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Advanced Study Program

Curriculum

Addressing Complex Challenges

The MIT Professional Education - Career Reengineering Program facilitates a complex task: retooling for contemporary science and technology careers. The ten-month, part-time program is designed as a series of educational experiences that will connect students with emerging technological fields and leverage their strengths into a strategic career plan.

Student Plan of Action:

• Assess your professional strengths and create a plan to build knowledge, skills, and networks.
• Select an MIT course that will offer you current knowledge in your field or establish expertise in a new field.
• Make full use of a world-renowned learning community through educational and networking opportunities in seminars, conferences, and lectures.
• Put new knowledge to work through an internship or research opportunity aligned with your career goals.
• Construct a strategic job search plan that is tailored to your interests, abilities, and job market opportunities.
• Develop a team of peers and mentors within the Career Reengineering Program and MIT to support your career aspirations.
• Focus on personal development as a long-term, career-enhancement strategy.

In August, students attend a 4-day orientation where they are provided an overview of science, engineering, and technical developments, as well as coaching on career planning and communications skills. After an introduction to MIT resources, students will choose a course for the fall semester and begin planning their internship and related project.

In the fall, students take an MIT course to absorb new knowledge in an area of interest. More than a thousand MIT courses are available to our students from Cognitive Neuroscience to Sustainable Energy. Students may also attend seminars and conferences across the Institute and use the full range of MIT resources from libraries to athletic facilities. In January, skills training continues through MIT"s Independent Activities Period and special professional development sessions.

In the spring, an internship with a local company or research project in an MIT faculty lab* provides direct experience combining cutting-edge theory and industry practices. Students work with mentors to refine their career plans, then complete a final project, including a paper and presentation, before graduation in May.