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Program checklist · Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Astronautics Fields

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA

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Program
Award
Doctor of Philosophy
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
CIP
51.1499
Total credits (published)
285
Credits (computed from items)
171
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
19-1042
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166683
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166683_3b79c969
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

0 items

    Major Field of Study

    major core · 0 items

      At least five subjects in a proposed field of study

      0 items

        Minor Program of Study

        0 items

          Technical subjects (usually three) related to AeroAstro and sufficiently different from the major field

          major core · 0 items

            Math Requirement

            0 items

              Two graduate-level Department of Mathematics subjects, or subjects from the approved math requirements list 1

              2 items
              1. 16.995
                Doctoral Research and Communication Seminar
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              2. 16.THG
                Graduate Thesis 2
                Not resolved to a course
                168
              Source. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, catalog 2026 — https://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/phd-aeronautics-astronautics/. Captured page pages/0069.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.