MIT, or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the very best institutions of higher learning in the world. In fact, in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings has placed MIT as number one several years, including for 2015-2016. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2015-2016 MIT was placed as number 5. The university is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and was founded in 1861. MIT has since its foundation been heavily focused on applied sciences and engineering, both regarding to research and education.
Impressive alumni
Today the university encompasses one college and five schools, on a campus of a total of 168 acres. There are 32 different departments with a total of over 11,000 students and over 1,000 academic staff members. The university has an impressive list of notable alumni, which includes no less than 85 Nobel laureates, 52 recipients of the National Medal of Science, 45 Rhodes Scholars and 65 Marshall Scholars. In addition to this the school has produced 34 astronauts.
Computer science with a little something extra
Today the most popular major is Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, also known as EECS, followed by Computer Science and Engineering. There’s no doubting computer science skills is highly valued at MIT. The university obviously also caters to students who don’t want to follow the applied sciences or engineering route, and also have several options is the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences or HASS.
Among other programs the university offers a popular marketing program, which is a great place to start for anyone wanting to work in PR, media and marketing positions. Many positions will actually favour applicants that have marketing skills and qualifications as well as the needed qualifications in their specific field. This is especially true for computer sciences and technologies. You only need to check out modern web pages to see that an understanding of marketing strategies, use of graphics and so on is very important when you are selling yourself as an internet professional. A degree from MIT most definitely opens doors, and as a graduate you’ll be in some pretty amazing company. MIT alumni includes such names as Kofi Annan, Buzz Aldrin and Richard Feynman.
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