the mit school of humanities, arts, and social sciences (shass) is one of the five schools of the massachusetts institute of technology, located in cambridge, massachusetts, us. the school has over 20 departments, department-level programs, and faculties granting sb, sm, and phd degrees. major fields of study include anthropology, comparative media studies, economics, history, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, political science, and theater arts. other programs include the center for international studies; knight science journalism; science, technology, and society; security studies; and hyperstudio (digital humanities).