Technology and Policy Program
CTPID is engaged in MIT's educational mission through two interdisciplinary
graduate programs that offer advanced studies as well as direct
research and internship opportunities in major corporations and
governmental agencies worldwide.
The Technology and Policy Program (TPP), which offers a master
of science, and the Technology, Management, and Policy Program (TMP),
which offers a doctor of philosophy, share a common vision. They
emphasize dual competency in a technical area and in management
and policy as the basis for effective design of large-scale systems.
New educational strategies and a new approach to technology as
a part of whole systems are vital to meeting the challenges of designing
increasingly complex products and processes in the context of their
social and environmental impacts. Under the leadership of Daniel
Roos, Associate Dean for Engineering Systems, ESD is working to
develop a new paradigm for complex systems design in the 21st century
that incorporates the influence of information technology, sustainability,
globalization, and a changing innovation system.
Master's Curriculum
The Technology and Policy Program (TPP) educates graduate students
to excel in technical fields and to take leadership roles in addressing
important technological issues that confront society. Thus, in addition
to fostering analytic skills, the program encourages students to
develop the ability to understand conflicting values, organize constituencies,
and negotiate solutions - in short, to devise and implement policy.
TPP provides an integrative core curriculum as a basis for advanced
studies in engineering and applied social sciences such as economics,
politics, and management. The program stresses learning by doing,
and faculty and staff actively involve students in their research
on national and international issues. The program also promotes
team-centered learning among a culturally and internationally diverse
group of students. Students pursue specialized technical issues
through elective courses, summer and research internships, and a
master's thesis. Current fields of study include telecommunications,
manufacturing, aerospace, transportation, energy, health care, and
the environment.
Established in 1976, TPP is a recognized educational leader. Faculty
and staff have twice been awarded the Irwin Sizer Prize for the
Most Significant Contribution to MIT Education - the only program
to be so honored. With about 140 students on campus and some 650
graduates, TPP is the largest program of its kind in the world.
TPP and TMP, along with CTPID's research programs, are part of
MIT's new Engineering Systems Division (ESD). Through ESD, nine
research centers and educational programs will jointly develop and
support integrative educational programs aimed at preparing engineering
students to take leadership roles.
Faculty and staff
Daniel Hastings, Co-Director
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Richard
de Neufville, Founding Chairman;
Professor of Engineering Systems and Civil and Environmental Engineering
Richard Tabors, TPP First Year Advisor;
Senior Lecturer, TPP
Frank Field, TPP Admissions Officer;
Senior Lecturer, TPP
Gail Hickey, Program Administrator
The TPP web site lists
core faculty and the courses they teach.
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