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Understand university Research research, then build an independent project

Show colleges more than a course title. Across 38 options, students learn a research question, method, evidence, and limits, then make a student-owned extension. Compare online and Apgujeong in-person lessons, with one-to-one and small-group options, by readiness.

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CIT currently lists 38 active courses connected to research & portfolio for children and teens. Families can learn online or in person in Apgujeong, Gangnam, Seoul, in one-to-one or small-group formats, subject to course availability.

Courses by age and readiness

A strong fit for students preparing independent research, competitions, capstones, technical portfolios, or longer extracurricular work.

Competition entryPlacement by readinessBiology & Health, AI & Data

Conrad Challenge Nutrition & AI Project

If you enjoy pushing through hard questions about nutrition evidence or AI models and evaluation, Conrad Challenge Nutrition & AI Project helps you turn that interest into a solution you can test, revise, and explain as your own.

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Project courseGrades 7-12Humanities & Social Sciences, AI & Data

Social Brain Lab

  • References open Stanford and Harvard research

Ever wondered whether growth-mindset feedback changes the choice to retry after a mistake, why peer feedback gets so much attention in adolescence, or how the brain learns to revise a strategy? Social Brain Lab turns Stanford and Harvard research questions into privacy-safe behavioral experiments, data analysis, and a GitHub research record.

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Project courseGrades 9-12Biology & Health, AI & Data

Read Biology Data with Tables, Graphs, and AI

If questions about biological systems or AI models and evaluation keep making you ask why, Read Biology Data with Tables, Graphs, and AI lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12Biology & Health, AI & Data

Test a Research Question with Public Genomics Data

If questions about genomic patterns or biological systems keep making you ask why, Test a Research Question with Public Genomics Data lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12Biology & Health, AI & Data

Compare and Explain Biology Data with Statistics

If questions about biological systems or data analysis keep making you ask why, Compare and Explain Biology Data with Statistics lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12Biology & Health, AI & Data

Build and Evaluate AI that Learns from Biology Data

If questions about biological systems or AI models and evaluation keep making you ask why, Build and Evaluate AI that Learns from Biology Data lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12Biology & Health, Economics & Business

School-Linked Open-Source Bio-Finance Research

  • References open Stanford research

If questions about biological data or financial data keep making you ask why, School-Linked Open-Source Bio-Finance Research lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12Biology & Health, Economics & Business

Stanford, MIT & Columbia Open-Source Bio-Finance Research

  • References open Stanford research

If questions about biological data or financial data keep making you ask why, Stanford, MIT & Columbia Open-Source Bio-Finance Research lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 6-8Economics & Business, AI & Data

Economics Data Science Portfolio

If questions about economic choices and markets or data analysis keep making you ask why, Economics Data Science Portfolio lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Competition entryPlacement by readinessAI & Data, Engineering & Robotics

Research Human-AI Interfaces for KSEF

If you enjoy pushing through hard questions about human-machine interaction or AI models and evaluation, Research Human-AI Interfaces for KSEF helps you turn that interest into a solution you can test, revise, and explain as your own.

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Competition entryPlacement by readinessAI & Data, Research & Portfolio

IAI2O Preparation

If you enjoy pushing through hard questions about AI models and evaluation or data and patterns, IAI2O Preparation helps you turn that interest into a solution you can test, revise, and explain as your own.

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Competition entryPlacement by readinessAI & Data, Research & Portfolio

KOAI Preparation

If you enjoy pushing through hard questions about AI models and evaluation or data and patterns, KOAI Preparation helps you turn that interest into a solution you can test, revise, and explain as your own.

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Competition entryPlacement by readinessAI & Data, Research & Portfolio

USAAIO Preparation

If you enjoy pushing through hard questions about AI models and evaluation or data and patterns, USAAIO Preparation helps you turn that interest into a solution you can test, revise, and explain as your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Engineering & Robotics

High School AI Assistants: Build, Test, and Explain

If questions about agents, tools, and feedback or AI models and evaluation keep making you ask why, High School AI Assistants: Build, Test, and Explain lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Research & Portfolio

Compare Player-Tracking Methods in Video

If questions about multi-object player tracking or tracker comparison keep making you ask why, Compare Player-Tracking Methods in Video lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Arts, Media & Design

AI + Music: Affective Computing Research

  • References an open University of Geneva dataset

If questions about AI models and evaluation or music, sound, and data keep making you ask why, AI + Music: Affective Computing Research lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Engineering & Robotics

AI + Robotics: Vision and Autonomy Research

If questions about robot sensing and control or AI models and evaluation keep making you ask why, AI + Robotics: Vision and Autonomy Research lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Research & Portfolio

AI + Sports: Data and Vision Research

If questions about AI models and evaluation or research questions and methods keep making you ask why, AI + Sports: Data and Vision Research lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Research & Portfolio

AP Research

If questions about research questions and methods or data and patterns keep making you ask why, AP Research lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Computer Science & Coding

Emotion System Design: Grades 9-12

  • References the Carnegie Mellon ETC
  • References the Stanford d.school cycle

If questions about emotion, perception, and design or design choices and testing keep making you ask why, Emotion System Design: Grades 9-12 lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Competition entryPlacement by readinessComputer Science & Coding, Research & Portfolio

Congressional App Challenge 2026

If you enjoy pushing through hard questions about app design and development or computational thinking, Congressional App Challenge 2026 helps you turn that interest into a solution you can test, revise, and explain as your own.

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Project coursePlacement by readinessComputer Science & Coding, Arts, Media & Design

Game Development Project

If questions about game systems and player data or computational thinking keep making you ask why, Game Development Project lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Competition entryPlacement by readinessComputer Science & Coding, Research & Portfolio

USACO Preparation: Bronze Track

If you enjoy pushing through hard questions about computational thinking or programming and algorithms, USACO Preparation: Bronze Track helps you turn that interest into a solution you can test, revise, and explain as your own.

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Competition entryPlacement by readinessEngineering & Robotics, Research & Portfolio

KSEF Science & Engineering Research

If you enjoy pushing through hard questions about research questions and methods or independent academic research, KSEF Science & Engineering Research helps you turn that interest into a solution you can test, revise, and explain as your own.

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Project coursePlacement by readinessPhysics & Space, Research & Portfolio

Explore Quantum Physics with Computer Models

If questions about quantum models or physical models keep making you ask why, Explore Quantum Physics with Computer Models lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project coursePlacement by readinessPhysics & Space, Research & Portfolio

Quantum Physics Lab with Python

If questions about quantum models or quantum simulation keep making you ask why, Quantum Physics Lab with Python lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Physics & Space

Make a Spacecraft Hold Its Own Heading

  • Built on a University of Colorado Boulder open project

If questions about spacecraft attitude dynamics or feedback control systems keep making you ask why, Make a Spacecraft Hold Its Own Heading lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Physics & Space

Rocket Motor Internals: Compare Pressure and Thrust

If questions about solid-motor internal ballistics or motor geometry and pressure keep making you ask why, Rocket Motor Internals: Compare Pressure and Thrust lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Physics & Space

Fly a Rocket On Screen: Test the Physics of Flight

If questions about rocket-flight physics or OpenRocket simulation keep making you ask why, Fly a Rocket On Screen: Test the Physics of Flight lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Physics & Space

Physics Models: Compare Moon and Mars Rover Motion

  • Built on a University of Wisconsin-Madison open project

If questions about planetary-rover dynamics or contact, traction, and terrain keep making you ask why, Physics Models: Compare Moon and Mars Rover Motion lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12AI & Data, Physics & Space

Calculate Satellite Orbits and What Disturbs Them

  • Built on a TU Delft open project

If questions about orbital mechanics or numerical propagation keep making you ask why, Calculate Satellite Orbits and What Disturbs Them lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12Research & Portfolio

AP Seminar

If questions about inquiry and evidence-based argument or research questions keep making you ask why, AP Seminar lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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Project courseGrades 9-12Research & Portfolio

IB Extended Essay

If questions about independent academic research or research questions keep making you ask why, IB Extended Essay lets you investigate the question with evidence, then build and defend an extension of your own.

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What should an admissions reader be able to see?

The student can explain what university researchers asked, how they tested it, and what their evidence cannot prove. The student then identifies the question, decision, result, and limit that belong to their own extension. Admissions value comes from sustained, student-owned work with verifiable evidence. A project, competition, or course never guarantees admission or an award.

Students documenting hands-on learning at CIT

Questions parents search about Research courses

Which Research course is right for my child's age?

Use age as a starting point, then compare current knowledge, independence, and the work the student wants to sustain. This guide lists 38 active options and their prerequisites.

Are Research classes available online or in person, one-to-one or in small groups?

Yes. CIT offers online and in-person lessons at its Apgujeong academy in Gangnam, Seoul, with one-to-one and small-group options. A free readiness consultation confirms availability for the selected course.

What Research learning paths can parents compare at CIT?

Depending on age and readiness, families can explore paths such as science competition preparation, high school portfolio, and capstone project. Only currently listed courses appear in the catalog.

How can a student show understanding of university Research research in a college application?

The student should explain the researchers' question, why it matters, how it was tested, and what the evidence cannot prove. Then the student should extend one method through an independent question and document their decisions, result, and limits. Admissions value comes from sustained, student-owned work with verifiable evidence. A project, competition, or course never guarantees admission or an award. A university name alone is not evidence and never guarantees admission.

How do parents check the schedule and tuition for Research courses?

CIT first reviews the student's goal, readiness, preferred location, class size, and current availability. The consultation and level check are free; the proposed schedule and tuition are explained before enrollment.