was the first Business Management faculty member hired, and the first head of department. Schell was hired in 1917 and taught and directed Course 15 until his retirement in 1951. Records in boxes 1 and 2 consist of 17 volumes of outlines, reading lists, examinations, lecture notes and...
Dates: 1916 - 1959

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering curricula

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0122
Scope and Contents of the Collection The collection contains bound student reports from the School of Chemical Engineering Practice stations (1917-1961), and photograph albums from the school's Mt. Katahdin trips (1930-1935) and other activities (1958-1972). Bound volumes of materials used in department classes include course descriptions and schedules; class handouts; problem sets and solutions; copies of quizzes, project assignments, and reports; and evaluation forms. There is also some information about department...
Dates: 1903 - 1992

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0288
Scope and Contents of the Collection Administrative records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Chemical Engineering include annual reports, records of MIT and departmental committees, correspondence with MIT administrative officers, departments, and centers, and professional organizations, including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Cancer Society, and the Engineers' Council for Professional Development. Included are correspondence and memoranda about the curriculum and course...
Dates: 1924 - 2003

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry curricula

 Collection
Identifier: AC-0051
Scope and Contents

The collection comprises Department of Chemistry curricula dating from 1877 to 1985.

Dates: 1877 - 1985

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering curricula

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0215
Scope and Contents of the Collection

The collection contains course notes for the Civil Engineering Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The bulk of the material dates from 1890 through 1917, including notes for courses on hydraulics and theory of structures (George Swain), stereotomy and warped surfaces (Dwight Porter), highways (Frederick E. Foss), and railroad engineering.

Dates: 1890 - 1978

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science curricula

 Collection
Identifier: AC-0484
Scope and Contents of the Collection

This collection contains a catalog of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) library, course and lecture notes, syllabi, and problem sets and answer keys, often prepared by instructors and privately printed. Also included are video recordings of 6.001, the Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs.

Dates: 1893 - 2014

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Geology curricula

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 39080020382948]
Identifier: AC-0477
Scope and Contents

The collection contains exam questions and course notes from classes in the Department of Geology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Materials are arranged chronologically and date from 1864 to 1922.

Dates: 1864 - 1922

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Humanities records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0404
Scope and Contents of the Collection Records received in 1977, boxes 1-3, 1936-1967, include the 1936 Report of the Committee on Curriculum for the Department of English and History, as well as later curriculum material including course notes and evaluations. Information on faculty includes lists of publications, correspondence, and memoranda. There is some budget material relating to grant proposals, and material from the Corporation visiting committees. Records received in 1980, boxes 4-7, 1964-1979, include...
Dates: 1920 - 2005

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Humanities student records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0403
Scope and Contents

The collection contains student records kept by the Department of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1958-1980. The records include correspondence, administrative forms, grade reports, and transcripts from both withdrawn and graduated undergraduate students.

Dates: 1958 - 1980

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematics curricula

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0480
Scope and Contents

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Mathematics curricula materials span from 1884 to 1979. The collection comprises primarily syllabi and course notes, with some examination questions.

Dates: 1884 - 1979

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering curricula

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0434
Scope and Contents

This collection contains course notes prepared by instructing staff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Many of the notes were privately printed for the use of students. The majority of materials date prior to 1935 and offer information about the development of teaching and laboratory instruction in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Department circulars offer information about courses and descriptions of laboratory facilities.

Dates: 1872 - 1978

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering records

 Collection
Identifier: AC-0259
Scope and Contents Series 1 consists of printed copies of the Department of Mechanical Engineering Annual Reports and Biennial Reports for the years 1977-1995. Series 2 documents the administrative history of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1942 to 1992 with emphasis on 1960-1985. A significant amount of information can be found concerning the department's facilities at MIT; funding requests; attempts to comply with federal and MIT policy regarding affirmative action hiring and enrollment;...
Dates: 1942 - 1992; 2021 March 19 - Ongoing

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mining and Metallurgy student laboratory reports

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0072
Scope and Contents of the Collection The collection contains volumes of laboratory instructions including diagrams, data sheets, and tabulated results of student laboratory experiments conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the period 1899 to 1926. The instructing staff of the Department of Mining and Metallurgy teaching the classes represented in this collection include Edward E. Bugbee (at MIT 1907-1937) and Rufus C. Reed (at MIT 1907-1944). Eight volumes of reports for their classes...
Dates: 1899 - 1926

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mining Engineering curricula

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0214
Scope and Contents of the Collection The collection contains Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Mining Engineering undergraduate examinations in the subjects of mining engineering, geophysical prospecting, fire assaying, metallurgy, metallography, and radiography covering the period 1900 to 1943. There is a volume of student papers (class of 1888), and a set of course notes.Also included are Mining Engineering department circulars describing course offerings and span the years 1889 to 1928. The...
Dates: 1888 - 1943

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering curricula

 Collection
Identifier: AC-0016
Scope and Contents of the Collection

The curricula collection of the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology consists of bound course notes, including reading lists and problem sets, for the years 1952-1989. Also included in the collections are qualifying examinations for doctoral candidates, answer booklets, and grades for the years 1964-1989.

Dates: 1952 - 2002