2013-2014 University Catalog
■ Applied Information Technology
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Phone: 703-993-3565
Web: ait.gmu.edu
School: Volgenau School of Engineering
Faculty
Professors: Gantz (chair), Jajodia
Associate professors: Bruno (associate chair, undergraduate studies), Caraballo, Kang, Rytikova, Sanghera, Snow (associate chair, graduate studies), Wang D.
Assistant professors: Albanese, Boicu, Bono, Rafatirad
Instructors: D’Alessandro, Farrell, Garrison, Islam, Lyons, Quinn
Adjunct professors: Angelone, Baraniecki, Berlin, Caldwell, Camp, Curts, Drasner, Dubey, DuFur, Fennell, Gardner, Geary, Goodacre, Hsu, Jalinoos, Jalinous, Kahrl, Karkehabadi, Latiff, Leary, Long, Lord, Luo, McLaughlin, Morikawa, Murray, Ngan, Phung, Pitts, Reo, Santucci, Schorling, Sees, Spano, Tenally, Tharp, Truong, Vito, West, Winston, Woodfork, Worthington, Young
Applied Information Technology offers undergraduate and graduate programs to develop expertise in applying information technology to support business applications. The programs emphasize problem-solving, communication, as well as technical and leadership skills.
The BS in Applied Information Technology program aims to meet the existing and emerging needs of industry by educating new IT workers in current principles and practices, and in its applications. The program focuses on equipping graduates with effective skills for interacting at the management level as well as the technical level. Graduates are hired in positions that focus on the application of IT in an increasing number of emerging sub-disciplines, including network administration and telecommunications, information security, web development and multimedia, database technology and programming and healthcare information technology.
The MS in AIT emphasizes elements of productive, effective and ethical leadership of major IT projects, in both the federal and private sectors.
The department also offers a certificate program for students seeking to add an AIT certification to their existing credentials. Students currently pursuing undergraduate degrees in other disciplines may choose to add a minor in AIT.
Course Work
The AIT Department offers all 100 - 400 IT courses and many 500/700 level AIT courses in the Courses section of this catalog. ProgramsUndergraduate Degree(s)Bachelor’s Level Certificate(s)Undergraduate Minor(s)Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Program(s)- Applied Information Technology, BS/Applied Information Technology, Accelerated MS
- Applied Information Technology, BS/Computer Forensics, Accelerated MS
- Applied Information Technology, BS/Information Security and Assurance, Accelerated MS
- Applied Information Technology, BS/Information Systems, Accelerated MS
- Applied Information Technology, BS/Software Engineering, Accelerated MS
- Applied Information Technology, BS/Telecommunications, Accelerated MS
Master’s Degree(s)Master’s Level Certificate(s)
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