2009-2010 University Catalog
Applied Information Technology
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■ Applied Information Technology
Phone: 703-993-3565
Web: ait.gmu.edu
School: The Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering
Faculty
Professors: Gantz (chair), Jajodia, Marchant
Associate professor: Snow (associate chair)
Assistant professors: Aksoy, Boicu, Bruno, Rytikova, Wang
Instructors: D’Alessandro, Garrison, Islam, Lyons, Quinn, Sanghera
Adjunct professors: Alper, Angelone, Curts, Enochson, Farrell, Haliyur, Hammond, Jalinous, Kahrl, Khan, Long, Lord, Montana, Moody, Phung, Raymond, Reo, Ronk, Santucci, Schorling, West, Zabin
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, technical and leadership skills.
The BS in 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 fill jobs that focus on the application of IT in an increasing number of emerging sub-disciplines, including network administration, information security, information systems, telecommunications, web development, and computer graphics.
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 number of certificate programs 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 500/600 level IT courses in the Courses chapter of this catalog.
Undergraduate Degree
Bachelor's Level Certificate
Undergraduate Minor
Bachelor's/Accelerated Master's Program
Master's Degree
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