Classes
Cross-Disciplinary Classes
The MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) supports cross-disciplinary curricular initiatives that integrate the arts into the core curriculum and create new artistic work or materials, media and technologies for artistic expression.
MIT W20 Arts Studios
The Student Art Association (SAA) provides extra-academic, hands-on instruction and studio experience in the arts for all levels in a range of media.
Priority registration is given to MIT undergraduate and graduate students, though all MIT affiliates may participate as space permits. Sign up to develop or refine your art in an open, hands-on, relaxed environment.
Due to the Institute’s COVID-19 guidance on in-person gatherings, the Student Art Association is not open for the fall term 2020 and we are unable to provide access to the studios at this time. We look forward to making art with you when we re-open.
Academic Sections
Majors, minors, concentrations, Master’s and PhD’s in the arts are possible in many subjects within the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and the School of Architecture and Planning.
MAJORS
Majors at MIT consist of a core of required subjects and a set of electives, and combine the study of basic principles with practical applications. The major course of study is designed to prepare students for careers in that field or for graduate study.
MINORS
Minors are coherent programs of study providing significant experience in their disciplines. Minor fields are specified as part of the S.B. degree, thus giving recognition of focused work in a discipline outside the major course of study.
CONCENTRATIONS
MIT undergraduates must select a HASS concentration to meet their General Institute Requirements.
Eligible HASS concentrations in the arts include:
- Art, Culture and Technology
- Comparative Media Studies
- History of Architecture, Art, and Design
- Literature
- Music
- Theater Arts
- Writing