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2013-2014 University Catalog

■ Interdisciplinary Programs (VS)

School:  Volgenau School of Engineering 

At the undergraduate level, the Volgenau School of Engineering offers a minor in Mechanical Engineering.  Mechanical Engineering is the broadest of the engineering disciplines, concerned with anything that moves or uses energy.  Mechanical Engineers design, build, and analyze complex devices, systems and processes that involve the conversion of energy from one form to another, the production of work, and the transport of energy and mass from one location to another. 

The Volgenau School offers two interdisciplinary post-master programs: the PhD in Information Technology and the Engineer in IT degree. The first is designed for students who seek a doctoral program in information technology and want to be able to customize it to their needs. The second is a professional degree with the flexibility to integrate knowledge from all of the disciplines offered in our School.  The programs are managed by the Graduate Student Services Office under the purview of the senior associate dean.

Doctoral students may conduct their doctoral research under the supervision of any eligible faculty member of any of the school’s departments.  The doctoral program allows students to take a broad range of courses and research options. Students can specialize in various areas, including information systems, software engineering, and information security.

The Engineer in IT degree program allows a student to combine the advanced course work of the PhD degree in IT with an applied project. It is designed to meet the needs of working professionals seeking advanced and up-to-date training in IT areas, but who are not planning a research career.  

In addition to these programs, the Volgenau School also participates in an interdisciplinary Executive Master of Science in Management of Secure Information Systems  program, which is administered primarily through the School of Management  (SOM) and taught jointly by faculty from the Volgenau School of Engineering , School of Management , and the School of Public Policy . This unique program prepares professionals to meet the challenges required of those responsible for the safe, secure, and efficient operation of modern computerized information systems, which have become increasingly complex and ever more vulnerable to cyber attack. Students will understand the technical aspects of these systems, become familiar with the principles of management, and gain an understanding of the public policy impacts of regulatory and organizational decisions.

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