The Information Sciences and Technology (IST) curriculum at Penn State Harrisburg is structured to provide students with the theoretical frameworks and skill sets necessary to compete and be productive in the information technology-intensive global context that defines the new "Information Age." Specifically, the degree will be focused on a program that will build an understanding of core information technologies and related areas of study; will prepare students for the practical application of various information sciences and related technologies; and engage students in sharpening their abilities to think critically and to work in teams.
Students can be admitted to the IST major in one of two options at Penn State Harrisburg: Information Systems: Design and Development Option or Information Technology: Integration and Application Option.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Security and Risk Analysis (SRA) program is intended to familiarize students with the general frameworks and multidisciplinary theories that define the area of security and related risk analyses. Courses in the major will engage students in the challenges and problems associated with assuring information confidentiality and integrity (e.g., social, economic, technology-related, and policy issues), as well as the strengths and weaknesses of various methods for assessing and mitigating associated risk.