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PhD/ScD Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (MIT-WHOI Joint Program) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

Programme overview

Applied Ocean Science and Engineering applies physics and engineering sciences to ocean processes and to designing instruments, systems and structures for ocean work. Participating MIT departments are Aeronautics and Astronautics, Civil and Environmental Engineering, EECS and Mechanical Engineering. MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution jointly award doctoral degrees in oceanography and doctoral, professional and master's degrees in oceanographic engineering. Each student is associated with one primary discipline, belongs to one MIT department and one WHOI department, and registers at both.

Department: MIT-WHOI Joint Program  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

All Joint Program students complete mandatory coursework at MIT and WHOI, a research report, a thesis proposal defense and an original thesis defense.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applications are submitted through MIT's Slate graduate application system.

Requirements published at program group level.

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

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