Double Major in STS

Double Major
Joint Major
Theses

 

Double Major in STS*

Leads to one diplomas with both majors listed.

Fourteen subjects as follows:

• One STS HASS-D subject
• Six other STS subjects forming a coherent group of study
• One Capstone Seminar (STS.091 or STS.092)
• Pre-thesis tutorial (STS.ThT)
• Thesis (STS.ThU)
• Four related humanities subjects (3 can overlap with GIRs)

Plus all requirements of the other major field. The full degree chart is posted in the MIT Bulletin.

For more information about MIT guidelines for a double major, visit http://web.mit.edu/registrar/subjects/cmtes/coc/petitions_doublemajor.html.

Students must submit a petition to the Committee on Curricula that indicates the desire to work for this double major. The petition must be approved by faculty advisors in the two appropriate departments before students complete the entire program.

If you are interested in pursuing a major in STS, please contact the STS Undergraduate Officer or STS Academic Administrator.

STS Undergraduate Officer
Prof. Merritt Roe Smith
E51-194B

STS Academic Administrator
Karen Gardner
E51-185, 617-253-9759

* Available to students graduating in September 2009 or later.

Please note: A second degree option is still available to students who entered MIT during the 2007-08 school year or earlier. Please speak to the STS Academic Officer or Administrator for more information.