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Program Overview

Program Description and Organization Program Description The MIT-WHOI Joint Program provides a high quality education leading to an internationally-recognized doctoral degree awarded by both institutions. The Joint Program is organized…

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Responsibilities

Faculty/Student Responsibilities Advisors and students should be familiar with appropriate discipline handbook(s) and with the Joint Program housing policy. When a student first arrives, the advisor and student should discuss…

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Community

Community Resources Here is some key information for exploring MIT and WHOI and the surrounding communities. Joint Program students receive discounted tickets to the Boston Museum of Science and the…

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Undergraduate Preparation

Undergraduate Preparation The table below describes the undergraduate preparation typical for a specific Joint Program discipline. Students who do not yet have some of the usual or expected background for…

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Recipients

Rear Admiral Richard F. Pittenger, USN (Ret) Award Recipients Ensign Claire Schnorr 2024 Recipient Ensign Claire Schnorr received the Rear Admiral Richard F. Pittenger, USN (Ret) Award. The presentation took…

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The MIT Student Assistance Fund

The MIT Student Assistance Fund The MIT Student Assistance Fund is intended to provide financial assistance for all MIT-WHOI Joint Program students towards travel as well as certain incidental equipment…

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Intercampus Travel

Intercampus Travel Joint Program Bus Schedule A commercial bus runs between the campuses when classes are in session. Commercial Bus Two bus lines between Cape Cod and Boston Personal Vehicle…

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Recent Dissertations and Theses

Recent Dissertations and Theses 2023 Insights from Geodynamic Models Into Ice flow, Mantle Magmatism, and Their Interactions Fiona Clerc, Ph.D., 2023 Mark Behn, Co-Advisor Brent Minchew, Co-Advisor 2022 Oceanic Ambient…

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