The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers advanced degrees within the broadly defined areas.

The degrees offered are:

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
Interdepartmental Program in Transportation
Master of Science in Transportation (M.S.T.)
Doctoral Degree
Master of Science (S.M.)
Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.)

Master of Science Civil Course Requirements

66 course units
To qualify for a degree with specification, at least 34 units must be in civil and environmental engineering subjects.

Master of Science Thesis Requirement

24 thesis units, minimum (1.ThG).
If an out-of-department advisor is selected, a thesis reader from CEE must sign the S.M. Thesis Approval Form and the title page of the completed thesis.
Please visit the M.S.T. section of our website for information on the thesis requirements for that program.

Research projects running under following fields:

Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Coastal Engineering
Environmental Microbiology
Geotechnical Engineering, Geomechanics and Geotechnology
Hydrology and Hydroclimatology
Infrastructure Systems
Mechanics of Materials and Structures
Transportation Systems

Address:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cambridge, MA 02142, United States

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