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位于宾夕法尼亚州的费城的宾夕法尼亚大学是一所全球顶尖的私立研究型大学,也是著名的八所常青藤盟校之一,北美顶尖大学学术联盟美国大学协会的十四所创始成员校之一,学校每年的建设投入达到4亿美元以上。宾大由本杰明·富兰克林创建于1740年,是美国第四古老的高等教育机构,也是美国第一所从事科学技术和人文教育的现代高等学校。
宾大拥有全世界最强大的校友网络之一,包括数十位在各自领域的最高奖项获得者(如诺贝尔奖、图灵奖等)以及许多美国国家院士。
宾大被誉为现代计算机科学文明的发源地,1946年,宾夕法尼亚大学莫尔电子工程学院设计出了世界上第一台全电子数学计算机“ENIAC”,开创了计算机科学发展的新时代。18世纪时曾任副校长的天文学家大卫·里顿豪斯创建 “太阳系仪”的机械装置(实际上是一种机械模拟计算机)。在至今数百年的学校历史中,宾大一次又一次在教育以及科学技术上推动了人类文明的发展。
The Master's of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT) is a widely hailed program, specifically designed for students and professionals with minimal or no prior computing experience or formal training in computer science. Information technology is revolutionizing our fast-paced, high-tech global society…changing the way we live, work, and do business; creating new fields, new industries, new careers unheard of ten—even five—years ago.
This program gives you the expertise you need to understand and to succeed in today's highly innovative and competitive workplace. It benefits students and industry professionals who want to begin or advance a career in information technology or prepare for doctoral studies in computer science.
MCIT students typically have undergraduate degrees and backgrounds in fields other than computer science. There is a good mix of students who enter the program with no prior experience in IT or programming and those who have some prior preparation or are already working in the IT field. They take the MCIT degree program to prepare for rapid entry into the IT industry, or to improve and strengthen their working knowledge as an industry professional.
Our graduates emerge from the program as well-rounded and versatile individuals and find themselves in a prime position in the job market. MCIT alumni have outstanding placement records. Many students find internships in the summer between their first and second year of study; in many cases, these internships lead to full-time employment offers.
MCIT隶属工程与应用科学学院(School of Engineering & Applied Science),从富兰克林时代起,宾大就从未放弃过探寻新技术以造福人类的努力,工程学院正是这种精神的产物,并使之成为全美最好的工程学院之一。
MCIT项目特殊之处在于它的招收范围十分广泛,专门为想读计算机,但本科非计算机背景的学生开设。并且就业形式也非常可观,不管是谷歌、微软或facebook这样的计算机巨头,还是在生物医药、医学、金融、电信等行业领域的技术工作中都可以看到宾大MCIT专业毕业生的影子。校友资源十分丰富的宾大也充分利用了自身的优势,设立就业指导办公室,帮助学生找到心仪的工作。很多学生也会在暑假进行全职实习,丰富自己的个人履历。点击链接了解TA的梦校故事