No matter what line of business, most industries depend on information technology. The Department of Computer and Information Systems prepares students for success in this highly competitive and growing field.
The department helps students develop professional experience through internships and cooperative education in Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit and health care organizations, and small businesses. Supervised work opportunities provide valuable hands-on experience in hardware and software technology, applications, and organizational operations. The department also offers a series of Enterprise Systems programs aimed at computing on large IBM mainframes, and is associated with RMU’s membership in the IBM Academic Initiative.
Program Title | Degree | Availability |
Computer Information Systems B.S. | B.S. | Available - On Campus |
Cybersecurity B.S. | B.S. | Available - On Campus Available - Online |
Data Analytics B.S. | B.S. | Available - On Campus |
Information Sciences B.S. | B.S. | Available - On Campus |
Cybersecurity M.S. | M.S. | Available - On Campus Available - Online |
Data Analytics M.S. | M.S. | Available - On Campus Available - Online |
Data Science M.S. | M.S. | Available - Online |
Healthcare Analytics M.S. | M.S. | Available - On Campus |
Information Systems and Communications Ph.D. | Ph.D. | Available - On Campus |
Information Systems Management M.S. | M.S. | Available - On Campus Available - Online |
Web & Mobile Information Systems M.S. | M.S. | Available - On Campus |
Cyber Forensics and Information Security | Undergraduate Certificate | Available - On Campus Available - Online |
Cybersecurity | Graduate Certificate | Available - On Campus Available - Online |
Cybersecurity Fundamentals | Undergraduate Certificate | Available - On Campus Available - Online |
Cybersecurity Policy & Management | Undergraduate Certificate | Available - On Campus Available - Online |
Data Analytics | Undergraduate Certificate | Available - On Campus Available - Online |
Digital Forensics Fundamentals | Undergraduate Certificate | Available - On Campus Available - Online |
Enterprise Systems | Graduate Certificate or Undergraduate Certificate | Available - On Campus |
Information Management | Graduate Certificate | Available - Online |
Information Systems | Undergraduate Certificate | Available - On Campus |
Information Technology Project Management | Graduate Certificate | Available - Online |
Mobile Forensics and Security | Undergraduate Certificate | Available - On Campus Available - Online |
Department Head

Professor of Computer and Information Systems
Software engineering, database management, spatial data science
wu@rmu.edu
412-397-6458