Graduate

66 units of graduate level subjects consisting of:

Core

1.200 Transportation: foundations and methods (12 units)

One of the following: (12 units)

1.202 Demand Modeling, or

1.208 Resilient Networks or

1.260 Logistics Systems or

11.478 Behavior and Policy : Connections in Transportation

11.S953  Frontier of Transportation Research (3 units)

Computation: one of the following: (12 units)

IDS.131 Statistics, Computation and Applications or

6.862 Applied Machine Learning

Equivalent subject or higher [petition to Transportation Education Committee]

Policy and Technology: select subject in consultation with advisor (9-12 units)

Individually designed program from MST program areas (15-18 units)

MST Thesis, equivalent to 24 units

View the Resources page for MST Guidelines

The interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Transportation provides a structured and direct follow-on doctoral program for students enrolled in the MST program or other transportation-related master degree programs at MIT or elsewhere. The interdepartmental structure of the program allows students greater flexibility in developing individual programs of study that cross both disciplinary and departmental lines. The program is administered by the transportation faculty through the Transportation Education Committee (TEC), who are responsible for admissions, establishment and oversight of program requirements, and conduct of the general examination and thesis defense.

Summary of Requirements:

120 units of graduate level subjects, including a doctoral core program, consisting of two subject areas as selected by the student

Successful completion of the general exam by the end of academic year 2

Successful completion of the PhD proposal

PhD Thesis, equivalent to 24 units

View the Resources page for Interdepartmental Transportation PhD Guidelines or or learn more at  https://www.mobilityinitiative.mit.edu/.

The Master of Engineering degree is awarded to students who have satisfactorily completed a structured program of at least 90 units, consisting of 66 units graduate level subjects, and a 24 unit thesis approved by the department. In one academic year, the students are required to take:

Four graduate subjects offered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, totaling at least 48 units.  The department offers three tracks:

1. Climate, Environment, and Sustainability track

2. Data Science for Engineering Systems track

3. Structural Mechanics and Design track

Within the Climate, Environment, and Sustainability track, students must select 3 of the following subjects:

• 1.771 Global Change Science
• 1.837 Resilience of Living Systems to Environmental Change
• 1.855 Air Pollution and Atmospheric Chemistry
• 1.65 Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flows and Wind Energy
• 1.811[J] Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics: Pollution Prevention and Control
• 1.845 Introduction to the terrestrial carbon cycle and ecosystem ecology
• 1.670 Energy Systems for Climate Change Mitigation
• 1.C51 Machine Learning for Sustainable Systems

Within the Data Science for Engineering Systems track of the MEng program, there are two focus areas of concentration for students to choose based on their interests: Computational Modeling and Design for Sustainability or Resilient Infrastructure Systems and Services. In the DSES track, students must take 48 units in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering including:

• 6 units of project studio (Project studio class combines work in the lab with MIT faculty and seminars conducted by industry partners. Students will also receive guidance on data acquisition, analysis and computational modeling tools).

18 units of CEE-centric data science from the following subjects:

• 1.275 Business and Operations Analytics
• IDS.131 Statistics, Computation, Analytics
• 6.C51 Modeling with Machine Learning: from Algorithms to Applications + 1.C51 Machine Learning for Sustainable Systems (must be taken and completed simultaneously)
• 1.121 Advancing Mechanics and Materials via Machine Learning
• 1.125 Architecting and Engineering Software Systems

24 units of CEE offered subjects in Computational Modeling and Design for Sustainability:

• 1.545 Atomistic Modeling and Simulation of Materials and Structures
• 1.579 Materials in Agriculture, Food Security, and Food Safety
• 1.61 Transport Processes in the Environment
• 1.65 Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flows and Wind Energy
• 1.147 Startup Sustainable Tech
• 1.723 Computational Methods for Environmental Flows
• 1.631 Fluids and Diseases

Or
24 units of CEE offered subjects in Resilient Infrastructure Systems and Services:

• 1.208 Resilient Networks
• 1.260 Logistics Systems
• 1.303 Infrastructure Design for Climate Change
• 1.581 Structural Dynamics
• 1.583 Topology Optimization of Structures
• 1.200 Transportation: Foundations and Methods
• 1.202 Demand Modeling
• 1.266 Supply Chain and Demand Analytics
• 1.263 Urban Last-Mile Logistics

Within the Structural Mechanics and Design track, two of the four CEE subjects must include 1.562 Structural Design Project I (Fall) and 1.563 Structural Design Project II (Spring)

WHOI: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Through MIT’s agreement with the WHOI the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering we have several outstanding students who participate in this joint program, often times splitting their time between MIT’s and WHOI’s campuses.

Please visit the MIT-WHOI joint program website to learn more about the fields of study.

CSE: PhD Program in Computational Science and Engineering

The PhD Program in Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) is a collaboration of CEE and the Center for Computational Engineering. The CSE Doctoral Program allows CEE students to specialize in a computation-related field of their choice through focused coursework and a Doctoral Thesis, and to participate in a multi-departmental program by satisfying a set of computation-specific requirements.

LGO: Leaders for Global Operations

Leaders for Global Operations is a collaboration of MIT’s School of Engineering and Sloan School of Management. Students earn both an MBA and SM in two years. Please visit the LGO in Civil and Environmental Engineering website to learn about the different CEE tracks.