Massachusetts Institute of Technology Parent Guide

Academics

MIT Schools, Departments, Divisions, Sections, and Programs

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What Schools, Departments, Divisions, Sections, and Programs are offered at MIT.

Welcome to MIT

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MIT stands among the world’s preeminent research universities. Our formal mission is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century

Navigating MIT

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Sometimes it seems like MIT people only speak in numbers. You’ll hear sentences like, “I have 6.001 in 10-250 at 2:30, then my Course 9 UROP in Building 46.”

MIT Majors & Minors

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MIT is organized into academic departments, or Courses, which are often referred to by their Course numbers or acronyms. These academic departments offer various undergraduate degrees and minors.

MIT Faculty and Staff

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MIT employs about 10,775 individuals on campus. In addition to faculty, there are research, library, and administrative staff, as well as many others who—directly or indirectly—support the teaching and research goals of the Institute.

MIT International Students and Scholars

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In the 2009-2010 academic year, international students comprised 28 percent of the total student body.

MIT Schools, Departments, Divisions, & Sections

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Learn which Courses the schools offer.

MIT Academic Departments

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MIT is organized into academic departments, or Courses, which are often referred to by their Course numbers or acronyms. These academic departments offer various undergraduate degrees and minors.

MIT OpenCourseWare

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MIT OpenCourseWare makes the teaching materials used in virtually all MIT undergraduate and graduate courses available on the Web, free of charge, to any user anywhere in the world.

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