Department of Computing Technology

DONALD R. SCHWARTZ, Ph.D., Chairperson, Department of Computing Technology

Mission:

The mission of the Department of Computing Technology is to prepare students for lifelong careers in the study, design, development, and implementation of hardware, software, and software systems. After completing a program within the Department, a student will:

Have received instruction in the theoretical foundations of Computer Science, which will form a structure on which specific skills will be built throughout an individual’s career.
Have been introduced to current computing technologies, as appropriate to the field.
Be an independent learner who can remain up to date in a rapidly changing field.
Be able to make socially and ethically responsible decisions about the uses of technology.

The Department of Computing Technology is committed to providing its students with a broad range of opportunities both on and off the Marist College campus, including internships in the business community that provide many students with experience in their chosen fields.

The Department of Computing Technology is also committed to providing technical competency education to the entire Marist student community.

The major in Computer Science is designed to provide students with a broad background in many aspects of Computer Science. The foundation is then supplemented by advanced courses that are selected by the students to correspond to their personal and career interests.

Cybersecurity

DONALD R. SCHWARTZ, Ph.D., Chairperson, Department of Computing Technology

MISSION:

Marist’s Department of Computing Technology’s degree program in cybersecurity prepares students for lifelong careers in the study, design, development, and implementation of hardware, software, and software systems related to computer security. After completing this program, a student will:

have received instruction in the theoretical foundations of cybersecurity, which will form a structure for specific skills that will be built throughout an individual’s career
have been introduced to current cybersecurity technologies and tools
become an independent learner who can remain up to date in a rapidly changing field
be able to make socially and ethically responsible decisions about the use of cybersecurity technology

The Department of Computing Technology is committed to providing its students with a broad range of opportunities both on and off the Marist campus, including internships in the business community that provide many students with experience in their chosen fields. The major in cybersecurity is designed to provide students with a broad background in many aspects of computer security. This foundation is then supplemented by advanced courses that are selected by the students to correspond with their personal and career interests.

Undergraduate students with either a major or minor in cybersecurity are eligible for memebership in the international cybersecurity honor society Omicron Sigma Sigma. To qualify for the honor society, students must complete a least half of the required credits in their major/minor (including at least half of the cybersecurity courses in their major/minor) while maintaining a GPA of 3.25 or higher.

Data Science & Analytics

DONALD R. SCHWARTZ, Ph.D., Chairperson, Department of Computing Technology

MISSION:

Data Science & Analytics builds on a core of computer science, information technology and systems, mathematics and statistics. Data Science is, in simple terms, the extraction of knowledge from data. Analytics is a sister term, used mostly in business settings to characterize the analysis of business data to describe, predict, and improve business performance. These disciplines include statistical analysis, machine learning, data mining, probabilistic modeling, computer programming, distributed and high performance computing, and database management. Graduates of the data science & analytics program develop a thorough understanding of the field, learn to manage data effectively, are prepared to apply statistical techniques for the analysis of data, and learn to explore data, communicate data analysis findings through visualizations and build models from data to describe phenomena and make predictions on future occurrences and events. Students in this program learn to develop large-scale data-mining applications, as well as implementing algorithms and designing, building and managing large, distributed data (“big data”) systems.

Information Technology

DONALD R. SCHWARTZ, Ph.D., Chairperson, Department of Computing Technology

MISSION:

Information Technology and Systems (ITS) provides a common foundation in computing and networking technologies, databases, information systems and business before branching into two concentrations: Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS). An ITS major with a concentration in IS provides students with a broad background in the rapidly changing discipline of Information Systems that serves as a bridge between Computer Science and Business. The program’s courses offer a balance of technical and business skills that are pertinent to the development, implementation, and maintenance of information systems in a variety of organizational settings.

An ITS major with a concentration in IT prepares students in the areas of networking technologies, web technologies, and multimedia. In the area of networking technologies, the hardware and software components of networks and issues related to the design, implementation, administration, and security of networks will be studied. Web technology courses will deal with the latest technologies in web development including client-side and server-side technologies and e-commerce systems. Students will also study multimedia and the design of graphical interfaces.

Department of Computing Technology

Mission:

Cybersecurity

Data Science & Analytics

Information Technology

Programs