MIT Theses
This collection of MIT Theses in DSpace contains selected theses and dissertations from all MIT departments. Please note that this is NOT a complete collection of MIT theses. To search all MIT theses, use MIT Libraries' catalog.
MIT's DSpace contains more than 58,000 theses completed at MIT dating as far back as the mid 1800's. Theses in this collection have been scanned by the MIT Libraries or submitted in electronic format by thesis authors. Since 2004 all new Masters and Ph.D. theses are scanned and added to this collection after degrees are awarded.
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Theses by Department
- Comparative Media Studies
- Computation for Design and Optimization
- Computational and Systems Biology
- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Biological Engineering
- Department of Biology
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
- Department of Economics
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
- Department of Humanities
- Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Department of Ocean Engineering
- Department of Physics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Urban Studies and Planning
- Engineering Systems Division
- Harvard-MIT Program of Health Sciences and Technology
- Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
- Media Arts & Sciences
- Operations Research Center
- Program in Real Estate Development
- Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies
- Science, Technology & Society
- Science Writing
- Sloan School of Management
- Supply Chain Management
- System Design & Management
- Technology and Policy Program
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