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Program checklist · Ph.D.

Cognitive Science

Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY

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Program
Award
Ph.D.
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 RIT Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
RIT’s cognitive science Ph.D. provides an interdisciplinary study of the human mind that combines insights from psychology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, augmented reality, and philosophy. Students conduct research on human perception, cognition, action, and language with a focus on the representation and processing of information within biological and computational frameworks. This Ph.D. prepares students for careers in academia or industry and develops abilities to analyze data, grasp complex concepts, and interpret and communicate concepts for a wider audience. The degree is jointly adminstered by faculty experts from six RIT colleges, allowing students to develop valuable, career-enhancing interdisciplinary skills and communication competency as part of the program experience.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
195003
CourseShelf checklist
CK_195003_df6ca0cf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Program Electives

electives · 21 items
  1. CGNS 601
    Cognitive Neuroscience
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. CLRS 820
    Modeling Visual Perception
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. CMPE 677
    Machine Intelligence
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. COGS 760
    Foundations of Cognitive Modeling
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. COGS 637
    Advanced Neuro-AI: Probability and Generative Models
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. COGS 761
    Graduate Psycholinguistics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. COGS 765
    Psycholinguistics of Signed Languages
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. COGS 766
    Neuroplasticity in Deaf and Blind Individuals
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. COGS 768
    Deaf Vision
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. CSCI 630
    Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. CSCI 631
    Foundations of Computer Vision
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  12. CSCI 633
    Biologically Inspired Intelligent Systems
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  13. CSCI 635
    Introduction to Machine Learning
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  14. CSCI 736
    Neural Networks and Machine Learning
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  15. IMGS 620
    The Human Visual System
    Not resolved to a course
    2
  16. PSYC 681
    Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  17. PSYC 682
    Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models II
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  18. PSYC 684
    Graduate Speech Processing
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  19. PSYC 714
    Graduate Engineering Psychology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  20. PSYC 715
    Graduate Perception
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  21. STAT 670
    Design of Experiments
    Not resolved to a course
    3
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