Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Aerospace Engineering | |
Undergraduate study in the department leads to either the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering or the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering with Information Technology at the end of four years.
The subjects listed as Aerospace Engineering represent the more traditional aerospace disciplines... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Anthropology | |
The undergraduate program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Anthropology provides a thorough grounding in cultural anthropology.
Majors learn about the concept of culture, the nature of anthropological fieldwork, and the connections between anthropology and the other social sciences.... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Architecture | |
The Department of Architecture offers two undergraduate courses of study. They provide a broad undergraduate education for students who have clear professional goals and for those who desire a solid foundation for a number of possible careers. Course 4 leads to the Bachelor of Science in Art and Design,... |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor degree
Biological Engineering | |
The Department of Biological Engineering offers an undergraduate curriculum emphasizing quantitative, engineering-based analysis, design, and synthesis in the study of modern biology from the molecular to the systems level. Completion of the curriculum leads to the Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Biology | |
The quantitative aspects of biology, including molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, and cell biology, represent the core of the program. Students in the department are encouraged to acquire a solid background in the physical sciences not only to master the applications of mathematics, physics,... |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor degree
Brain and Cognitive Sciences | |
Brain science and cognitive science are complementary and interactive in their research objectives. Both approaches examine perception, performance, and intervening processes in humans and animals. Central issues in the discipline include the interpretation of sensory experience; the reception, manipulation,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Chemical Engineering | |
The undergraduate curriculum in chemical engineering provides basic studies in physics, biology, and mathematics, a concentration in chemistry, and a strong core of chemical engineering. The four-year undergraduate programs provide students with the fundamentals of the discipline and allow some room... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Chemistry | |
The Department of Chemistry offers an undergraduate program sufficiently flexible in its electives to provide excellent preparation for careers in many different areas of chemistry. It is designed to provide an education based on science both for those who intend to go on to graduate study and for those... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Civil Engineering | |
The curriculum helps students develop abilities in problem formulation, problem solving, and decision making in civil engineering. Education towards this goal involves learning fundamentals, exercising creativity, and gaining hands-on experience. Specifically, the program includes subjects dealing with... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Comparative Media Studies | |
Established in 1999‒2000, the program in Comparative Media Studies integrates the study of contemporary media (film, television, digital systems) with a broad historical understanding of older forms of human expression. The program embraces theoretical and interpretive principles drawn from the central... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | |
The Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Department offers undergraduate preparation for professional careers in a wide range of fields in geoscience (which includes geology, geophysics, and geochemistry), physics of atmospheres and oceans, environmental science, and planetary science and planetary... |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor degree
Economics | |
Economics is the study of all those aspects of individual and social activities related to the choice, production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. In relation to these decisions, economics is concerned with the behavior and interaction of individuals, private firms, and other institutions... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | |
The infrastructure and fabric of the information age, including technologies such as the internet and the web, search engines, cell phones, high-definition television, and magnetic resonance imaging, are largely the result of innovations in electrical engineering and computer science. The Department... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Environmental Engineering Science | |
The Environmental Engineering Science option is designed for students who wish to gain an in-depth understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological processes that control the natural environment and its interactions with human activities. Subjects in environmental transport and hydrology share... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Foreign Languages and Literatures | |
The Foreign Languages and Literatures Section offers a variety of programs. There are subject sequences in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish languages and literatures taught in the original; a subject sequence on literature in English translation (SILC); studies in bilingualism; and a comprehensive... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
History | |
History is the study of the recorded past. Since interest in the past is closely linked with a desire to understand the present, the history curriculum at MIT is tailored in part to put the modern world in historical perspective. Subjects explore the social, economic, and political transformations that... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Humanities | |
The Department of Humanities consists of six autonomous sections and programs, each with its own headquarters: Anthropology, Foreign Languages and Literatures, History, Literature, Music and Theater Arts, and Writing and Humanistic Studies.
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Linguistics and Philosophy | |
This major, also known as the Program in Language and Mind, aims to provide students with a working knowlege of a variety of issues that currently occupy the intersection of philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive science. Central among these topics are the nature of language, of those mental representations... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Literature | |
The program in Literature leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Literature is equivalent to the curricula in English (or literary studies) of the major liberal arts universities. The Literature curriculum is notable also for its inclusion, along with traditional literary themes and texts, of... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Management Science | |
The MIT Sloan School of Management offers an undergraduate degree program in management science. It is a cutting-edge program designed to prepare students for top jobs in today's technologically oriented business world. By combining General Institute Requirements with subjects at the MIT Sloan School... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Materials Science and Engineering | |
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers three undergraduate degree programs: The Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, is taken by the majority of undergraduates in the department, and is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET);... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Mathematics | |
Mathematics provides a language and tools for understanding the physical world around us and the abstract world within us. MIT's Mathematics Department is one of the strongest in the world. It offers a broad spectrum of fields ranging from the traditional areas of pure mathematics, such as analysis,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Mathematics and Computer Science | |
The Mathematics with Computer Science degree is offered for students who want to pursue interests in mathematics and theoretical computer science within a single undergraduate program. Nearly 40 percent of the graduating seniors in mathematics are double majors. Popular second majors include computer... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Mechanical Engineering | |
Mechanical engineering is concerned with the responsible development of products, processes, and power, whether at the molecular scale or at the scale of large, complex systems. Mechanical engineering principles and skills are needed at some stage during the conception, design, development, and manufacture... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Media Arts and Sciences | |
The Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) focuses on the invention, study, and creative use of new technologies that change how we express ourselves, how we communicate with each other, how we learn, and how we perceive and interact with the world. The field draws on a number of other disciplines,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Music | |
The Music Program offers a broad range of opportunities to experience and explore the field of music. A great variety of subjects is offered, ranging from Fundamentals of Music to Senior Seminar for Music Majors. The subjects are arranged into six categories: introductory, history/literature, theory/composition,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Nuclear Science and Engineering | |
The Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering's undergraduate program offers a strong foundation in science-based engineering, providing the skills and knowledge for a broad range of technical careers. The nuclear energy industry is experiencing a major resurgence world-wide, leading to high demand... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Philosophy | |
This major is designed to provide familiarity with the history and current status of the main problems in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics; mastery of some of the technical skills requisite for advanced work in philosophy; facility at independent philosophical study; and work at an advanced level... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Physics | |
An undergraduate degree in physics provides an excellent basis not only for graduate study in physics and related fields, but also for professional work in such fields as astrophysics, biophysics, engineering and applied physics, geophysics, management, law, or medicine. The undergraduate curriculum... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Planning | |
The Department of Urban Studies and Planning offers a Bachelor of Science in Planning. The undergraduate major is designed to prepare students for careers in both the public and private sectors. The major also provides a foundation for students who are considering graduate work in law, public policy,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Political Science | |
The political science curriculum for undergraduates combines professional social science training with opportunities for a broad liberal arts education. Students may choose subjects from a wide range of both undergraduate and graduate offerings, and are encouraged to engage in independent research projects.... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Science
Technology and Society | |
The Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) focuses on the ways in which scientific, technological, and social factors interact to shape modern life. The program brings together humanists, social scientists, engineers, and natural scientists, all committed to transcending the boundaries of... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Bachelor degree
Writing and Humanistic Studies | |
The Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies offers two undergraduate programs leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Writing. The curriculum in Creative Writing/Exposition and Rhetoric is designed to develop expertise in writing and reading a genre of the student's choice (for example, fiction,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Aeronautics and Astronautics | |
The mission of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics is to prepare engineers for success and leadership in aerospace. This is achieved through a commitment to educational excellence; to the creation, development, and application of the technologies critical to aerospace vehicle and information... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Architecture | |
The PhD in Architecture may be pursued in one of four separate areas: (1) History and Theory of Architecture, (2) History and Theory of Art, (3) Building Technology, or (4) Design and Computation.
The PhD program in the area of History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture and Art emphasizes the study... |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctor's degree
Biological Engineering | |
Graduate students in the Department of Biological Engineering can carry out their research as part of a number of multi-investigator, multidisciplinary research centers at MIT, including the Center for Biomedical Engineering, the Biotechnology Process Engineering Center, the Center for Environmental... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Biology | |
The quantitative aspects of biology, including molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, and cell biology, represent the core of the program. Students in the department are encouraged to acquire a solid background in the physical sciences not only to master the applications of mathematics, physics,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Chemical Engineering Practice | |
Graduate study provides both rigorous training in the fundamental core discipline of chemical engineering and the opportunity to focus on specific subdisciplines. In addition to completing four core subject requirements in thermodynamics, reaction engineering, numerical methods, and transportation phenomena,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Chemistry | |
The Department of Chemistry offers the Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Science degrees. The subjects offered for these degrees aim to develop a sound knowledge of fundamentals and a familiarity with current progress in the most active and important areas of chemistry. In addition to studying formal... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering focuses on interactions between human activities and the natural environment. Its mission is to use science, engineering, and policy to improve quality of life. This includes intelligent use of natural resources such as the raw materials, energy,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Cognitive Science | |
The Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences offers programs of study leading to the doctoral degree in neuroscience or cognitive science. Areas of research specialization include cellular and molecular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, computation, and cognitive science. The graduate programs are... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | |
The Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences offers doctoral degrees in earth and planetary sciences, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, and climate physics and chemistry.
Departmental programs apply physics, chemistry, and mathematics to the study of the Earth and planets in order... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Economics | |
Economics is the study of all those aspects of individual and social activities related to the choice, production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. In relation to these decisions, economics is concerned with the behavior and interaction of individuals, private firms, and other institutions... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | |
The programs of education offered by the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the doctoral and predoctoral level have three aspects. First, a variety of classroom subjects in physics, mathematics, and fundamental fields of electrical engineering and computer science is provided... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Engineering Systems | |
The mission of the Engineering Systems Division (ESD) is to pursue the study of complex technological systems and products considered in their broader environmental, financial, legal, organizational, and political context. MIT established the division in 1999 with the charter to develop academic programs... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Management | |
The purpose of the MIT Sloan School's PhD program is to prepare students for careers in teaching and research or, to a lesser extent, for positions requiring advanced research and analytical capabilities. The PhD program provides the opportunity to combine in-depth work in theory with work in broadly... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Materials Science and Engineering | |
Materials science and engineering is a field broadly based in chemistry, physics, and the engineering sciences. The field is concerned with the design, manufacture, and use of all classes of materials (including metals, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and biomaterials), and with environmental, health,... |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctor's degree
Mathematics | |
The Mathematics Department offers programs covering a broad range of topics leading to the Doctor of Philosophy and the Doctor of Science degrees. Numerous formal and informal seminars, as well as a joint weekly mathematics colloquium sponsored alternately by MIT, Brandeis, Harvard, and Northeastern,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Mechanical Engineering | |
Mechanical engineering is concerned with the responsible development of products, processes, and power, whether at the molecular scale or at the scale of large, complex systems. Mechanical engineering principles and skills are needed at some stage during the conception, design, development, and manufacture... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Media Arts and Sciences | |
The Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) focuses on the invention, study, and creative use of new technologies that change how we express ourselves, how we communicate with each other, how we learn, and how we perceive and interact with the world. The field draws on a number of other disciplines,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Nuclear Science and Engineering | |
The program of study leading to either the doctor of philosophy or the doctor of science degree aims to give a comprehensive knowledge of nuclear science and engineering, to develop competence in advanced engineering research, and to develop a sense of perspective in assessing the role of nuclear science... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Physics | |
The emphasis of both the undergraduate curriculum and the graduate program is on understanding the fundamental principles that appear to govern the behavior of the physical world, from phenomena in the small-scale domain of subatomic particles to the large-scale structure of the universe, spanning a... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Political Science | |
Political science is concerned with the systematic study of government and the political process. Within the discipline, scholars analyze the development, distribution, and uses of political power; determinants and consequences of various forms of political behavior and sources of political conflict;... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Science, Technology and Society | |
The Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) focuses on the ways in which scientific, technological, and social factors interact to shape modern life. The program brings together humanists, social scientists, engineers, and natural scientists, all committed to transcending the boundaries of... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Doctor's degree
Urban Studies and Planning | |
The PhD is the advanced research degree in planning or urban studies. Admission requirements are substantially the same as for the master's degree, but more emphasis is placed on academic preparation, professional experience, and the fit between the student's research interests and the department's research... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Aeronautics and Astronautics | |
The Master of Science (SM) degree is a one- to two-year program of graduate study with a beginning research or design experience represented by the SM thesis.
The mission of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics is to prepare engineers for success and leadership in aerospace. This is achieved... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Architecture | |
The Department of Architecture offers four Master degree programs—the Master of Architecture, Master of Science in Architecture Studies, Master of Science in Building Technology, and the Master of Science in Visual Studies.
The Master of Architecture is awarded to students who complete a program,... |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master's degree
Biological Engineering | |
The mission of the Department of Biological Engineering (BE) is to educate leaders and generate and communicate new knowledge fusing engineering with biology. Combining quantitative, physical, and integrative principles with advances in mechanistic molecular and cellular bioscience, biological engineering... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Biomedical Engineering | |
The Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering (MEBE) is offered jointly by the Department of Biological Engineering (BE) and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST). This program aims to educate students at the interface between engineering and biology or medicine, preparing... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Business Administration | |
The MBA curriculum is designed for maximum flexibility, allowing students to create an individual program best suited to their needs and career interests. During the first term, students take a sequence of core subjects with the option of one elective course. After the first term, students have a wide... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Chemical Engineering | |
Programs for the Master of Science in Chemical Engineering usually are arranged as a continuation of undergraduate professional training, but at a greater level of depth and maturity.
Graduate study provides both rigorous training in the fundamental core discipline of chemical engineering and the opportunity... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
City Planning | |
The principal professional degree in the planning field is the Master in City Planning (MCP). The Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) provides graduate education for men and women who will assume professional roles in public, private, and nonprofit agencies, firms, and international institutions,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering focuses on interactions between human activities and the natural environment. Its mission is to use science, engineering, and policy to improve quality of life. This includes intelligent use of natural resources such as the raw materials, energy,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Comparative Media Studies | |
Established in 1999‒2000, the program in Comparative Media Studies integrates the study of contemporary media (film, television, digital systems) with a broad historical understanding of older forms of human expression. The program embraces theoretical and interpretive principles drawn from the central... |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master's degree
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | |
The Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences offers master's degrees in earth and planetary sciences, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, and climate physics and chemistry.
Departmental programs apply physics, chemistry, and mathematics to the study of the Earth and planets in order... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Economics | |
Economics is the study of all those aspects of individual and social activities related to the choice, production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. In relation to these decisions, economics is concerned with the behavior and interaction of individuals, private firms, and other institutions... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | |
The program leading to the Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is intended to provide the depth of knowledge and the skills needed for professional work, as well as the breadth and perspective essential for engineering leadership in an increasingly complex technological... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Engineering Systems | |
The mission of the Engineering Systems Division (ESD) is to pursue the study of complex technological systems and products considered in their broader environmental, financial, legal, organizational, and political context. MIT established the division in 1999 with the charter to develop academic programs... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Management | |
The MIT Sloan School of Management offers opportunity for graduate study leading to the degrees of Master of Science in Management and Master of Science in Management of Technology.
Practical exposure to management takes place in the MIT Sloan School through a variety of activities. Each semester,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Materials Science and Engineering | |
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers the degrees of Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering, and Master of Engineering.
The Materials Science and Engineering may be taken simultaneously with other departmental or interdepartmental offerings, such as the Leaders for... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Mechanical Engineering | |
Mechanical engineering is concerned with the responsible development of products, processes, and power, whether at the molecular scale or at the scale of large, complex systems. Mechanical engineering principles and skills are needed at some stage during the conception, design, development, and manufacture... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Media Arts and Sciences | |
Media Arts and Sciences offers a graduate program leading to master's and PhD degrees. Graduate students work closely with a research advisor in an apprenticeship relationship. Students enter the program from a wide variety of backgrounds, including electrical engineering, physics, computer science,... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Nuclear Science and Engineering | |
The object of the master of science program is to give the student a good general knowledge of nuclear science and engineering and to provide a foundation either for productive work in the nuclear field or for more advanced graduate study.
This is an exciting time to study nuclear science and engineering:... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Physics | |
The emphasis of both the undergraduate curriculum and the graduate program is on understanding the fundamental principles that appear to govern the behavior of the physical world, from phenomena in the small-scale domain of subatomic particles to the large-scale structure of the universe, spanning a... |
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Master's degree
Political Science | |
Political science is concerned with the systematic study of government and the political process. Within the discipline, scholars analyze the development, distribution, and uses of political power; determinants and consequences of various forms of political behavior and sources of political conflict;... |
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