Doctorate

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The School of Computer Science (SCS) offers doctoral programs in:

• Computer Science
• Computer Science / Neural Basis of Cognition (also see CNBC web site)
• Computer Science/Dual Degree Portugal
• Robotics
• Robotics/Neural Basis of Cognition (also see CNBC web site)
• M.D./Ph.D. in Robotics
• Language and Information Technologies
• Language and Information Technologies/Dual Degree Portugal
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Software Engineering
• Software Engineering/Dual Degree Portugal
• Machine Learning
• Machine Learning/Neural Basis of Cognition
• Joint PhD in Machine Learning & Public Policy
• Joint PhD in Statistics & Machine Learning
• Computation, Organizations and Society
• Computational Biology

Students may also check out these doctoral tracks:

• Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization
• Pure and Applied Logic
• Interdisciplinary Program (self-defined)

If you register to take the TOEFL for a SCS graduate program, please use our new institution code 4256 for Carnegie Mellon University - School of Computer Science.

Advice on Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science (pdf)
This document, by Professor Mor Harchol-Balter, is intended for people applying to Ph.D. programs in computer science or related areas.
Topics Covered:
Do I really want a Ph.D.? What does a Ph.D. entail?
The Application Process
Fellowship Information
Choosing the right Ph.D.program for you
Current 2002 Rankings of CS Ph.D.programs in the U.S.

Advice to a Beginning Graduate Student, by Professor Manuel Blum
Topics Covered:
Reading, Studying, Thinking
Starting Off on the PhD,
Deep in the Middle of the PhD,
Writing it all up.
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