Information technology and the engineering disciplines that support it comprise a broad and varied field. You may be interested in designing and developing computer hardware, which might include computers and peripherals, wireless communications and networking systems, semiconductors, microelectronics fabrication, signal processing, fiber optics, digital sensors, Internet technologies, and many other products. Or software development may be more to your liking, which could include programming, multimedia development, data mining, computer graphics, compiler design, algorithm design, database management, or business systems analysis. You might combine these two perspectives to create integrated systems, such as computer games or cell phones with hardwired programming. Engineers in information technology work in every sector of the economy, from manufacturing and fabrication to communications, entertainment, and finance.

KEY ELEMENTS: Focus Areas Research & Resources Success Stories

Students of this area typically choose from among the following engineering majors:

EXAMPLE MAJORS:

Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering

Information & Systems Engineering Industrial Engineering

 

     

P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
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