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Welcome to Virginia Tech’s Information Technology degree program (VTMIT). This website is your resource for information about a unique graduate program that can be completed entirely though web-based courses culminating in a master’s degree in information technology. The master’s degree requires 30 semester hours (10 courses); comprised of four required foundation courses (Object-Oriented Programming; Software Engineering; Fundamentals of Computer Systems; and Strategic Leadership in Technology-Based Organizations) and any three of five available modules. Those modules are: Information Security, Networking, Software Development, Business Information Systems and Decision Support Systems. Each module requires the completion of any two courses within that module.
The online courses which make up the VTMIT degree are taught by the same College of Engineering and Pamplin School of Business faculty members who teach these subjects in traditional classroom settings. The same faculty members who are responsible for national rankings which consistently place Virginia Tech among the top fifty universities nationwide in business and engineering. The courses are the same courses taught to full time master’s degree candidates in Business, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering; and in fact VTMIT permits full time students to enroll in our online courses on a space available basis.
VTMIT uses a combination of synchronous and asynchronous communication that provides faculty to student, and student to student, interaction that is comparable to a live classroom. Consequently the University draws no distinction between these methods of delivery in its diplomas or transcripts. The VTMIT degree commands the same industry respect as its peers within Engineering and Business, and VTMIT faculty members are routinely requested to present specialized workshops covering subsets of the VTMIT curriculum to the IT industry.
However it is equally important to note that these are rigorous courses, covering difficult problem domains, taught by demanding faculty members who will accept nothing less than your best effort. To gain admission you must meet the criteria set by Virginia Tech’s Graduate School. To complete the degree program you must be willing to invest substantial time and effort. Thank you for you interest in Virginia Tech and its Information Technology program, and as you explore the rest of this website, if questions arise, please feel free to contact me directly at 703-538-8361 or by email at thsheeha@vt.edu.
Sincerely,
Thomas T. Sheehan
Director
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