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Program checklist · Master of Science

Master of Science in Technology and Policy

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
Master of Science
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
52.1399
Total credits (published)
105-111
Credits (computed from items)
105-111
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166683
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166683_184f5ff2
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Core Subjects

major core · 6 items
  1. IDS 411
    Concepts and Research in Technology and Policy
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. Select one of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    12
  3. 6.7900
    Machine Learning
    Not resolved to a course
  4. 14.381
    Estimation and Inference for Linear Causal and Structural Models
    Not resolved to a course
  5. 17.800
    Quantitative Research Methods I: Regression
    Not resolved to a course
  6. IDS.131[J]
    Statistics, Computation and Applications
    Not resolved to a course

Students who elect to take an optional internship between the first and second academic year typically must register for IDS.449, particularly if internship funding has been secured from TPP or if the internship is part of curricular practical training.

0 items

    Framework Subjects

    3 items
    1. 15.011
      Economic Analysis for Business Decisions
      Not resolved to a course
      or: 14.003 Microeconomic Theory and Public Policy
      9-12
    2. IDS.412[J]
      Science, Technology, and Public Policy
      Not resolved to a course
      12
    3. One Restricted elective in Law, Social Science, or Statistics 1
      Not resolved to a course
      9-12

    Engineering Systems Concentration

    concentration · 1 item
    1. Select three graduate subjects that form a coherent sequence in technology and policy/social sciences. Concentration requires approval from both the research supervisor and TPP administration. 2
      Not resolved to a course
      30

    Thesis Requirement

    0 items

      Students must complete a research-based thesis on a topic of their choice that has been approved by the thesis supervisor.

      1 item
      1. IDS.THG
        Graduate Thesis
        Not resolved to a course
        24
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