In the School of Data Intelligence & Technology, students are immersed in cutting-edge programs that prepare them for careers in a variety of rapidly evolving fields.
Winning two Super Bowl rings, co-founding a tech start-up, making regular appearances as an on-air sports analyst for television and radio programs, and starting a foundation to help kids in his hometown apparently wasn’t enough for Charlie Batch. So he went back to school.
Mathematics builds problem-solving and decision-making skills valued by employers across a variety of sectors. The Department of Mathematics prepares students for success using advanced mathematical techniques and principles in finance, insurance, and data and statistical analysis.
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.
From the more than 270 U.S. diplomatic outposts around the world, information and data about water, gas, electricity, and other energy uses is collected and whisked back to Washington on a minute-by-minute basis. When the State Department was looking for a senior IT project manager to manage this new and expanding system, three- time RMU graduate Chris Morsey jumped to the top of their list.
The world of big data is quickly growing into a universe, and ALANA HINER has already helped it along. First attracted to the field because of the seemingly limitless possibilities it offered, Alana has used what she learned as a data analytics major to help change how her school operates.
Erin Stoughton used her education at RMU to rise from serving tables at an Eat’n Park restaurant to shaping the public face of the beloved Pittsburgh company. Working as a server while earning her bachelor’s degree in communication, she landed an internship in the company’s marketing department shortly before graduating in 2004. The company extended her internship until they could find a permanent place on their team.
This program extends the concepts in systems analysis and information systems management to the tools, concepts, and processes used to collect, analyze, store, and support organizational decisions from external information sources.
