Center for Applied Information Technology (CAIT)

Master's of Science in Applied Information Technology

The Master’s Degree Program is intended for:

• students who have a bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, computer information systems, or a related field who will enter the program for advanced studies
• students who have a bachelor’s degree in a field not listed above who are already employed in the IT field and are seeking additional academic studies for professional growth or career advancement
• students who have a bachelor’s degree in disciplines other than IT who are seeking preparation for careers in this field.

Admission Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
• A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00 is needed for full admission, 2.75 for conditional admission, and 2.50 for provisional admission.
• Minimum TOEFL score of 550 (where applicable)
• GRE score not required.

Degree Requirements

• Completion of any assigned preparatory courses
• Completion of 33 graduate credits from the ones listed in the required courses and elective courses.

Required Courses (15 Credits)

Students must complete the requirements for a Graduate Certificate in Applied Information Technology. Currently, the following Graduate Certificates in Information Technology are available.

• Information Security & Assurance (ISA)
• Information Systems Management (ISM)
• Internet Application Development (IAD)
• Networking Technologies (NwT)
• Software Engineering (SWE)
• Database Management Systems (DBMS)

Additional Graduate Certificates may be added to this list in the future.

Information Security & Assurance (ISA)

AIT 600 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)
AIT 610 Systems Development Process (3)
AIT 612 Information Systems Vulnerability & Risk Analysis (3)
AIT 614 Network Security (3)
AIT 710 Case Studies in Information Security (3)

AIT 600 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)
AIT 610 Systems Development Process (3)
AIT 628 Information Technology and Business Strategy (3)
AIT 630 Information Technology Project Management (3)
AIT 730 Case Studies in Information Systems Management (3)

Internet Application Development (IAD)

AIT 600 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)
AIT 610 Systems Development Process (3)
AIT 616 Fundamentals of Web Technologies and Development (3)
AIT 618 Client/Server- Side Programming on the Web (3)
AIT 715 Case Studies in Internet Applications (3)

Networking Technologies (NwT)

AIT 600 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)
AIT 610 Systems Development Process (3)
AIT 620 Business Data Communications (3)
AIT 622 Network Architectures & Protocols (3)
AIT 720 Case Studies in Networking Technology (3)

Software Engineering (SWE)

AIT 600 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)
AIT 610 Systems Development Process (3)
AIT 624 Software Engineering Fundamentals (3)
AIT 626 Advanced Topics in Software Engineering (3)
AIT 725 Case Studies in Software Engineering (3)

Database Management Systems (DBMS)

AIT 600 Information Technology Infrastructure (3)
AIT 610 Systems Development Process (3)
AIT 632 Database Management Systems (3)
AIT 732 Advanced Database Management Systems (3)
AIT 735 Case Studies in Database Management Systems (3)

Electives (18 Credits)

Students must complete six graduate-level elective courses. A maximum of two elective courses may be in any of the following disciplines: accounting, computer science, human resource development, management, mathematics and technical writing. Those who want to take elective courses from a discipline other than AIT must get the AIT program director’s approval before enrolling in the course. At least four of the elective courses must be graduate-level AIT courses from the following list:

AIT 612 Information Systems Vulnerability and Risk Analysis (3) (ISA)
AIT 614 Network Security (3) (ISA)
AIT 616 Fundamentals of Web Technologies & Development (3) (IAD)
AIT 618 Client / Server-Side Programming on the Web (3) (IAD)
AIT 620 Business Data Communications (3) (NwT)
AIT 622 Networking Architectures & Protocols (3) (NwT)
AIT 624 Software Engineering Fundamentals (3) (SWE)
AIT 626 Advanced Topics in Software Engineering (3) (SWE)
AIT 628 Information Technology and Business Strategy (3) (ISM)
AIT 630 Information Technology Project Management (3) (ISM)
AIT 632 Database Management Systems (3) (DBMS)
AIT 650: Computer & Networks Forensics and Incident Response(3)
AIT 652: Ethics, Law and Policy in Cyberspace(3)
AIT 655: Managing Information Security(3)
AIT 672 Special topics: Web Usability (3)
AIT 695 Independant Study (3)
AIT 732 Advanced Database Management Systems (3) (DBMS)
AIT 7xx Information Security Tools and Policy (3)
AIT 7xx Software Engineering Methods & Tools (3)
AIT 7xx Software Project Resource Estimation & Management (3)
AIT 7xx Software Quality Assurance & Control (3)
AIT 7xx Advanced Networking Architectures & Protocols (3)
AIT 7xx Advanced Topic on Distributed Computing (3)
AIT 7xx Database Security and Integrity (3)

Division of Economic and Community Outreach
Center for Applied Information Technology
Office Location: 7801 York Road, Suite 260

Phone: 410-704-4909
Fax: 410-704-4908
E-mail: cait@towson.edu