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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

Information Sciences and Technology


Phone: 703-993-3565
Web: ist.gmu.edu    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

School:  Volgenau School of Engineering  

Faculty

Professors: Gantz (retired), Jajodia

Associate professors: Boicu, Bruno, Caraballo, Islam (Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies), Johri, Rytikova, Sanghera, Snow (Associate Chair for Graduate Studies), Wang D.

Assistant professors: Albanese, Bono, Morikawa, Motti, Purohit, Rafatirad, Winston

Instructors: Farrell, Garrison, Lyons, Quinn, Winston

Adjunct professors: Abouelnaga, Agbariah, Ahmadi, Allen, Almeida, Angelone, Berlin, Billeri, Buckner, Caldwell, Chekol, Curts, Dalal, Darquea, Dill, Doyle, DuFur, Eberhardt, Fennell, Gardner, Gonzalez, Gupta, Harigopal, Hemayati, Holcomb, Holdener, Hogue, Hope, Horton, Howard, Hsu, Jalinous, Jayaram, Jbara, Kahrl, Karkehabadi, Latiff, Leary, Lillie, Lord, Lynch, Mahmood, Mallampati, Manevich, Margad, Mbaziira, McLaughlin, McCallam, Mekuanint, Michak, Murray, Nachawati, O’Brien, Otto, Pavlenko, Phung, Pitts, Pope, Radcliffe, Rasheed, Richard, Risi, Shah, Sniegowski, Schweinsberg, Taheri, Tenally, Tharp, Tofighi, Varghese, Vito, West, Whitestone, Wolfe, Zhang, Zimmerman

Information Sciences and Technology offers undergraduate and graduate programs to develop expertise in applying information technology to support business applications. The programs emphasize problem-solving, communication, and technical and leadership skills.

The BS in Information Technology  program aims to meet the existing and emerging needs of industry by educating students in current principles and practices in the application of information technology. 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 health 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 MS also offers a unique research concentration for students interested in research careers or advanced graduate studies.  At the doctoral level, the department offers a concentration in the Volgenau School’s PhD in IT program.

The purpose of the MS in Homeland Security Technology program (Pending SCHEV Approval)  is to raise and broaden awareness of the core elements of 21st century engineering and technology so graduates are able to lead their homeland security organizations to create seamlessly interoperable, sensor-to-decision, mission systems.

The department also offers two certificate programs, IT entrepreneurship  and information technology , for students seeking to add an IT certification to their existing credentials.  Students currently pursuing undergraduate degrees in other disciplines may choose to add a minor in IT .

Courses

The IST Department offers undergraduate courses 100 - 499 with the IT prefix and graduate courses 500 - 899 with the AIT prefix in the Courses  section of this catalog.

Programs

    Undergraduate Degree(s)Bachelor’s Level Certificate(s)Undergraduate Minor(s)Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Program(s)Master’s Degree(s)Master’s Level Certificate(s)