This collection of MIT Theses in the MIT Open Scholarship repository contains selected theses and dissertations from all MIT departments. Please note that this is NOT a complete collection of MIT theses. To search all MIT theses, use MIT Libraries' catalog.

The MIT Open Scholarship repository contains more than 65,000 theses completed at MIT dating as far back as the mid 1800's. Theses in this collection have been scanned by the MIT Libraries or submitted in electronic format by thesis authors. From 2004 through 2020 all new Masters and Ph.D. theses were scanned and added to this collection after degrees are awarded. Since 2020 all new Masters and Ph.D. theses are received electronically and added to this collection after degrees are awarded.

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