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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to Registration
Statement No. 2-97963 of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Convertible Securities Trust
on Form N-1A of our report dated November 10, 2000, appearing in the Statement
of Additional Information and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, and
to the references to us under the captions "Financial Highlights" in the
Prospectus and "Custodian and Independent Auditors" and "Experts" in the
Statement of Additional Information, both of which are part of such Registration
Statement.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
November 28, 2000
