Information Technology
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) is changing our world including how we live, work, learn and play. IT is becoming pervasive across almost everything we do. The same is true for businesses. A wide range of employment opportunities in IT exist because IT is required for most companies to be competitive or even to exist in today’s markets.
IT remains one of the FASTEST GROWING JOB SECTORS in America. The IT program at Georgia Southern University prepares students to hit the ground running in specializations in information management, networking and datacenter management, cyber-security, web and mobile development, as well as our new data science concentration. View our IT program options to see which one is right for you.
Delivery of our curriculum involves significant HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES in world class facilities. Students are engaged and learn practical, current and applied skills that are valued by employers.
Academic Alliances with industry partners provide IT majors with experience using state of the art equipment with access to professional level software; and our IT Internship program assures that students are WORK-READY when they graduate.
Information Technology Degrees and Programs
The Department of Information Technology offers the following degrees and programs:
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT)
- Cyber Security Specialization
- Information Management Specialization
- Network & Data Center Specialization
- Web & Mobile Specialization
- BSIT Data Science concentration
- BIT Online – A fully online Bachelor of IT
- Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT)
- Thesis Track
- Non-Thesis Track
- Information Technology Minor
- Cyber Security Minor
- Cyber Security Certificate
We welcome you to explore our website or come by for a visit to see what our program has to offer. Feel free to contact us at anytime for more information.
Recent News
- SK Battery (EV battery plan) in Commerce, GA is looking for IT Security Specialist
- IT Students Win Big in the College Research Symposium
- Congratulations to Ms. Natasha Lovette for the Kathryn Grube Unsung Hero Award
- Congratulations to Ms. Suhaima Jamal Averitt Outstanding Research Award
- Congratulations to Ms. Suhaima Jamal for the prestigious “Susan Rebstock Williams Southern Women’s Scholarship 2023-24” award
Internships