Kutztown Computer Science & Information Technology Master's Degree Program

07/03/2021

Our success in completing the CT-Toolbox project is partly attributable to our Computer Science and Information Technology core courses.

06/22/2020

Congrats to Kelly Fox, master’s student in information science, received the Liquid Interactive Award for Outstanding Work in Data Science Friday, May 29. Fox, pictured from the Zoom ceremony, earned the award for her work in making factors contributing to world happiness clear and intelligible, within a project in Predictive Analytics II with Dr. Dale Parson. Jonathan Bailer, CTO of Liquid, presented the $1,000 award, with Liquid data analysts and members of the Kutztown University administration and CSC department attending.

05/12/2020

Watch the Premiere of Virtual Class Day 2020!

https://kutztown.zoom.us/rec/play/6MV_dO-v_G03HdWRsgSDBfUsW9S1LKqs0yBIq_cEyhm8BnAFNFChMrFAZeAIns35uP_aejxicsaNjJjF?autoplay=true&startTime=1589240285000

02/02/2019

Is it time for an MS? We have expanded our analytics offerings!

02/12/2017

Is it time for an MS? We have expanded our analytics offerings!

11/14/2016

We will begin our new stand-alone IT program in Fall, 2017. Read about it here!

The State System of Higher Education Board of Governors today approved a new Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree for Kutztown University. The program will be run by the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology.

05/06/2016

If you're considering a graduate degree in computing, the Kutztown University Department of Computer Science and Information Technology is for you. KU offers...

04/21/2016

Due to the possibility of rain, tomorrow's CS IT Picnic will be held on the Patio of the Rec Center, starting around 3:30, until 7 PM.

Go in the front door, up the stairs to the left, and out the doors onto the patio.

Hope to see you there.

02/13/2016

Greetings, KU CS/IT Alum,

Big things have been happening in your graduate program and we’re writing to you to ask for your help. We’ve been looking to grow our program, but one of the stumbling blocks is that people have busy lives and have trouble making it to campus. We listened when many of you told us this, and found a way to allow graduate students to attend classes remotely.

A simple solution would have been to offer our courses online, but we believe that an asynchronous approach is inadequate due to a lack of quality interaction among students and instructors.

We are pleased to announce that we are now using a course delivery method that provides students the best possible experience by permitting attendance without being physically in the classroom. Known as the real-time virtual classroom (RTVC),
it makes it possible for our students to attend classes from remote locations while retaining the interactive experience previously available only by being present on campus.

Using a collection of browser-based, interactive software tools, instructors and students can stream audio, video, and chat room messages to each other during class. The course instructor can display anything that can be displayed in a conventional classroom to remote attendees simultaneously. Students attending remotely can ask questions and participate in discussions. They can even make presentations to the class from anywhere using their own computer’s desktop, microphone, and camera.

Here’s where we could use your help. We’re hoping you’ll be willing to share this message with people you know who might be interested. People at work or in your social circle probably know that you are a KU graduate. If they’re at all interested in continuing their education, tell them we’ve prepared a short video about our program and RTVC. It takes only a shade more than a minute to watch. Can you give them this link https://youtu.be/niND4FxU5B4 and forward them our message, which is attached as a jpeg?

Dr. Spiegel, our graduate coordinator, would be happy to hear from your co-workers and friends at [email protected]. Or, anyone can call our office at 610-683-4340 and leave a message. We promise to respond quickly, often the same day, and to address all questions and concerns.

We appreciate your willingness to share this message with people you think would find it interesting. We’d also be happy to come to your workplace and make an on-site presentation. We’ll even bring the refreshments.

Kutztown Department of CS & IT

01/20/2016

Earning potential, career opportunities, and the number of job openings factor in to rank on Glassdoor's in-demand jobs for 2016.

09/22/2015

It is with great pride and pleasure that we inform you that the MS program of the Department of Computer Science & Information Technology has been recognized as one of the top 100 programs in the country by The Financial Engineer, a business tech news entity that refers to themselves as the “leading source of information for all things Wall Street”.

Our ranking of 93rd puts us 20 places above Lehigh, 14 above Drexel, 17 above NJIT, and 34 above Temple. We are first in PASSHE and 4th in the state behind Carnegie-Mellon, UPenn and Penn State. See the full list at https://tfetimes.com/2016-computer-science-rankings/.

These rankings were published in TFE Times, The Financial Engineer’s online newszine, which claims that “TFE Times’ 2016 Master of Computer Science Rankings are the most comprehensive rankings for graduate computer science programs in the United States”.

It’s a great time to be involved in our program, as a current major or alumnus, and we believe that we couldn’t have achieved this honor without the successes our graduates.