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Program checklist · Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy in Social and Engineering Systems

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Doctor of Philosophy
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
CIP
30.4901
Total credits (published)
326
Credits (computed from items)
371
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166683
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166683_d51b6840
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

    Orientation

    1 item
    1. IDS 900
      Doctoral Seminar in Social and Engineering Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Core

    major core · 0 items

      Select 12 units from three of the areas below:

      0 items

        Probability

        1 item
        1. 6.7700[J]
          Fundamentals of Probability
          Not resolved to a course

        Statistics

        4 items
        1. 18.6501
          Fundamentals of Statistics
          Not resolved to a course
        2. 18.655
          Mathematical Statistics
          Not resolved to a course
        3. IDS.160[J]
          Mathematical Statistics: a Non-Asymptotic Approach
          Not resolved to a course
        4. IDS.131[J]
          Statistics, Computation and Applications
          Not resolved to a course

        Social Science 1

        3 items
        1. 17.850
          Political Science Scope and Methods
          Not resolved to a course
        2. 21A.809
          Designing Empirical Research in the Social Sciences
          Not resolved to a course
        3. 21A.819
          Ethnographic Research Methods
          Not resolved to a course

        Microeconomics / Causal Inference

        5 items
        1. 14.121& 14.122
          Microeconomic Theory Iand Microeconomic Theory II
          Not resolved to a course
        2. 14.320
          Econometric Data Science
          Not resolved to a course
        3. 14.386
          New Econometric Methods
          Not resolved to a course
        4. 14.388
          Inference on Causal and Structural Parameters Using ML and AI
          Not resolved to a course
        5. 17.802
          Quantitative Research Methods II: Causal Inference
          Not resolved to a course

        Information Systems and Decision Science Focus 2, 3

        0 items

          Five in the areas of probabilistic modeling, statistics, optimization, or systems/control theory, including:

          0 items

            One subject from the list of Statistical Processing of Data Subjects below

            0 items

              One subject of substantial mathematical content 4

              0 items

                Two subjects belonging to a sequence that provides increasing depth on a particular topic

                0 items

                  Social Science Focus 2, 5

                  0 items

                    Four subjects that create a coherent and rigorous program of study in the social sciences, providing necessary background for research, including three subjects comprising a coherent collection that builds depth in a particular social science focus area

                    0 items

                      Problem Domain Focus 2, 6, 7

                      0 items

                        Two subjects in the application domain of the student’s research

                        0 items

                          Teaching

                          1 item
                          1. IDS 960
                            Teaching in Data, Systems, and Society
                            Not resolved to a course
                            20

                          Research

                          2 items
                          1. IDS 970
                            Pre-Thesis Research in Data, Systems, and Society 8
                            Not resolved to a course
                            138
                          2. IDS.THG
                            Graduate Thesis 8
                            Not resolved to a course
                            60

                          Statistical Processing of Data Subjects

                          13 items
                          1. 6.7810
                            Algorithms for Inference
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
                          2. 6.7900
                            Machine Learning
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
                          3. 9.520[J]
                            Statistical Learning Theory and Applications
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
                          4. 14.382& 14.383
                            Econometricsand High-Dimensional Econometrics
                            Not resolved to a course
                            6
                          5. 15.077[J]
                            Statistical Machine Learning and Data Science
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
                          6. 16.391
                            Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
                          7. 17.802
                            Quantitative Research Methods II: Causal Inference
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
                          8. 17.804
                            Quantitative Research Methods III: Generalized Linear Models and Extensions
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
                          9. 17.806
                            Quantitative Research Methods IV: Advanced Topics
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
                          10. 18.6501
                            Fundamentals of Statistics
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
                          11. 18.655
                            Mathematical Statistics
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
                          12. IDS.131[J]
                            Statistics, Computation and Applications
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
                          13. IDS.160[J]
                            Mathematical Statistics: a Non-Asymptotic Approach
                            Not resolved to a course
                            12
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