MAS/PhD in Media Arts and Sciences at MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Students come to the Media Lab through the Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS), based within MIT’s School of Architecture + Planning. Media Lab courses explore several themes, including, for example, human-computer interaction, communications, learning, design, and entrepreneurship.
The Media Lab's Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS), housed within MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P), is home to over 200 graduate students and hosts more than 400 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROPs). Each year, the program accepts approximately 40-50 master's and PhD candidates with diverse backgrounds, ranging from computer science to psychology, architecture to neuroscience, engineering to materials science, music to design, and beyond. MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms, an interdisciplinary initiative investigating the interface between computer science and physical science, also admits students through the Program in Media Arts and Sciences. The Center is known for its global network of digital fabrication facilities.
All MAS students begin at the master's level and can then apply to the PhD program during their second year of study. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications directly to the PhD program except from current MAS students.
Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) students are fully funded including tuition, medical insurance, and a stipend. Funding is renewed yearly, contingent on satisfactory academic and research performance, and alignment with research priorities. For more detailed information regarding the cost of attendance, including specific costs for tuition and fees, books and supplies, housing and food as well as transportation.