Biographical Profiles of Current Ph.D. Graduate Students.
Graduate study at MIT consists of more than just satisfying the course requirements. Regularly scheduled department workshops, also known as seminars, offer a forum for students to learn about the latest research in their fields from invited speakers.
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As a PhD student you’ll be a postgraduate researcher, working on an original research project, supervised by an experienced researcher and working within a wider research group or department. A university with a track record of successful and impactful research will normally have the systems in place for effective PhD supervision and support.
Gizem Ceylan is a Ph.D. student in Marketing specializing in consumer behavior in technology-mediated environments, visual word-of-mouth, and psychology of social media. In one line of research, she explores how people express their experiences at the interplay of visual and textual information.
A PhD is a postgraduate doctoral degree, awarded to students who complete an original thesis offering a significant new contribution to knowledge in their subject. PhD qualifications are available in all subjects and are normally the highest level of academic degree a person can achieve.
Welcome to the Office of Graduate Education. Our mission is to provide Institute-wide support and to serve students, faculty, and staff to make graduate education at MIT empowering, exciting, holistic, and transformative. Blanche Staton Director, Office of Graduate Education.
PhD Stipend Survey Results The living wage ratio (LW ratio) normalizes each gross pay entry to the local living wage. The purpose is to allow you to quickly compare the pay received by students at universities in different cost-of-living areas.