Stevens’ graduate IS program to be offered globally online

HOBOKEN , N.J. — In January 2007, Stevens Institute of Technology will launch its Information Systems Masters Degree program globally through Stevens’ online unit, WebCampus.

“Rapid advancements in technology, dynamic markets, and the changing business environment have created increased demand for professionals who can manage and deliver information systems,” said Jerry Luftman, Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean of the MSIS Program.

Tailored to provide participants with the management, business, strategic, and technical skills Stevens’ online MSIS graduate program helps students apply information systems more efficiently and effectively. With an internationally recognized faculty in information technology, technology management, and business strategy, the program teaches IT professionals how to help their organizations achieve success through alignment and deployment of business and IT strategies.   The MSIS program is an interdisciplinary combination of twelve courses.

The instructor-led, e-learning degree is offered over a two-year period with each course delivered in a thirteen-week semester. Online courses combine live lectures, online discussions, individual and team projects where students perform tailored course exercises. Emphasis is on participating in team projects, providing practical experience that can be applied immediately to business objectives.

With 17 MSIS concentrations currently available, nine are now available on the web –including Project Management, Information Systems, Entrepreneurial IT, Computer Science, Information Security, Quantitative Software Engineering, Systems Engineering and Telecommunications.

Descriptions of the concentrations and the courses can be found via: http://webcampus.stevens. edu /courses/MSIS.html

WebCampus will hold online open houses to answer corporate and student questions regarding the online requirements. Brief demonstrations of the course software will also be presented.

About WebCampus.Stevens

WebCampus.Stevens is the online unit of Stevens Institute of Technology. Launched six years ago, it among the most prominent online graduate programs in the country, honored by two distinguished awards—the Sloan prize for the “best online university” in the nation and United States Distance Learning Association 21st Century Best Practices Award. This fall, WebCampus enrolled its 10,000th student. Drawn from 44 states and 42 countries around the globe, the program offers more than 160 online courses, delivered by more than 100 Stevens faculty. For a list of online programs, see www.webcampus.stevens.edu/

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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