Graduate Education Opportunity at MIT: Technology and Policy Program
MIT's Technology and Policy Program: Join the community and apply by December 15!
Many of the complex and large-scale challenges facing societies today evolve at the intersection of science, technology, and policy. How do societies respond to challenges like COVID-19? How can societies ensure access to energy worldwide while addressing the fundamental threat posed by climate change? How will autonomous vehicles change mobility, and how can cities better plan for their implementation? How does the proliferation of online misinformation change people's trust in the news, and what are the implications of this for society and governance?
Students in MIT's Technology and Policy Program (TPP) address these issues and many more. TPP is a research-based, two-year master's program offered by MIT's Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS). TPP students conduct research in labs and research centers across MIT, and complete coursework in subjects such as policy making, quantitative methods, and economics. Typically, TPP students' tuition and a monthly stipend are paid by their lab/research group as part of a paid research assistantship. Their research forms the basis for the thesis that is a degree requirement.
After graduation, many TPP students go on to employment opportunities at the interface of technology and policy --- in industry, government, consulting, and the non-profit sector. Several graduates have continued researching technology policy and related disciplines in PhD programs at MIT and elsewhere, and our alumni now hold positions in universities around the world.
When admitting students, they look for academic excellence, interest in technology policy, and a capacity for leadership. They seek to recruit a diverse cohort of students who are interested in combining mastery of a specific technological domain (energy, environment, computation, transportation, aerospace, etc.) with relevant social sciences and policy analysis (economics, political science, management, law, etc.). In recent years, roughly half of the incoming students have undergraduate degrees from North America, and the other half from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
For further information on the program and details on how to apply, review the one-pager, visit the website, attend one of the upcoming admissions webinars listed in the events calendar, or contact the Admissions Coordinator Elena Byrne ([email protected]).