Communication, Creativity, Computing, and Critical Thinking
RMU’s School of Informatics, Humanities and Social Sciences is dedicated to the study of people and human interactions from all aspects, including language, culture, communication, creativity, technology, organization, history, economy, society, and security.
SIHSS challenges you to seek knowledge and to develop your professional skills. You can learn to manage, protect, and analyze data in degree programs in computer information systems, hone your critical thinking and analytical skills studying human society and culture in the humanities and social sciences, pursue your passion in the broad and growing field of communication, understand and influence your followers in organizational leadership, and combine your creativity with technical expertise in media arts.
Students enjoy our modern facilities, including the Academic Media Center, Writing Center, Oral History Center, and the extensive studio and gallery space within Wheatley Center, the school’s home. Wheatley is a custom-designed living/learning facility with classrooms, a homework lab, a cafe, a sky lit atrium, a screening room and a student lounge.
Bachelor’s degree programs in Cyber Forensics & Information Security, Information Sciences and Computer Information Systems are ABET-CAC accredited.
Degrees & Programs - School of Informatics, Humanities and Social Sciences
Academic Media Center
Empowering student community, creative expression, and professional development through hands-on media experiences. Robert Morris University’s state-of-the-art Academic Media Center (AMC) is a distinctive partner in providing unique, hands-on, experiential learning opportunities for students, faculty, and staff.
Center for Cybersecurity
The Center for Cybersecurity serves as the focal point for cybersecurity education and research at RMU. The Center is organized and hosted by the Department of Computer and Information Systems and supported by faculty across multiple disciplines at RMU. The mission of the center is to provide guidance, resources, and opportunities for cybersecurity education, research, collaboration, and outreach for RMU community and partnership organizations.
NSF SFS Program Overview
RMU has been awarded a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program. This grant program is to recruit highly qualified and diverse students and develop them into excellent and ethical cybersecurity professionals with strong technical and strategic thinking and research skills to meet the growing needs of federal, state, local and tribal government workforce and defend America’s cyberspace.
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Scholarship Program (CySP) Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Ping
The Computer Information Systems (CIS) Department in SIHSS has received a new grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Scholarship Program (CySP). This grant is to recruit and develop cyber talent for the DoD cyber workforce and to enhance the national pipeline for qualified cyber professionals.
Departments - RMU School of Informatics, Humanities and Social Sciences
Departments in the School of Informatics, Humanities and Social Sciences specialize in everything from communication, to pre-law, to cybersecurity, and much more.
The Right People. The Right Experience.
The School of Informatics, Humanities and Social Sciences faculty is a team of dedicated teacher-scholars, award-winning artists, practitioners, and academics who are committed to your long-term success.
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