Contact:
Mringanka Sur
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Office
46-6237
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Telephone: 617-253-8784
E-Mail: msur@mit.edu
WWW: http://web.mit.edu/bcs/
Year Established: 1964
Number of Faculty: 47
Number of Students: 153 undergraduates
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Program Description:
AT MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, we believe this moment is ours to seize. Forty years ago, the department was founded with a cross-disciplinary, multi-level approach to studying both the brain and the mind. Unprecedented then, our strategy became an international model; the department continues to set the pace today.
Because the human brain is immensely complex in many different ways at once, we pursue every level of inquiry - from molecules to cells to circuits to the mystery of the mind itself. As we study its diseases and disorders, its development and daily feats, like vision, speech, movement and memory, we also integrate methods and insights from every area of brain research. This unusual diversity of expertise fosters an intensely creative atmosphere that sparks startling collaborations. Already known for remarkable contributions to the field, our faculty members continually stretch the limits of knowledge, and bring the same passion to educating our exceptional students.
A key part of the BCS mission is to offer its graduate and undergraduate students an educational experience of the highest quality. Our graduate students benefit from the impressive range of our program, and from the ability to participate in research projects with faculty members who are leaders in their fields. The department's undergraduate program, which includes both neuroscience and cognitive science, is one of the fastest-growing majors at MIT.
Admission Requirements:
How or Where to Apply: For application packet, either send mail to:
Admissions Office
MIT 3-108
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
or call (617) 253-4791 or visit MIT's web site: http://web.mit.edu/admissions/www/
Annual Tuition and Fees Costs: $29,600
Approximate Cost of Living Per Year: $2,720 (Books & personal expenses)
Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: $8,710
Day-Care Facilities Availability and Costs Per Month: n/a
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: Federal Student Aid, work/study, MIT loans and scholarships
How, if Necessary to Apply:
Financial Aid at MIT
MIT 11-320
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
or visit the Financial Aid Office on the World Wide Web at: http://web.mit.edu/finaid/contact/index.html
Last revised September 2006
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