MBA/SM and SM Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Programme overview

Leaders for Global Operations is a dual-degree programme pairing an MBA (or Master of Science in Management) with an SM in an engineering specialty, with an internship-based thesis counting toward both degrees. Engineering tracks are Aeronautics and Astronautics, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, EECS, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Operations Research.

Department: Leaders for Global Operations | Duration: Two years (two degrees in two years) | Intake: Fall; application deadline November 4, 2026 for the Class of 2029 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

MBA coursework (157 units) plus LGO subjects, a track-specific engineering SM (90 units, or 96 for Mechanical Engineering) and a thesis of at least 24 units. All SM tracks require 15.066[J] and 15.087 plus an engineering-department core, e.g. Operations Research students take 15.095 and OR electives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

LGO: ideally two or more years of work experience. A valid GMAT or GRE score is required of all applicants. Three recommendation letters (one professional, two technical). Cover letter of up to 300 words, 300-word statement of purpose, two video questions, official transcripts, resume and organizational chart. Application deadline November 4, 2026 (Class of 2029); interviews by invitation in January 2027.

Graduate applications are made to individual departments, which run their own admissions processes and timelines; online applications open in early fall and most deadlines fall around the end of the fall semester.

Graduate deadlines vary by department; most departments use the unified portal at apply.mit.edu/apply and the Sloan School of Management uses its own portal at applymitsloan.mit.edu/apply. Fee waiver requests are due November 18 for programmes with a December 1 deadline, December 1 for deadlines of December 15-23, and December 15 for deadlines in January or later. Admission offers with funding are honoured until April 15.

Apply through the official page: https://oge.mit.edu/graduate-admissions/

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