On March 21, a meeting was held for all Information Technology (IT) majors and minors. The meeting was to discuss upcoming changes: the transformation of the IT program, currently part of the Mathematics department, into the Computing and Information Sciences (CIS) department.
The purpose of the meeting was to inform students of the changes that will come with the CIS department. The IT major/minor will no longer exist; however, two new graduate and undergraduate degrees will replace it.
“Our plan is to make the transition as smooth as possible,” said Afzal Upal, chair of the Computing and Information Sciences department. “If everything works as we are planning, the IT folks should see minimal or no changes at all. For those IT majors who wish to shift into either the Bachelor of Science in Data Science or Cyber Security, we’ll make it as smooth as possible. For those who want to stay, they will be able to complete their degrees as close as when they came in as possible.”
Starting in Fall 2018, Mercyhurst will offer Master of Science degrees in Cyber Security and in Cyber Risk Management. Currently, a proposal is going through the university committee structure…
