Ph.D. Program - METU Informatics Institute - Program of Cognitive Science

Cognitive Science Ph.D. Program

Degree Requirements

- 3 major area courses (3 credits each)
- 3 minor area courses (3 credits each)
- 2 elective courses (3 credits each)
- 1 seminar course (non-credit)
- Ph.D. qualifying exams
- Ph.D. Thesis (non-credit)

Must Courses

Linguistics and Formal Languages (COGS 501) *
Logic and Programming and Logic (COGS 502)*
Graduate Seminar (COGS 690)
PhD Thesis (COGS 699)
Advanced Studies (COGS 9XX)

Students should choose a major and minor area of specialization from the four areas listed in courses and take 3 courses from each area of specialization. In addition, the students should take 2 free electives.

* If the course (or an equivalent course) has not been taken before.

Qualifying Exams

Upon the completion of course requirements, the Ph.D. candidate takes a written and an oral exam on his/her major and minor specialization areas. The Ph.D. candidates should identify their major and minor specialization areas and inform the Informatics Institute Secretary in writing. This should be done in the add-drop period of the semester the student will take the exams. The latest qualifying exams can be obtained from the secretary.

Details about the Ph.D. program (PDF document in Turkish)

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