Overview

The demand for college-educated IT professionals continues to increase as organizations from retail to manufacturing, business to science, improve and upgrade their IT infrastructures. If you want a career with growth potential that can provide opportunities across numerous industries and occupations, you can prepare for it by enrolling in the online bachelor’s degree program in Information Sciences and Technology at Pennsylvania State University.

The Integration and Application option (ITINT) prepares you to use IT to support high-level strategic organization and problem solving. You can learn to analyze the needs of an organization, formulate and implement technology-based solutions, and evaluate outcomes. You can also learn how technology impacts the world at large, and what you can do with this information to shape the future. Course work in this option consists of team-programming experiences.

The Information Systems: Design and Development option (ISDEV) helps you expand the skills needed to develop advanced information technology systems. You'll use state-of-the-art tools to learn how to develop applications and software, troubleshoot existing and new technology, and solve complex coding challenges. Course work in this option is project-oriented and consists of team-programming experiences.

Careers

IT professionals often work as associate systems designers, network managers, application programmers, web designers, and web administrators. Robert Half Technologies, leading provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis, cites the following four industries in which IT growth is expected:

Health care: In an aging population, the need for constant technology upgrades and government funding should result in continuing rapid growth for IT in health care and related industries.

Government: U.S. stimulus funding is likely to fuel IT hiring, both in government agencies and in firms that rely on government contracts.

Financial services: Technology investments and hiring may increase as firms strive to meet reform and compliance requirements.

Education: Technology investments and hiring should remain strong, thanks to stimulus funding, rising student enrollments at all levels, and the growth of e-learning.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Information, People, and Technology
Organization of Data
Language, Logic, and Discrete Mathematics
Techniques of Calculus
Networking and Telecommunications
Information Sciences and Technology Integration and Problem Solving
Foundations of Human-Centered Design

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-10-31 00:00:00
Starting 2025-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-15 00:00:00
Starting 2025-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

125 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Information Technology (IT) Data Science & Big Data Artificial Intelligence View 160 other Bachelors in Information Technology (IT) in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

To apply for this program, you must be a high school graduate, or have completed your GED.

High school transcripts or GED transcript

Official college or university transcripts, if you attended another institution, and/or official military transcripts (if applicable).

Transcripts not in English must be accompanied by a certified translation.

Submit official documents by mail

Tuition Fee

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International

15356 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7678 USD per semester during 24 months.
National

15356 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7678 USD per semester during 24 months.
In-State

15356 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7678 USD per semester during 24 months.

$8,288 per semester if you have 60 or more credits.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Information Sciences and Technology.

Available Scholarships

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