Department Handbook

There are TWO versions of the handbook. The current edition applies to new students entering the program. The old edition applies to students who entered the program before September 2004.

If you are looking for subject descriptions, these are available in the online MIT bulletin.

Current Department Handbook (pdf, 281k, pp. 38)
Note: The Department Handbook is undergoing revisions; once the final version is agreed upon we will post the new handbook to this page.
Pre-2004 Department Handbook (pdf, 523k, pp. 50)

Basic requirements for the PhD and Masters degrees are outlined on following pages:

PhD Program
Masters Program