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Program checklist · Ph.D.

Cognitive Science Ph.D.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
Ph.D.
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Catalog edition
Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The doctoral program in Cognitive Science trains the next generation of world-class cognitive scientists to make seminal contributions to the field. Cognitive Science is a multidisciplinary field – which means that various related disciplines such as computer science, psychology, analytic philosophy, or linguistics (to name just four) view parts of what they do as “cognitive science.” However, all research in the department emphasizes the use of quantitative methods from computer science, mathematics, statistics, and other formal methods.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_cae7153b
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

    7 items
    1. COGS 6100
      Professional Seminar
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. (Typically taken in the fall of year 1)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. COGS 6800
      Research Problems in Cognitive Science
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    4. COGS 9990
      Dissertation
      Not resolved to a course
      1-16
    5. (Typically taken every semester after successful completion of the Research Qualifying Exam)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. One of the courses in statistics and data analysis, including Advanced Research Methods and Statistics, Behavior Data Science, Bayesian Data Analysis, and so on (as approved by the advisor and the GPD) (
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    7. One of the courses in formal methods in cognitive science, including Cognitive Modeling, Nonclassical Logic, Advanced Linguistics, Cognitive Architectures, Computational Psychology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and so on (as approved by the advisor and the GPD) (
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Electives

    1 item
    1. 4000-level or 6000-level Lectures, Seminars, and Independent Studies. A minimum of 24 credit hours required. (To be taken any semester)
      Not resolved to a course

    Notes

    4 items
    1. For students admitted without a prior master’s degree, the faculty advisor may recommend or require the completion of a Master’s degree.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Individual course requirements can be waived or substituted - in exceptional circumstances - without decreasing the total number of credits required for the degree (as approved by the advisor and the Graduate Program Director).
      Not resolved to a course
    3. 1000- and 2000-level coursework cannot be applied to the Ph.D. degree.
      Not resolved to a course
    4. All course selections must be made in consultation with the faculty advisor.
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10144&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0124.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.