Sample Study Plan

The COS curriculum ensures all students have a solid foundation in computational methods, formal methods, society and organizations, and policy. At the same time, it retains enough flexibility to enable students to further specialize in areas that are more closely relevant to their research interests. The following is an illustration of the courses three different sets of students could take:

Sample Schedule

Fall 1 Spring 1
  COS Lab    15-780 Advanced Concepts in AI
   10-701 Machine Learning    10-751 Prob & Statistics for Computer Science
   COS Research    COS Research
Fall 2 Spring 2
   Dynamic Network Analysis      Elective
   Elective    TA-ing
   COS Research    COS Research
Fall 3 Spring 3
   TA-ing    COS Research
   Elective
   COS Research

Sample Schedule

Fall 1 Spring 1
   COS Lab    15-780 Advanced Concepts in AI
   Dynamic Network Analysis       15-750 Algorithms
   COS Research    COS Research
Fall 2 Spring 2
   10-705 Intermediate Statistics    Elective
   Elective    TA-ing
   COS Research    COS Research
Fall 3 Spring 3
   TA-ing    COS Research
   Elective
   COS Research

Sample Schedule

Fall 1 Spring 1
   COS Lab    15-780 Advanced Concepts in AI
   Dynamic Network Analysis       Privacy Algorithms
   COS Research    COS Research
Fall 2 Spring 2
   10-705 Intermediate Statistics    Elective
   Elective    TA-ing
   COS Research    COS Research
Fall 3 Spring 3
   TA-ing    COS Research
   Elective
   COS Research