MSc

Information Technology, Applied: Information Security & Assurance

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Key facts

  • Program
    Master's
  • Duration
    2 years
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    10,920USD
  • Start date
    Jan, Aug

Program overview

What Towson University says about their program:

Applied information technology (AIT) is the study, design, development, implementation and support of information systems to solve the major challenges in today's work environment. Graduate students in the applied information technology master’s degree program can update and enhance their skills in a full range of areas, including systems development, IT project management and business analysis.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

High school diploma with a minimum GPA of 3.00

Postgraduate academic requirements

Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum 2.75 GPA (cumulative or for the last 60 credits). A 3.00 GPA is required for MS programs in Biology or Forensic Science.

English proficiency

Undergraduate

  • TOEFL IBT

    70 (no subscore below 17)

  • IELTS

    6.0 (no subscore below 5.5)

  • PTE

    49

Postgraduate

  • TOEFL IBT

    80 (no subscore below 20)

  • IELTS

    6.5 (no subscore below 6.5)

  • PTE

    57

  • Duolingo

    115

English proficiency waivers

Undergraduate

  • Completion of at least sixty (60) post-secondary credits or an associate degree or higher from a U.S. regionally accredited postsecondary institution.
  • Completion of at least three years of secondary education from a high school based in the United States or from a school on the list of exempted countries below

    Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Canada (except Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Eswatini, Falkland Islands, Fuji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Guyana, Helena, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Lucia, Montserrat, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, St Kitts and Nevis, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, , Uganda, United Kingdom, United States Territories (except Puerto Rico), Vincent and the Grenadines, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

  • Completion of college-level composition course with a grade of C or higher, from a U.S. regionally accredited post-secondary institution.

Postgraduate

  • 3.0 / 4.0 US Scale on degree studies from the list of exempted countries below or an associates degree from a U.S. regionally accredited postsecondary institution

    Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Canada (except Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Eswatini, Falkland Islands, Fuji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guernsey, Guyana, Helena, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Lucia, Montserrat, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, St Kitts and Nevis, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, , Uganda, United Kingdom, United States Territories (except Puerto Rico), Vincent and the Grenadines, Zambia, Zimbabwe

medium of instruction must be English in these countries

Documents required

  • Your official transcripts
  • Proof of English language proficiency
  • Certified English translation of any documents issued in a language other than English
  • A copy of your passport (photo page)
  • Copy of High School Graduation Diploma (if available)
  • Copy of University Degree (If available)
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Fees and funding

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    US$24,402 per year

  • Postgraduate tuition

    From US$10,920 to US$39,150 per year

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Visa requirements for Towson University

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