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PhD Computer Science at Columbia University

Columbia University, United States

Programme overview

The primary focus of the doctoral program is research, with the philosophy that students learn best by doing—beginning as apprentices and becoming junior colleagues working with faculty on scholarly research projects. The faculty in the department conduct research in all areas of computer science.

Faculty: Columbia Engineering (The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science)  |  Department: Computer Science  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy requires a dissertation based on the candidate's original research, which is supervised by a faculty member, and all students in the Ph.D. program are actively engaged in research throughout the program. Ph.D. students spend at least half of their time on research under the direction of their faculty adviser from their first day in the program and devote themselves full time to research after coursework and other preliminaries have been completed.

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Entry requirements

Ph.D. students are also expected to participate in departmental and laboratory activities full time on campus throughout the program, except possibly for summer internships elsewhere, and the department does not consider admission of part-time Ph.D. students.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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