Faculty Director

Dave Matuszek, Ph.D.
Director, Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT) Program
Lecturer in Computer and Information Science

Dr. Matuszek has been in the field for over 40 years, sixteen of them in companies including Burroughs, Unisys, and Lockheed Martin. He is a committed educator who has taught courses in virtually every field of computer science. His current position includes teaching introductory programming, data structures and algorithms, website construction, and "emerging technologies," which is a course whose content reflects whatever is new and potentially important.

Dr. Matuszek's interests include programming language design, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, compiler construction, and pedagogical techniques.

Computer and Information Technology

Master's Program

The Master's Program in Computer and Information Technology (MCIT), a widely-hailed program, is specifically designed for students and professionals with minimal or no prior computing experience or formal training in computer science. Information technology is revolutionizing our fast-paced, high-tech global society and changing the way we live, work, and do business. It is creating new fields, new industries, and new careers unheard of ten—even five—years ago.

Computer and Information Science for students with minimal computing background

Program Highlights: Access to interdisciplinary institutes, laboratories and centers such as the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science and the Center for Bioinformatics. Opportunities for research projects in CIS and related fields.

Our MCIT program gives you the expertise you need to understand and to succeed in today's highly innovative and competitive workplace. IT graduates can be found in major companies such as Microsoft, GlaxoSmithKline, and GE Capital, or pursuing doctoral degrees at major research universities such as Penn and Drexel.

The MCIT Program prepares students and industry professionals who want to begin/advance a career in information technology or prepare for doctoral studies in computer science.

Computer and Information Science MCIT Curriculum

Students must complete a total of ten courses: six core courses and four electives selected from Computer Information Technology and Computer Information Systems course offerings.

Required Core Courses Include:

Programming Languages and Techniques I-II
Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
Introduction to Computer Architecture
Digital System Organization and Design
Theory of Computation

Sample Elective Courses

Internet and Web Systems
Software Systems
Database and Information Systems
Computer and Network Security
Introduction to Bioinformatics

Upon successful completion of the MCIT program, you may apply to our MSE Program in Computer and Information Science. Six additional graduate courses are required for the MSE-CIS degree.

For more detailed information, watch the video or visit the CIS MCIT website.