Program checklist · M.S.

Cognitive Science M.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program

Award: M.S.
Credential class: ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition: Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type: degree-program
Description: The Cognitive Science Department offers a Master of Science degree in Cognitive Science. The degree is open to three groups of students. The first group is those admitted to Rensselaer as doctoral students in the Cognitive Science doctoral program. Second, are doctoral students in other doctoral programs (e.g., Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems, Computer Science, and so on) who seek to acquire expertise in cognitive science research methods and domain theories which complement those in their home discipline. These students must have the consent of their advisors in their home doctoral program. The third group is those Rensselaer undergraduates who have been admitted to the five-year Co-Terminal Cognitive Science program.

Identifiers

IPEDS UNITID: 194824
CourseShelf checklist: CK_194824_3f19c81e
CollegeTransfer.Net: Institution Transfer Profile
Source: CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Coursework

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Required

6 items

COGS 6100
Professional Seminar
Not resolved to a course
4
COGS 6800
Research Problems in Cognitive Science
Not resolved to a course
2
(Required to be taken every semester)
Not resolved to a course
COGS 6980
Master’s Project
Not resolved to a course
1
(please note: COGS graduate students are limited to 3 to 6 credits total)
Not resolved to a course
or: COGS 6990 - Master’s Thesis
(please note: COGS graduate students are limited to 6 to 9 credits total)
Not resolved to a course

Electives

1 item

4000- or 6000- level Electives 2 Includes Independent Study (494X / 694X) and can be taken any semester
Not resolved to a course

Footnotes

2 items

No more than 15 credits at the 4000-level are to be allowed. Additionally, credit(s) from 1000-and 2000-level coursework cannot be applied to the Plan of Study.
Not resolved to a course
All course selections must be made in consultation with the faculty advisor.
Not resolved to a course

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