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Program checklist · Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy in Social and Engineering Systems

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA

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Program
Award
Doctor of Philosophy
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Total credits (published)
326
Catalog edition
0043
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166683
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166683_7f6fd1ac
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:

      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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