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Hadjiconstantinou  \nAdmissions Officer: Professor J. Leonard and W. van Rees  \nGraduate Office: Ms. Saana McDaniel  \nGraduate Administrator  \nRoom 1-112, MIT  \nCambridge, MA 02l39  \n[E-mail: megradoffice@mit.edu](E-mail: megradoffice@mit.edu)  \nApril 30, 2026  \nContents  \n1 The Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering 3  \n2 Entrance Requirements 4  \n3 Admission 4  \n4 Writing Ability Requirement 5  \n5 Master of Science (SM) Degrees 5  \nCredit units 6  \nThesis 6  \nDistribution requirements for Ocean-related master’s degrees 7  \nDouble SM degrees 8  \n6 Master of Engineering (MEng) in Manufacturing Degree 8  \n7 Mechanical Engineer’s Degree 10  \nWriting ability 10  \nProgram of coursework 10  \nThesis 11  \nOral presentation 11  \n8 Naval Engineer's Degree 12  \nWriting ability 12  \nCredit units 12  \nThesis 13  \nQualifying examination 13  \n9 Doctoral Program (PhD/ScD) 13  \nAdmission into the doctoral program 13  \nRequirements for a doctoral degree 14  \nDoctoral qualifying examination 15  \nMajor & minor programs of study 18  \nThesis 19  \nRules and procedures ofthe doctoral program (post-qualifying exam) 19  \nInterdisciplinary doctoral programs 24  \n10 Financial Support and Thesis Supervision 26  \nTypes of financial aid available 26  \nHow to get a research assistantship or teaching assistantship 27  \nHow to find a thesis supervisor if you have independent funding 27  \nStudents with advisors outside the Mechanical Engineering Department 28  \nStudents conducting their research at a site off-campus 28  \nNonresidential doctoral thesis research status 28  \nGuaranteed Transitional Support 29  \n1 The Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering  \nThe Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program brings together faculty members and post-baccalaureate students into a community of scholars with a common interest in innovation, creativity and advanced professional study. It seeks to provide, in the atmosphere of a professional school, the widest possible opportunity for advanced study and investigation and for intimate association among workers whose common objective is to extend the boundaries of their profession.  \nAll incoming graduate students are encouraged to take the seminar subject 2.991 Introduction to Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering that introduces students to various aspects of graduate student life in the MechE Department, MIT, and the Boston area. It meets for 1 hour each week during the Fall term. Students who do not have a confirmed research advisor by Registration Day, and students whose research advisors are based outside the MIT campus (e.g. a hospital or Draper Labs), are required to take this seminar class.  \nThe Mechanical Engineering (MechE) Department offers the following graduate degrees:  \n1. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (SMME)  \n2. Master of Science in Ocean Engineering (SMOE)  \n3. Master of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (SMNAME)  \n4. Master of Science in Oceanographic Engineering (SMOGE, joint MIT/WHOI degree)  \n5. Master of Engineering in Manufacturing (MEng)  \n6. Mechanical Engineer's degree  \n7. Naval Engineer's degree  \n8. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Science (ScD), which differ in name only (this includes the joint MIT/WHOI doctoral degrees)  \nA Master of Science degree is the first graduate degree offered in MechE. It is awarded for the completion of a program of advanced study, together with a thesis that is considered to be the centerpiece of a student’s graduate experience.  \nThe Master of Engineering in Manufacturing is a one-year professional degree program that prepares the student to assume a role of technical leadership in the manufacturing industries.  \nThe Mechanical Engineer’s degree offers preparation for a career in advanced engineering practice. 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