College and Departments
College of Cybersecurity
The first College is the College of Cybersecurity at Virginia University of Science & Technology. Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art graduate programs for the education of computing and telecommunications professionals, particularly in the area of cybersecurity in various industries. The first program offers by this college is the Master Degree of Science in Cybersecurity & Information Assurance (MSCIA). We also offers two master/graduate certification programs: Master Certification of Operation Assurance (COA) and Master Certification of System Cybersecurity (CSC).
The Key Faculty at College of Cybersecurity.
The Degree and Graduate Certification Programs offered by the College of Cybersecurity.
College of Data Science (in planning)
Data Science is one of most popular sciences today. There is significant and growing demand for data-savvy professionals in businesses, public agencies, and nonprofits. The supply of professionals who can work effectively with data at scale is limited, and is reflected by rapidly rising salaries for data engineers, data scientists, statisticians, and data analysts.
A recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute concludes, “a shortage of the analytical and managerial talent necessary to make the most of Big Data is a significant and pressing challenge (for the U.S.).” The report estimates that there will be four to five million jobs in the U.S. requiring data analysis skills by 2018, and that large numbers of positions will only be filled through training or retraining. The authors also project a need for 1.5 million more managers and analysts with deep analytical and technical skills “who can ask the right questions and consume the results of analysis of big data effectively.”
The statistics listed below represent this significant and growing demand for data scientists.
VUST has a team is planning and establishing the College of Data Science. VUST will announce it after this program is approved by SCHEV in future.
College of Computer Science & Engineering (in planning)
Computer Science and Computing Engineering is other most popular science and engineering field today. Computer related jobs are ranked in the top 5 high paid jobs and top 3 of “The 100 Best Jobs 2016″ according to US News and World Report. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 21 percent employment growth for computer system analysts between 2016 and 2020, faster than the average of all occupations. During that time period, about 118,600 new jobs should open up.