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.