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HomeFCSMDepartments, Programs & SchoolsDept of Computer & Information Sciences
Department of Computer & Information
Sciences
The Department of Computer and Information Sciences offers a wide range of academic options
to prepare you for the rapidly growing and changing field of information technology.
Get ready for high-demand, high-tech careers in government, industry and education. Learn
more about the advantages of studying computer and information sciences at Towson University.
The department offers students:
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small classes and highly individualized advising, including detailed four-year degree
completion planning, research and internship guidance, and career counseling
research and internship opportunities through partnerships with federal, state and local
government agencies, and the IT industry
state-of-the-art facilities and equipment
80 undergraduate courses and more than 40 graduate courses serving approximately
1,200 undergraduate and graduate majors
dynamic and accomplished faculty with research specialties in assistive technology,
cybersecurity, automated reasoning, cryptography, data mining, decision support
systems, distance learning, distributed computing, genomics, geographical information
systems, human-computer interaction, information visualization, neural networks,
universal usability, virtual collaboration, voice-over IP and wireless networks
advantageous location in high-tech Baltimore/Washington corridor, near many national
agencies and institutes, including Aberdeen Proving Ground, Goddard Space Flight
Center, Space Telescope Science Institute, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Army Research
Laboratory
Cybersecurity Designations
The Department of Computer and Information Sciences, with over 40 faculty and 1,200
undergraduate majors, started one of the first undergraduate cybersecurity tracks in the nation
and the first in Maryland. We have been a National Center of Academic Excellence in
Information Assurance and Cyberdefense since 2002. In 2013, Towson was designated as a
National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations, one of only fifteen such
institutions in the nation.
Department of Computer & Information Sciences
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Areas of Study
UndergraduateGraduate
Undergraduate
Computer Science Computer Science Minor
Information Systems Information Systems Minor
Information Technology Information Technology Minor
Graduate
Computer Science M.S.
Information Technology D.Sc.
About Our People
Student
Brandon Moody
Computer Science Major
Faculty
Blair Taylor
Clinical Associate Professor
News
Recent News
TU earns NSA designation as a National Center of Academic
Excellence in Cyber Operations
The National Security Agency and the United States Cyber Command have designated Towson
University a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations for 2014-2019.
New ‘Cyber4All’ cybersecurity minor open 4 all undergrads
Professors Blair Taylor and Siddharth Kaza receive a National Science Foundation grant to
expand cybersecurity education to all majors at the undergraduate level.
Should Netflix be Accessible to the Deaf?
Professor Jonathan Lazar was interviewed by The Atlantic for an article about whether Netflix,
and other online media, should be accessible to the deaf.
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Contact Information
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Location
7800 York Road, Towson, MD 21252
Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone
410-704-2633
Fax
410-704-3868
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