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| Urban Studies and Planning, Course XI |
Room: 7-346
Phone: (617) 253-9403
Fax: (617) 253-2654
duspapply@mit.edu
http://dusp.mit.edu/
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Types of degrees offered:
M.C.P., S.M., Ph.D.
Term students can be admitted:
September
Application deadline:
January 3
Tests required:
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 600 for paper-based, 250 for computer-based, 100 for internet-based
TOEFL waiver accepted: No
All international students must take the TOEFL or IELTS (minimum score required: 7)
Department code: 97
GRE: general test required
Department code: 2205
M.C.P. no minimum
Ph.D. minimum score required: 1200 (verbal and quantitative) combined; 5.0 analytical writing
TWE: we strongly suggest to take along with
the TOEFL. December testing date is
latest accepted date for TOEFL
Special instructions:
Applicants are urged to see DUSP application instructions for thorough
information about applying to the department. All applicants should include a second copy of the Statement of Objectives (please include your name on copy) and send to the address below.
Special instructions for applicants applying to more than one program group:
Your interests may cut across more than one Program Group. If you see your interests so aligned, you
must spell out the case for applying to more than one Program Group
in your Statement of Objectives. If you define yourself in terms of two Program Groups, you need to make a case for such bridging as a critical part of your application process.
Special instructions for the S.M. degree:
Under special circumstances, admission may be granted to candidates seeking a one-year Master of Science (S.M.) degree. The SM is intended for professionals with a number of years of distinguished practice in city planning or related fields.
The department requires a letter from a DUSP faculty member indicating their willingness to advise their thesis. (This letter should be sent to the address below.)
Return transcript, recommendation forms, and original copy of statement of objectives to:
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 7-346
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Program groups offered:
City Design and Development
Environmental Policy Program
Housing, Community and
Economic Development
International Development Group
Transportation*
Urban Information Systems**
-Only Ph.D. applicants may designate Urban Information Systems (UIS) as the primary program group.
*Although we do not have a separate Program Group focusing on issues of transportation, many DUSP students choose this as an area of focus. Applicants with particular interest in transportation should indicate this on their application, but should also specify a Program Group (for example, "HCED/transportation").
**MCP applicants with a particular interest in computing and technology
should select Urban Information Systems as the secondary program group.
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