Rochester Institute of Technology

3D Digital Design

3D digital designers use their passion to create virtual elements featured in everything from games and movies to visualizations and augmented reality. On your first day in the program, you begin learning and using the same software that professionals use in related fields.

3D Graphics Technology

The associate in applied science (AAS) degree in 3D graphics technology introduces concepts related to three dimensional (3D) graphics, and teaches you the creative and technical skills required to produce 3D graphics, 3D prints, environmental renderings that range from artistic to photorealistic in quality, and 3D models used in multimedia and animation.

Accounting

Accountants are multidisciplinary professionals. They are responsible for determining an organization’s overall wealth, profitability, and liquidity. Without accounting, organizations would have no foundation upon which daily and long-term business decisions could be made.

Accounting and Analytics

RIT’s master of science in accounting and analytics pulls together key areas of technology, finance, strategy, analytics, and data modeling to help you advance your accounting career.

Accounting and Financial Analytics

Developed and taught by RIT’s esteemed faculty in Saunders College of Business, the advanced certificate in accounting and financial analytics provides knowledge in data science and statistical analysis, so accounting and finance professionals can mine and analyze data to improve business strategy, operations, and outcomes. Designed for working professionals studying part-time, you may complete this graduate certificate in 12 months. The program is available both online and on-campus.

Accounting Technology

The accounting technology program prepares you for a career in accounting-related occupations. You’ll learn the functions of the complete accounting cycle for service, merchandising, and manufacturing businesses. As a graduate of the program, you’ll use computers to maintain and reconcile various financial records, verify business records, and perform other clerical and administrative duties.

Administrative Support Technology

In the administrative support technology program you will receive a foundation in computer software applications, business office procedures, and document preparation as well as opportunities to develop appropriate professional interpersonal and human relations skills.

Advertising and Public Relations

Smartphones, smart tech, data capturing, social media, and the ever-evolving internet landscape have changed every facet of how an audience can be reached and influenced. Connecting the right message, the right timing, and the right communication channel has never been more complex or more data-informed.

Applied and Computational Mathematics

The applied and computational mathematics master’s degree refines your capabilities in applying mathematical models and methods and prepares you to develop and implement computable solutions to real- world problems. Sophisticated mathematical tools are increasingly used to develop new models, modify existing ones, and analyze system performance.

Applied Arts and Sciences

The applied arts and sciences major offers students the opportunity to create individualized undergraduate programs of study through three levels of study: a bachelor of science degree, an associate of applied science degree, and a diploma. Further information for all three levels can be found under the individualized program BS.

Applied Arts and Sciences

Jobs that require multidisciplinary, hybrid skills sets not traditionally associated with one occupation are growing at twice the rate of the overall job market, are higher paying than their more specialized counterparts, and are immune to the threat of automation. RIT’s online associate of science in applied arts and sciences is a customizable degree for students who would like to combine different disciplines or topic areas tailored to their career goals and interests.

Applied Computer Technology (AAS)

Computers are important to all parts of the economy, and the number of careers that involve work with computers is constantly expanding. Students in the associate in applied science (AAS) degree program in applied computer technology take courses to prepare them for careers that involve maintaining computer software and hardware, installing and maintaining computer networks, and working with a variety of computer applications.

Applied Computer Technology (AOS)

Computers are important to all parts of the economy, and the number of careers that involve work with computers is constantly expanding. Students in the associate in occupational studies (AOS) degree program in applied computer technology take courses to prepare them for careers that involve maintaining computer software and hardware, installing and maintaining computer networks, and working with a variety of computer applications.

Applied Computer Technology (AS)

The associate in science (AS) in applied computer technology is an associate+bachelor’s degree program designed to prepare deaf and hard-of-hearing students to enter and successfully complete a bachelor’s degree in RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. This program is available for qualified deaf and hard of hearing students.

Applied Liberal Arts

The associate in science (AS) degree in applied liberal arts is designed to prepare deaf and hard-of-hearing students to enter and successfully complete a bachelor’s degree in RIT’s College of Liberal Arts or in NTID’s community development and inclusive leadership BS degree. This program is available for qualified deaf and hard of hearing students.

Applied Mathematics

Mathematicians use theory, computational techniques, algorithms, and the latest computer technology to solve economic, scientific, engineering, physics, and business problems. Applied mathematics starts with a practical problem, envisions its separate elements, and then reduces the elements to mathematical variables.

Applied Mechanical Technology

The associate in applied science (AAS) in applied mechanical technology is an Associate+Bachelor’s degree program that prepares students to enter and successfully complete a bachelor’s degree program in RIT’s College of Engineering Technology. The program offers you unparalleled academic support and students strengthen their skills by taking courses taught by NTID faculty. This program is available for qualified deaf and hard of hearing students.

Applied Modern Language and Culture

Today’s workforce is increasingly global, and career opportunities may arise in exciting international locations where a solid understanding of your career field includes proficiency in a second language and its culture. Applied modern language and culture incorporates foreign language, its experiential implementation, and career preparation.

Applied Statistics

RIT’s advanced certificate in applied statistics is a flexible, graduate- level credential. It is designed for working professionals, from a variety of disciplines, who want to add statistical analysis skills to apply to your current job, or to increase your value and marketability in today’s data- rich environment. The curriculum requires two core courses and two electives which can be taken on-campus or online.

Applied Statistics

The master of science in applied statistics focuses on data mining, designing experiments, health care applications, and the application of statistics to imaging and industrial environments. The program provides instruction in statistical analysis and enables students to solve complex problems for a variety of industries, including insurance, marketing, government, education, health care, and more.

Applied Statistics and Data Analytics

RIT’s bachelor of science in applied statistics gives you an advantage in the fields of business, government, and industry, and prepares you for advanced graduate studies. Diverse application areas for graduates include product design, biostatistics, data analytics, quality control, and statistical forecasting.

Architectural and Civil Drafting Technology (AAS)

People who work in architectural and civil drafting technology use their skills to create two- and three-dimensional drawings on the computer. These drawings are used to visually represent buildings, bridges, canals, and houses. This program is available for qualified deaf and hard of hearing students.

Architectural and Civil Drafting Technology (AOS)

People who work in architectural and civil drafting technology use their skills to create two- and three-dimensional drawings on the computer. These drawings are used to visually represent buildings, bridges, canals, and houses. This program is available for qualified deaf and hard of hearing students.

Architecture

RIT’s NAAB-accredited master of architecture program provides a well- balanced education that integrates design, technology, and research with sustainability to prepare graduates to enter the modern field of architecture. This program offers an immersive approach to investigating the complexity of designing buildings with people, space, and the environment in mind.

Artificial Intelligence

RIT’s artificial intelligence master’s degree is designed for a variety of educational backgrounds across various AI sectors. In this program you will develop well-rounded skill sets in designing, developing, and deploying AI systems, as well as in understanding and analyzing AI’s impact on policy and society. A rich set of core courses prepare you with essential technical skills and knowledge.

Artificial Intelligence in Computer Science

RIT’s advanced certificate in artificial intelligence in computer science teaches you to implement AI solutions to address a myriad of issues in business, computing, engineering, and more. You will advance your understanding of AI and learn how to apply deep learning, natural language processing, and knowledge representation to solve problems that have been considered unsolvable until recently.

ASL-English Interpretation

The ASL-English interpretation major prepares sign language interpreters for work in settings where deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing people interact and communicate. This degree allows students to develop foundation skills for general interpreting, with opportunities to explore specialized fields such as those in educational and medical settings, and/ or community interpreting.

Astrophysical Sciences and Technology

RIT’s master of science in astrophysical sciences and technology offers a wide range of research topics including multi-wavelength astrophysics, instrumentation and detector technology, computational astrophysics, and gravitational wave astronomy and numerical relativity. RIT’s guiding principle is to provide an intellectually demanding program within an informal, student-centered, supportive environment.

Astrophysical Sciences and Technology

The doctoral program in astrophysical sciences and technology focuses on the underlying physics of phenomena beyond the Earth, and on the development of technologies, instruments, data analysis, and modeling techniques. You may select one of three tracks: astrophysics, astroinformatics and computational astrophysics (with the option of a concentration in general relativity), or astronomical instrumentation.

Big Data Analytics

The advanced certificate in big data analytics is a multidisciplinary program intended for professionals who hold BS degrees in computing or other diverse fields such as finance, retail, science, engineering, or manufacturing–where knowledge in data analysis is in high demand.

Biochemistry

Biochemists focus on the chemistry of life. RIT’s biochemistry bachelor’s degree provides knowledge in chemistry, biochemistry, and biology, which prepares you to consider real-world problems from a variety of perspectives. Delve deeper into your interest in combining the life and health sciences with RIT’s chemistry degree.

Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is a discipline that represents a marriage between biotechnology and computer technologies, and RIT’s bioinformatics master’s degree is focused on cutting-edge computational techniques to understand biomedical data. The program prepares students to use computers to organize, link, analyze, and visualize complex sets of biological data to discover, treat, and cure a range of medical illnesses.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Bioinformatics is the intersection of biology and computer science. When enrolled in RIT’s bioinformatics bachelor’s degree, you’ll learn how to use computers to analyze, organize, and visualize biological data in ways that increase the understanding of this data and lead to new discoveries.

Biology

Biology encompasses the processes and patterns that characterize living cells, organisms, and ecosystems. In the College of Science, biology is something that students do, rather than something they merely learn. RIT’s biology BS emphasizes hands-on laboratory work and field experience conducted by career biologists.

Biomedical and Chemical Engineering

The biomedical and chemical engineering Ph.D. provides the knowledge and skills to develop successful independent researchers. Core courses are usually completed during the first two semesters of the program, and then you will choose electives in biomedical engineering and chemical engineering, as well as graduate level electives offered by any of the departments in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, in consultation with your dissertation and research advisor.

Biomedical Engineering

RIT’s biomedical engineering master’s degree produces professionals who innovate solutions for today’s most pressing health care challenges. Through core courses and electives, the program provides opportunities to develop and define your knowledge of biomedical engineering principles and practices. The degree also prepares you to design biomedical engineering systems that result in applications that improve and enhance the health and well-being of patients.

Biomedical Engineering

Improving the health and well-being of others is the emphasis of this dynamic biomedical engineering BS. Biomedical engineering leverages the vast knowledge base of engineering, biology, and medicine to solve problems focused on health care and the human body.

Biomedical Sciences

The field of biomedical sciences combines biology and medicine to maintain and promote the health of both humans and animals. It is also an investigative field in which you will conduct hands-on research in order to solve pressing health problems.

Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience

In RIT’s biotechnology and molecular biology degree you’ll improve human health by harnessing technology advancements and biomolecular processes to research and develop technologies in genetics, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and vaccine development, environment and energy, forensic science, genetic counseling, and more.

Business

The associate in science (AS) degree in business is an Associate+Bachelor’s degree program designed to prepare deaf and hard-of-hearing students to enter and successfully complete a bachelor’s degree program in RIT’s Saunders College of Business. The program offers you unparalleled academic support and students strengthen their skills by taking courses taught by faculty in RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID).

Business Administration

The master’s in business administration at RIT prepares you for leadership positions with a strong focus on technology, strategy, entrepreneurship and data analytics. The MBA program curriculum focuses on core business concepts that provide fundamental skills, knowledge, and perspectives in accounting, statistics, leadership, finance, negotiations, and economics.

Business Administration

The Ph.D. in business administration at RIT prepares you to advance your knowledge and practice through research and exploration of the latest trends and biggest challenges found at the intersection of business and technological innovation. The program is designed to inspire and train scholars to identify, investigate, and solve novel business challenges that influence business and society, particularly, those that are triggered by technological changes.

Business Administration

The business administration program focuses on general business operations and the critical decision-making process required for success in today’s fast-paced work environment. You will learn the fundamentals of business planning, communication, and critical decision-making skills– all essential, high-growth skills for the jobs of the future. This program is available for qualified deaf and hard of hearing students.

Business Administration - Executive

The executive MBA program enhances your career through an applied academic and strategic-focused experience. The curriculum focuses on core business concepts that provide fundamental skills, knowledge, and perspectives in accounting, statistics, leadership, finance, negotiations, and economics. You will also develop skills in cross-functional analysis with an emphasis on strategy, marketing, technology, and international business.

Business Administration - Online Executive

RIT’s online executive MBA program is designed for busy professionals in established careers who are looking to improve executive skills in leadership as well as strategic and cross-functional thinking. The curriculum provides skills, knowledge and perspectives in the core business concepts of accounting, statistics, leadership, finance, negotiations, and economics.

Business Analytics

RIT’s master’s in business analytics teaches you to harness the power of data analysis to drive and optimize business performance, strategy, and operations at the intersection of business, data science, and analytics. The program trains you to help understand and connect contemporary analytics technologies with today’s business practices.

Business Technology

The business technology program prepares you for a career in general business operations. You’ll learn the fundamentals of business planning, interpersonal skills, and communication skills needed to succeed on the job. You’ll also receive leadership training in addition to becoming proficient in the use of computer software applications necessary to succeed in the business world.

Ceramics

The MFA in ceramics develops your intellectual and artistic thinking through an extensive curriculum that rigorously examines the work of historical and contemporary artists and craftspeople as you expand your knowledge of the techniques within the ceramics field. In-depth critiques give you a deep understanding of your own work as well as that of your your peers–all as a means to enhance your artistic expression and personal voice.

Chemical Engineering

RIT’s chemical engineering master’s degree prepares you to develop new, high-tech materials for use across a range of critical industries, including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy systems, battery and alternative energies, and more. In this program you will take core chemical engineering courses in topics such as advanced engineering mathematics, advanced thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and advanced reaction engineering.

Chemical Engineering

RIT’s degree in chemical engineering is a comprehensive program of study that prepares you to advance nano-scale composites, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, plastics, fibers, metals, and ceramics and to develop alternative energy systems, biomedical materials and therapies, and strategies that minimize the environmental impact of technological advancements.

Chemistry

RIT’s master of science in chemistry prepares practicing chemists for the next phase of their career by focusing on independent research with faculty mentors and improving written and oral scientific communication skills. The program consists of core and focus area course work. You may select a concentration in materials scienc; biochemistry; or organic, analytical, inorganic, physical, and polymer chemistry.

Chemistry

Chemistry is the science of the structure, properties, and reactions of matter. Chemists seek to understand matter at the molecular and atomic levels. Knowledge of chemistry is fundamental to an understanding of biology, biochemistry, geology and medicine, and areas of astronomy, physics, and engineering.

Civil Engineering Technology

When infrastructure works, no one notices. But when clean water fails to come out of faucets, when roads and bridges crumble, or when dams break and flood communities, suddenly our attention shifts to infrastructure and how its failure significantly impacts our lives. The people who make infrastructure their top priority are civil engineers who are charged with analyzing problems and designing solutions to our nation’s growing infrastructure needs.

Civil Technology

The associate in applied science (AAS) in civil technology is an Associate+Bachelor’s degree program that prepares students to enter and successfully complete a bachelor’s degree program in civil engineering technology in RIT’s College of Engineering Technology. The program offers you unparalleled academic support and students strengthen their skills by taking courses taught by NTID faculty. This program is available for qualified deaf and hard of hearing students.

Cognitive Science

RIT’s cognitive science Ph.D. provides an interdisciplinary study of the human mind that combines insights from psychology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, augmented reality, and philosophy. Students conduct research on human perception, cognition, action, and language with a focus on the representation and processing of information within biological and computational frameworks.

Color Science

RIT’s color science MS degree provides graduate-level study in both scientific theory and practical application of color science, as well as how to do research in the field and present it successfully. The curriculum is a combination of required courses in color science, elective courses appropriate for the candidate’s background, and either a research thesis or graduate project.

Color Science

RIT’s color science Ph.D. program allows you to contribute to knowledge creation and practical application of color science by conducting extensive research that encompasses diverse fields and multiple disciplines of science. The curriculum is a combination of required courses in color science, elective courses appropriate for the candidate’s background and interests, a research project during the second year of study, and a research dissertation.

Communication

RIT’s communication MS degree combines the latest research technology with essential communication expertise. Communication in all its forms is at the center of our personal lives and professional careers, so whether it’s interpersonal or mediated communication, professional communicators need to know how to develop creative and impactful messaging to successfully engage their audiences.

Communication

Developing productive relationships, managing teams, analyzing audiences, creating effective messages, and understanding media are key competencies needed for successful communication professionals. RIT’s bachelor’s of communication prepares you in the theory, research, and practical application needed to develop these skills. You will graduate ready for a successful career in communication.

Communication Networks

The master of science in communication networks prepares you to become an expert in fiber-optic and photonic communications, wireless communications, as well as network design and management.

Community Development and Inclusive Leadership

RIT’s community development and leadership degree is an innovative, interdisciplinary program that will provide you with leadership, interpersonal communication, research, and data management skills—all of which are needed by dynamic leaders at the helm of 21st century organizations.

Computational Mathematics

Computational mathematics, or computational and applied mathematics, focuses on using numerical methods and algorithms to solve mathematical problems and perform mathematical computations with the aid of computers. It bridges the gap between theoretical mathematics and practical applications in various fields, including science, engineering, finance, and more.

Computer Engineering

RIT’s computer engineering MS focuses on the design and development of computer and computer-integrated systems, with consideration of engineering factors like function, performance, security, and sustainability. The program emphasizes the careful adoption of design methodology and the application of sophisticated engineering tools. The intensive programming and laboratory work ensure significant, high-level, specialized knowledge and experience.

Computer Engineering

In the computer industry, there is a great demand for computer engineers who can do it all—from designing high performance computer hardware components and software to developing next-generation intelligent, resilient, and sustainable products and appliances that contain embedded systems.

Computer Engineering Technology

Computer engineering technology courses bridge the gap between hardware and software by providing a solid foundation in each and integrating them with intensive classroom and laboratory experiences.

Computer Science

In the computer science MS degree, you will explore computer graphics and visualization, data management, and intelligent systems while developing the skills to excel in this ever-changing field. You’ll apply theoretical principles underlying computer science, ensuring you acquire the intellectual tools necessary to keep up-to-date in this rapidly evolving discipline.

Computer Science

Computer science covers a wide spectrum of areas within the field of computing, ranging from theoretical to practical. As a computer scientist, you can specialize in areas such as intelligent systems (i.e.

Computing and Information Sciences

In RIT’s computing and information sciences Ph.D., you will conduct both foundational and applied research to address diverse and important challenges within and beyond computing. This doctoral program highlights two of the most unique characteristics of the Golisano College for Computing and Information Sciences: its breadth of program offerings and its scholarly focus on discovering solutions to real-world problems by balancing theory and practice.

Computing and Information Technologies

Information technology is found in every aspect of our lives—the workplace, our homes, the way we communicate, and in much of the entertainment we consume. IT professionals, therefore, are in great demand and highly valued. RIT’s computer information technology degree embodies a hands-on approach to technology.

Criminal Justice

RIT’s MS in criminal justice is a dynamic degree where you’ll develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills as well as engage in applied research that contributes to the creation and dissemination of criminal justice knowledge and policy analysis. This program fosters the formation of new knowledge through active research in agencies and the community. You will learn and apply problem-solving skills rooted in the areas of your individual interests with an emphasis on applied research.

Criminal Justice

Majoring in criminal justice provides you with a broad education that speaks to your interest in law and justice. You will be prepared for a wide range of careers in federal and local criminal justice agencies. The major also provides continuing education for professionals already employed in criminal justice positions and offers a strong academic foundation for graduate or law school.

Cybersecurity

RIT’s advanced certificate in cybersecurity will teach you how to make computers and networks resistant to attack by monitoring intrusions and closing off vulnerabilities. You will gain the fundamental knowledge and expertise in network security and forensics necessary to implement security in networked environments. By training you to monitor intrusions and close off vulnerabilities, the program provides you with the skills required to make computers and networks resistant to attack.

Cybersecurity

The master's in cybersecurity gives you an understanding of the technological and ethical roles of computing security in today's society and its importance across computing disciplines. This degree aims to prepare you to meet the critical demand of building security and survivability into the hardware and software of computing systems as they are designed and developed, rather than adding it on once systems have been designed, developed, and installed.

Cybersecurity

The scope and demand of computer systems and networks, and the span of these systems, increases in organizations every day. At the same time, dependence on computer systems security and computing security technologies is growing dramatically, as is the creation of malicious software that attacks computing systems and networks.

Data Science

RIT’s data science master’s degree gives you the practical and theoretical skills to handle large-scale data management and analysis challenges that arise in today’s data-driven organizations. This degree fosters work with faculty experts in the fields of data science, analytics, and infrastructure who provide hands-on experience solving real-world problems. The curriculum includes opportunities for you to choose a range of elective courses.

Deaf Cultural Studies-American Sign Language

The Deaf cultural studies-American Sign Language certificate offers deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students the opportunity to understand the deaf community as an entity unto itself and within the context of society as a whole.

Design and Imaging Technology (AAS)

People who work in the design and imaging field are responsible for designing, organizing, and producing print and Web-based media for business, communication, publishing, manufacturing, entertainment, and advertising markets. This is a large, exciting field that requires a variety of computer-based and traditional visual skills.

Design and Imaging Technology (AOS)

People who work in the design and imaging field are responsible for designing, organizing, and producing print and Web-based media for business, communication, publishing, manufacturing, entertainment, and advertising markets. This is a large, exciting field that requires a variety of computer-based and traditional visual skills.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound)

The diagnostic medical sonography certificate is an 18-month program that includes a clinical internship.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound)

Imagine the possibilities that can result from attending a nationally-ranked ultrasound program that houses a modern, state-of-the-art scanning suite where classes are taught by outstanding faculty who are leaders in their field. The outcome is a first-rate educational experience, complete with one year of on-site clinical training, that sets you a path for success in a dynamic health care field.

Dietetics and Nutrition

RIT’s dietetics and nutrition graduate degree emphasizes new connections between technology and health and prepares you to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). RDNs are skilled health care professionals who apply the art and science of food and nutrition to a variety of demographics at individual, institutional, organizational, community, and population levels.

Echocardiography (Cardiac Ultrasound)

Echocardiography focuses on the evaluation of the heart, its valves and chambers, and associated vessels. The echocardiography certificate produces competent, compassionate, and responsible professionals and leaders who are skilled in ultrasound scanning techniques and the operation of ultrasound instrumentation. The certificate in echocardiography is an 18-month program that includes a clinical internship.

Economics

Economists play a role in a range of industries, from business and law to social sciences, agriculture, and environmental studies. They study how society distributes its resources – from land, labor, raw materials, and machinery – to produce a range of goods and services. They also conduct research, collect and analyze information, monitor economic trends, and develop forecasts to guide industries in making critical decisions.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Offered jointly by the Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering and the Department of Computer Engineering, the Ph.D. program in electrical and computer engineering prepares you to become an explorer of the information age who can transform the world with trailblazing research that expands and creates knowledge. By conducting research under the guidance of RIT's world-class researchers , you will learn to become an independent researcher.

Electrical Engineering

In RIT’s electrical engineering master’s degree you will engage in innovative research to solve industrial and business challenges. In this degree, you can customize a specialty of your choosing while working closely with electrical engineering faculty in a contemporary, applied research area. The program provides you with the skills to solve industry and business challenges and deploy high-level solutions to electrical engineering problems.

Electrical Engineering

The electrical engineering major is a five-year program designed to prepare you for exciting careers within the electrical engineering and allied disciplines. In addition to a comprehensive curriculum, you will spend nearly a year on co-op, where you will gain invaluable hands-on experience in industry. Your co-ops will begin after your second year of study.

Electrical Engineering Technology

RIT’s BS in electrical engineering technology is designed to meet industry’s ever-increasing need for engineers with an in-depth understanding of electrical and electronics theory. The electrical engineering technology degree also provides you with the ability to specialize in specific areas of the discipline.

Engineering Management

The master of science in engineering management uses a blend of industrial and systems engineering courses from the Kate Gleason College of Engineering and business courses from Saunders College of Business to focus on the management of engineering and technological business challenges. To support the dual role of the engineering manager, as both a technologist and a leader, the program combines technological expertise with managerial skill development.

Engineering Psychology

RIT’s advanced certificate in engineering psychology provides you with formal recognition of your knowledge in engineering psychology and establishes a credential for seeking a career in the human factors or ergonomics fields. The advanced certificate is a selection of up to five graduate-level courses in a particular area of study.

English

Technology affects how we write, tell stories, and analyze literature. And there’s no better place to explore the fusion of technology and English than at RIT. Our English bachelor’s degree grounds you in critical thinking, writing, and making, all while preparing you with digital tools as well as the soft and hard skills that impress employers.

Environmental Health and Safety Management

The environmental health and safety management MS program provides a strong foundation in developing and implementing environmental health and safety management systems to help companies meet sustainability and safety standards. In addition, you'll gain a solid technical foundation in air emissions, wastewater, solid and hazardous waste, occupational safety, and occupational health (industrial hygiene).

Environmental Science

RIT’s environmental science master’s degree provides a deep understanding of the science behind environmental problems, the complex set of circumstances that impact environmental issues, and how environmental decisions and policies must attempt to find a balance between environmental conservation, human well-being, and economic development.

Environmental Science

Earning an environmental science degree from RIT provides you with the problem-solving skills needed to be successful in the field. This major combines a love for nature with cutting edge research to create a sustainable future for our planet.

Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety

Environmental, health, and safety is a general term that refers to policies, laws, rules, regulations, careers, and efforts utilized by universities, school districts, local governments, companies, and environmental consulting groups to protect the health and safety of their employees and to ensure their activities do not harm the environment.

Exercise Science

A certificate in exercise science prepares you to sit for a range of fitness and training exams, including the exams to become a personal trainer, group exercise instructor, health coach, and more. It can also complement other programs such as the biomedical sciences, nutritional sciences, or dietetics and nutrition, as it bolsters your knowledge of exercise, in particular, strength and conditioning.

Exercise Science

Exercise science is a discipline that studies movement and the body’s responses and adaptations. The goal of exercise science is to broaden our understanding of the connections and benefits between fitness, exercise, nutrition, and health. It’s the scientific approach to understanding how exercise impacts the human body.

Experimental Psychology

The experimental psychology MS degree allows you to contribute meaningful work to multiple fields of psychology while you explore and apply scientific methods to human development, social interactions, and behavioral relationships. Tailored to your career aspirations, this degree includes core courses, elective courses, and a thesis. It offers two tracks to choose from: experimental psychology and engineering psychology.

Film and Animation

The film and animation MFA is supported by highly specialized faculty from RIT's photography, imaging science, computer science, information technology, and design programs. This collaborative program is offered by the School of Film and Animation which houses state-of-the-art facilities, including full production facilities like MAGIC Spell Studios, and offers you industry and commercial experience as you pursue your degree.

Film and Animation

The film and animation degree develops your production skills and promotes film and animation as creative media. Utilizing research, critical thinking, creativity, and a range of problem-solving principles, you will address complex motion imaging workflow issues within the constraints of time, space, budget, and technology.

Finance

RIT’s master of science in finance prepares you for careers in corporate finance, investment analysis, wealth management, portfolio management, financial consulting, commercial banking, investment banking, insurance, cryptocurrencies and FinTech. A highly flexible program with a strong emphasis on experiential learning opportunities, the MS in finance enables you to apply your knowledge in real-world scenarios.

Finance

Explore the management, creation, and study of money, banking, investments, assets, and liabilities, and the impact of technology on financial systems, cash-flow analysis, capital markets, financial decision-making, and forecasting. This is the exciting world of finance.

Fine Arts Studio

The fine arts studio MFA explores the role of contemporary art through painting, printmaking, sculpture, and expanded forms. The program is committed to collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches both within the four major fine arts areas of study (painting, printmaking, sculpture, or expanded forms) and the entire College of Art and Design.

Furniture Design

RIT’s MFA in furniture design is structured to support your individual interests and aesthetic development. While engaging in the design and construction of a range of furniture objects, you will be challenged to advance your aesthetic, conceptual, and design sensibilities while simultaneously strengthening your furniture building techniques and construction strategies.

Furniture Design

An intensive course of study combining foundations in art and design with two years of study in woodworking and furniture design. For individuals not seeking the BFA or MFA degree, the associate degree will provide you with many of the fundamentals to begin a career in woodworking and furniture design. The AOS degree in furniture design is a highly-focused, two-year course of study.

Game Design and Development

In the game design and development master’s degree, you will explore the entertainment technology landscape as well as other related areas through study in topics such as computer graphics, game engines, interactive narrative, and game world design. The program is characterized by a clear focus on development but also educates developers in the design process. This is a two-year, on-campus, cohort- based program in which students are admitted through a portfolio review process.

Game Design and Development

The game design bs emphasizes game programming within a core computing education to prepare you for careers in the game, simulation, modeling, training, and visualization industries. The emphasis on computing fundamentals gives you more career options and prepares you for graduate school.

General Science

The associate in science (AS) degree in general science is designed to prepare deaf and hard-of-hearing students who are close to, but not fully ready for, direct entry into a bachelor’s-level program in the sciences. The degree is a pathway for completing the course work taken during the first two years of a BS degree program in RIT’s College of Science or RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology.

Glass

The MFA in glass develops your personal creative voice through intensive research, discussion, critique, and experimentation in glass. While working on your advanced degree in glassblowing, you will be given full access to a complete glass facility and individual studio space. Graduate studio courses, seminar courses, and in-depth critiques give you a deeper understanding of the craft of glass as you design pieces that flourish your personal expression.

Global Business Management

This bachelor of science in global business management builds a T-shaped professional, who is characterized by a deep disciplinary knowledge and an understanding of the professional and personal skills that transcend disciplines.

Global Public Health

In March of 2020, the world watched as the COVID-19 virus spread around the world. As the virus quickly reached every town and city across the globe, it became imperative for local, national, and international public health officials to communicate and collaborate to understand the virus, treat patients who tested positive, and identify ways to mitigate its spread. It was, perhaps, the first time many watched a worldwide public health crisis play out in real-time.

Global Supply Chain Management

The supply chain management master’s degree is an interdisciplinary program that integrates concepts from supply chain, logistics, operations management, analytics, data visualization, industrial engineering, global business, sustainability, ethics, and risk management. The program provides a strong foundation in supply chain, industry-specific practices, and the latest trends and technologies.

Graphic Design

Graphic design is used in everything from branding and identity, books and magazines, advertising, packaging, web and interface design, motion graphics, and just about everything in between. A graphic design undergraduate degree is perfect for students who eat, breathe, and sleep design, and would like to apply their skills in a hands-on way.

Health and Well-Being Management

The MS in health and well-being management prepares you for a career in health and well-being program design, administration, and research. The program provides the skills health care workers require, including the ability to apply systems thinking, design interventions, practice dissemination and implementation science, understand negotiation, advocacy, and team dynamics, and engage with communities. The degree offers two options.

Health Care Interpretation

The MS in health care interpretation is specifically designed for nationally certified ASL-English interpreters interested in advancing their education through specialized training in health care interpreting. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf’s department of American Sign Language and Interpreting Education administers the program, with some course work from RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology.

Health Informatics

The MS in health informatics applies the creative power of information technology to the information and data needs of health care. This degree provides professionals with an understanding of formal medical terminology, clinical processes, and guidelines; and an understanding of how information and communication systems can be used to successfully deliver patient information in various health care settings.

Health Systems Administration

There will be four million new jobs in the health care industry by 2026. Gain the skills you need to advance in the ever-growing health care field.

History

The past will always shape the future as our understanding of who we are and what we value continues to evolve. The ability to reflect on history, examine the human condition, and critically analyze the past as a guide to the present and future is part of what it means to be human and to live in human communities.

Hospitality and Tourism Management

The hospitality and tourism degree provides an in-depth understanding of the hospitality and tourism industry and prepares you to enter any segment of the industry, including sports and entertainment management, hospitality real estate, beverage management, hotel/resort management, travel management, food marketing and distribution, cruise line operations, resorts and spas, event management, and airline catering.

Hospitality Business Management

RIT’s master’s in hospitality business management specializes in enhancing the analytics and technology skills essential for leadership positions in the hospitality industry. The comprehensive curriculum empowers working professionals and career changers to excel in sales, marketing, revenue management, business strategy, customer experience design and management, sustainability, data analytics, and hotel real estate development and investment.

Human-Centered Computing

Fundamental to human-centered computing (HCC) is a focus on humans as individuals and how they behave with technology. Students in this major find themselves at the intersection of computer advancements and human behavior around technology. Topics of consideration include the design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive computing systems and understanding the ways in which such systems can transform our lives.

Human-Computer Interaction

The human-computer interaction master's degree provides the knowledge and skills necessary for conceptualizing, designing, implementing, and evaluating software applications and computing technologies for the benefit of the user, whether the user is an individual, a group, an organization, or a society. Human, technological, and organizational concerns are interwoven throughout the curriculum and addressed in team- and project-based learning experiences.

Humanities, Computing, and Design

Humanities, computing, and design is a dynamic field of study that creates a bridge between the traditional liberal arts and the digital world, where critical thinking, cultural awareness, and communication integrate with digital technologies.

Illustration

Illustration is a form of visual communication that involves creating images to convey ideas, messages, or stories. It is a versatile art form that can be applied across various mediums and industries, including publishing, advertising, editorial, entertainment, and digital media.

Imaging Science

RIT’s master's degree in imaging science is geared toward advancing and broadening the skills of professionals who are working and conducting research in the many industries that use various imaging modalities to research and solve problems in engineering and science. This field integrates engineering, math, physics, computer science, and psychology to understand and develop imaging systems and technology. The curriculum emphasizes a systems approach to the study of imaging science.

Imaging Science

A doctoral degree in imaging science signifies high achievement in scholarship and independent investigation in the diverse aspects of imaging science, and with a Ph.D. from RIT, you will contribute to the fundamental body of knowledge in science and engineering that is associated with this field of study. The core curriculum consists of coursework and research and integrates a common body of knowledge essential to an understanding of imaging processes and applications.

Imaging Science

Imaging science is the study of the science, computing, and engineering theories behind the technology that goes into creating images, the integration of this technology into imaging systems, and the application of those systems to gather information and solve scientific problems.

Individualized Program

If you find yourself drawn to a collection of interests that don’t fit neatly into a conventional academic program, RIT’s bachelor of individualized studies may be for you. This program, formerly known as applied arts and sciences, is offered through the School of Individualized Study and allows you to customize an academic program around your interests, goals, and career aspirations.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

The industrial and systems engineering master’s degree offers you hands-on experiences in designing, improving, and controlling complex systems to make them more profitable, practical, controllable, and flexible.

Industrial Design

Form, function, and experience tell a story of considered design and the best possible outcome. RIT’s industrial design MFA will enhance your career success by further developing your knowledge in design processes and technology. This project-based program allows you to explore design theory, design history, and human-centered design.

Industrial Design

From athletic wear and home goods to stereo systems and medical devices, there are a variety of industries that RIT’s industrial Design prepares you for. Learn how to create and develop inventive products for both consumers and manufacturers in an industry of interest to you.

Industrial Engineering

The degree in industrial engineering is for students interested in optimizing, designing, and managing the processes by which goods are made and distributed, and services are efficiently provided. Industrial engineering also ensures that high-quality products and services are delivered in a cost-effective manner. Industrial engineers aid companies globally, balancing sustainable design with skillful construction of systems.

Information Technology and Analytics

RIT’s master of science degree in information technology and analytics addresses the demand at the intersection of information technology and data science. With a program rich in analytics and in-depth career- oriented study, you will explore how information is organized, verified, analyzed, and applied in today's data-rich environment.

Integrated Electronics

The certificate in integrated electronics offers a comprehensive curriculum in the design of state-of-the-art electronic circuits for professionals active in the electrical engineering field. Course work builds on an introductory understanding of semiconductor device physics and basic circuit theory. The design of analog and mixed-signal circuits are addressed in study focusing on issues and trade-offs involved in widely used circuits.

Interior Design

The interior design degree is a professional program accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). The program offers broader access to allied programs, technology resources, and relationships within RIT that push traditional boundaries of interior design education.

International and Global Studies

The impact of global change is dramatic and far-reaching, altering the dynamics of everyday life. RIT’s international studies major aims to transform you into a global expert who can assess and analyze important issues of worldwide transformation, including consumer capitalism, media culture, economic development and migration, gender and health, political conflict, sustainable futures, and the predicaments of democracy and civil society.

Laboratory Science Technology (AAS)

The laboratory science technology program, with its foundation of course sequences in chemistry, biology, and instrumental analysis, was developed primarily from an industry perspective to prepare students for employment as laboratory technicians. The program has several significant factors that set it apart, including the application of real-world analyses and a state-of-the-art instrumentation laboratory.

Laboratory Science Technology (AOS)

The laboratory science technology program, with its foundation of course sequences in chemistry, biology, and instrumental analysis, was developed primarily from an industry perspective to prepare students for employment as laboratory technicians. The program has several significant factors that set it apart, including the application of real-world analyses and a state-of-the-art instrumentation laboratory.

Lean Six Sigma

RIT’s Lean Six Sigma certification utilizes the DMAIC methodology (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control) and is for engineers, process-improvement facilitators, and other practitioners looking to increase their effectiveness or enhance their qualifications. The course work focuses on quality control situations in engineering and on driving process improvements in a broad range of business environments and industries to improve business processes.

Management Information Systems

Technology enhances an organization’s operational efficiency. Through analysis of existing business processes, you will be able to improve and design new information systems that can help add value to an existing product and help managers make crucial decisions. The management information systems degree focuses on data analytics, teamwork, leadership skills, customer service, and underlying business theories.

Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems Integration

The MS in manufacturing and mechanical systems integration is a manufacturing engineering degree designed for individuals who wish to achieve a high level of aptitude, competence, and skill in mechanical or manufacturing engineering or advanced mechanical systems. The degree combines engineering, business, and management to effectively guide and lead in a range of manufacturing enterprises.

Manufacturing Leadership

The manufacturing leadership master's degree is for experienced engineers and other professionals who aspire to high-level positions in operations, supply chain management, and process improvement. It is a focused program, developed jointly by the Kate Gleason College of Engineering and Saunders College of Business, that integrates both business and engineering management courses.

Marketing

Marketing is a critical element in the success of modern business operations. The overall process of entering markets, creating value for customers, and developing profits is the fundamental challenge for the contemporary marketing manager. RIT’s bachelor of science in marketing focuses on the complete business-consumer relationship, from internet marketing, social media, professional selling, international marketing, and consumer behavior.

Materials Science and Engineering

The advanced certificate in materials science and engineering is specially designed to establish a common base of advanced materials-oriented knowledge that goes beyond baccalaureate degrees in chemistry, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, and related disciplines. The advanced certificate may be completed on a full- or part-time basis.

Materials Science and Engineering

The materials science and engineering MS combines science, engineering, and sustainability to solve challenges from diverse industries ranging from medicine to energy. The program includes required core courses, graduate electives, and either a thesis or project.

Mathematical Modeling

RIT’s mathematical modeling Ph.D. enables you to develop mathematical models to investigate, analyze, predict, and solve the behaviors of a range of fields from medicine, engineering, and business to physics and science. The program requires coursework and research.

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

With a doctorate in mechanical and industrial engineering you will graduate with a depth of knowledge in mechanical or industrial engineering while engaging in cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary research. The flexible curriculum encourages you to gain domain-specific knowledge from courses offered throughout the college’s portfolio of engineering programs.

Mechanical Engineering

Wherever there is motion or energy, mechanical engineers have played a role in the innovations that define modern life. RIT’s mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree provides you with a broad academic base complemented by hands-on laboratory activities and cooperative education experience.

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

RIT’s mechanical engineering ME degree equips you will the skills needed to design engineered systems using core mechanical engineering principles and tools. You will work independently as well as collaboratively with leaders in the industry, while demonstrating the professional and ethical responsibilities of the engineering profession. You will enhance your skills through course work, training, independent inquiry, and professional development.

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

RIT’s mechanical engineering master’s degree focuses on an in-depth examination of dynamics, robotics, nanotechnology, biomechanics, and energy systems to prepare you to enhance or enter a career in industry or research. Designed for those who desire advanced training in specific areas of mechanical engineering, you will customize your areas of study by focusing on courses related to your technical and professional development interests and goals.

Mechanical Engineering Technology

From consumer products to high-performance automobiles (electric vehicles, autonomous driving), aerospace systems (rockets, jets, drones), to bioengineered devices, and energy technologies, mechanical engineering technology has changed society for the better. Understanding how products and machinery work, as well as how to design, manufacture, or use technology to develop mechanical systems is the focus of RIT’s bachelor of mechanical engineering technology.

Mechatronics Engineering Technology

The dynamic capabilities of mechatronic engineering are everywhere.

Medical Illustration

In RIT’s medical illustration MFA degree you will become a highly skilled medical illustrator who can transform complex medical information into visual images that are used in education, research, patient care, public relations, legal cases, and health care marketing.

Medical Illustration

A medical illustrator is a professional artist with advanced education in the sciences (biology, human anatomy, physiology) and in art and design (illustration, 2D/3D/4D digital design, animation, interactive media).

Metals and Jewelry Design

The MFA in metals and jewelry design is a professional degree for practicing artists, craftspeople, or designers who desire to leave a lasting impression on their fields through devotion to their work and to the high standards of discipline and artistic ideals. By immersing yourself in soldering, fabrication, stone setting, silversmithing, forging, and casting, this jewelry design degree will develop your knowledge and deepen your experience.

Microelectronic Engineering

The microelectronic engineering master's degree provides an opportunity for you to perform graduate-level research as you prepare for entry into either the semiconductor industry or a doctoral program. The degree focuses on the study, design, and fabrication of semiconductor and photonic devices that impact virtually every aspect of human life; from communication, entertainment, and transportation to health, solid- state lighting, and solar cells.

Microelectronic Engineering

With explosive industry growth in semiconductors at an all-time high, the time to pursue a career in microelectronics couldn’t be better. Microchips are virtually everywhere and embedded in everything from game consoles, automobiles, and aviation to data science, advanced computing technologies, and so much more. Thanks to the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, semiconductor companies are receiving billions of federal dollars to keep the U.

Microsystems Engineering

This microsystems engineering doctorate is a multidisciplinary program that addresses the technical challenges of micro- and nano-systems. This multidisciplinary doctorate degree builds on the fundamentals of traditional engineering and science combined with curriculum and research activities addressing the numerous technical challenges of micro- and nano-systems.

Mobile Application Development

The associate in applied science (AAS) degree in mobile application development prepares you for work in the software development industry with a focus on application design and development for mobile platforms. Mobile app development is a field that brings concepts in programming, web development, and interface design together.

Motion Picture Science

What’s the last great movie or TV show you saw that made a lasting impression on you? The most ingenious minds behind the most captivating shows and movies apply their knowledge of science and engineering, and use their passion for storytelling to make film, television, and animation possible.

Museum Studies

Museums, archives, libraries, and other cultural institutions seek emerging professionals who can help develop and implement strategies to digitize, exhibit, manage, curate, and interpret their artistic, cultural, historical, and scientific collections and make them available to the public in interactive and engaging ways.

Neuroscience

If you are drawn to questioning how we think, how we learn, and how understanding the systems in our brains can help change the world, then it’s time to consider RIT’s neuroscience BS. Major advancements in the field are expected in the coming years, and this degree in neuroscience will put you at the forefront of innovation.

New Media Design

Every day, millions of people engage in interactive digital experiences, from smartphones and smart TVs, to tablets, wearables, gaming systems, and more. In an interactive new media design degree, you’ll explore dynamic aspects of digital design–visual design, user experience design, interaction, motion graphics, and technology–that give you the skills you need to create captivating, interactive media.

New Media Interactive Development

In RIT’s new media interactive development major, you’ll learn the programming and computing skills for multiple interfaces, and the interactive design skills needed to create outstanding user interaction. You can focus your studies on a specific area of new media to truly explore your interests and adapt your skills to a range of emerging technologies.

Nutritional Sciences

Understanding nutrition and its power to treat and prevent illness and disease can have a remarkable impact on our health. Educating the public about the benefits of nutrition and the various ways healthy living can improve our well-being is the focus of the BS degree in nutritional sciences.

Occupational Therapy

The occupational therapy doctorate enables students to study at the intersection of healthcare and technology. The program blends a traditional occupational therapy curriculum with technological innovations to create a clinical doctoral degree that prepares you to leverage technology for your future practice, fostering creative problem- solving and forward-thinking approaches. A significant portion of the occupational therapy doctorate program is dedicated to clinical education and practice.

Organizational Change and Leadership

Profound and ongoing changes are taking place in organizations, and individuals need to be flexible and proactive in their response. The organizational change and leadership certificate helps students understand corporate culture and develop skills necessary to manage organizational and individual change.

Organizational Leadership and Innovation

The master of science in organizational leadership and innovation empowers you with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to lead organizations of the future, those that are constantly adopting and evolving with the latest tech innovations. The program will equip you to spearhead innovative projects, foresee emerging technologies, and lead your organization in embracing the changes that come with innovation.

Packaging Science

The packaging science MS degree focuses on selecting raw materials, developing environmentally friendly packaging solutions, and creating functional packaging that withstands environmental, chemical, and physical stresses during distribution and transportation. Keeping these functional aspects in mind, you will develop attractive packaging designs that are aesthetically pleasing and pique consumer interest.

Packaging Science

RIT’s packaging science major is a dynamic major that integrates engineering, creative design, and business to develop and design product packaging for a range of consumer goods.

Performing Arts

The performing arts certificate program offers deaf and hard-of-hearing students the opportunity to develop knowledge of standard theatrical operating procedures as well as principles and practices of theater accessibility for deaf people. Students completing this certificate often go on to work in professional and community theater. The certificate also provides a solid foundation for those who wish to pursue further education in the performing arts.

Philosophy

Most of the skills required for student and career success—how to learn, how to apply that learning in professional and personal environments, and how to communicate that knowledge—are central to philosophy. Philosophy will teach you to evaluate complex problems, identify and examine underlying principles, investigate issues from diverse perspectives, and communicate clearly in both written and oral forms.

Photographic and Imaging Arts

RIT’s photographic and imaging arts major has options in advertising photography, fine art photography, photojournalism, and visual media. Study photographic imaging with an immersive and hands-on approach geared toward creativity and innovation. Enrollment in photography classes begins on day one of the first year.

Photographic Sciences

Part scientist, part artist. A scientific photographer uses imaging to capture scientific data to explore science and medicine. These scientific images identify and solve problems–and help to advance our understanding–in biology and biomedical sciences, medicine, forensics, chemistry, and engineering.

Photography and Related Media

RIT's MFA in photography and related media emphasizes an expansive interpretation of photography as a conceptual art form, while nurturing the individuality of each student in their continued development as innovative, critical artists in the world. Successful completion of the MFA in photography enables you to become a successful visual artist and to seek careers in education, archives, museum or gallery work, or as a professional photographer.

Physician Assistant

RIT’s physician assistant program prepares you to elicit medical histories, conduct physical examinations, order laboratory and radiological testing, diagnose common illnesses, determine treatment, provide medical advice, counsel and educate patients, promote wellness and disease prevention, assist in surgery, and perform casting and suturing. Physician assistant duties vary depending on the state and specialty in which they practice.

Physics

From quantum mechanics to studying the entire universe with general relativity, RIT’s master of science in physics prepares you to gain the research and technical skills you will need to advance your career. The program provides robust training in core areas of physics and allows students to select additional sub-areas that align with their interests and career aspirations.

Physics

RIT’s physics Ph.D. fosters a creative and innovative approach to physics education and knowledge expertise. Graduates of the physics Ph.D. program become leaders in their field, shaping and improving the world with the knowledge gained at RIT. The program offers various research areas, allowing you to pursue your passion and delve into cutting-edge scientific investigations.

Physics

The world of physics is dynamic. Some physicists use principles in theoretical areas, such as the nature of time and the origin of the universe; others apply their physics knowledge to practical areas such as the development of advanced materials, electronic and optical devices, and medical equipment. They often design and perform science-based experiments, using sophisticated equipment, and then attempt to draw useful conclusions from their observations/analysis.

Political Science

In the political science BS, your political science undergraduate courses begin with core courses designed to introduce you to the general themes of political science. You will be required to take political science electives in American politics/Constitutional studies and international relations/ comparative politics.

Precision Manufacturing Technology

Students in the associate in occupational studies (AOS) degree in precision manufacturing technology are prepared for employment in precision machining and/or precision optics manufacturing occupations. These include tool and die making, mold making, instrument making, manufacturing of optical elements, and computer numerical control machining (CNC). Graduates are successfully employed in both large manufacturing corporations and small contract manufacturing shops.

Print and Graphic Media Science

The print and graphic media science MS offers you an opportunity to explore new areas of research in the graphic communications field. The program's faculty and curriculum focus on establishing quality and efficiencies pertaining to business, technology, and processes in graphic communications. Faculty members are experts in print, business, color management, web and IT, digital publishing, imaging, and typography.

Print and Graphic Media Technology

Print is among the world’s largest manufacturing industries, and while there’s no doubt that the printing industry is evolving, tremendous career opportunities have emerged as part of this transition. While newspapers and magazines have scaled back their print editions, print and digital communications have soared in a range of other applications. Today, the demand for professionals with unique knowledge of the industry has never been higher.

Product Development

The product development master’s degree integrates engineering management and business courses to give you the skills you need to lead product development teams and organizations. The program was designed by academic and industry leaders to integrate formal education with state-of-the-art research and best practices from industry.

Professional Studies

The master’s degree in professional studies enables you to create an individualized plan of study tailored around your personal and professional goals. Drawing upon graduate courses from more than 80 of RIT’s master’s degrees, you'll select courses to gain the advanced knowledge and skills necessary to respond successfully to new and emerging career opportunities. You will pursue two to three concentrations in specialized fields of study.

Project Management

The advanced certificate in project management will prepare you to effectively plan, organize, and execute a range of projects. The certificate consists of three core courses and one elective. Courses cover the fundamentals of project management as well as agile leadership and design thinking.

Project Management

The project management master’s degree focuses on the practical application of project management in a variety of organizations and industries. You will learn how project management is adapted to each unique project, organization, and client to deliver the greatest value and results. The program focuses on effective leadership skills including the ability to create an environment of confidence among and between teams and clients.

Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of the brain and focuses on observing, experimenting, and analyzing behavior in multiple situations. To answer questions about what drives behavior, psychologists observe evolutionary factors, social and cultural inputs, and biological aspects of behavior. RIT’s psychology BS provides you with a strong grounding in the discipline of psychology, integrated with a technological focus.

Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Innovations in industrial automation and manufacturing robotics are creating an increased demand for highly skilled robotics and manufacturing engineers. RIT’s robotics and manufacturing engineering technology major prepares you to become an engineer well-versed in advanced manufacturing technologies.

Science, Technology, and Public Policy

With a science, technology, and public policy MS from RIT, you will learn how to make a significant impact on public policy that affects transportation, science, emerging technologies, scientific developments, and the environment. This master's degree enables you to work at the intersection of engineering, science, and technology while contributing to important policy issues in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.

Secondary Education of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

The master of science degree in secondary education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing is designed for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students with a passion for teaching. As a teacher-candidate in the program, you will earn dual certification to teach a secondary school content area for students who are hearing impaired or deaf as well as in deaf education for grades K-12.

Smart Cities Construction Management

Smart cities construction management is specifically designed for experienced construction management professionals interested in advancing into leadership positions within the field and may also accommodate recent graduates of undergraduate programs in construction management or related disciplines. The program is offered 100% online to accommodate working professionals.

Sociology and Anthropology

With a deep commitment to the broader values of justice and human rights, a degree in sociology and anthropology focuses on understanding social and cultural complexity and diversity. RIT’s sociology and anthropology courses examine critical issues such as the economy, politics, gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, urban living, the family, and health as they are shaped by social forces and cultural values.

Software Engineering

RIT’s master’s in software engineering focuses on a team-based approach that recognizes the significant role teams play in the design, development, and implementation of software systems of varying size and complexity. You will actively engage in software architecture, software security, and mining of software repositories research. You will also be involved in the software engineering department's emerging areas of research.

Software Engineering

Software engineering uses principles of both engineering design and computer science to develop, test, deploy, maintain, and repair software applications and computer systems. As software becomes more common in everything from airplanes to appliances, there is an increasing demand for engineering professionals who can use programming languages, frameworks, and methodologies to build high-quality, cost-effective software systems.

Studio Arts

A studio art major focuses on the development of artistic skills and the creation of visual or fine art so you can pursue a career as a professional artist and more depending on your individual career goals and specialization. RIT’s fine and studio art major offers options in ceramics, expanded forms, furniture design, glass, metals and jewelry design, painting, printmaking, and sculpture.

Supply Chain Management

Many companies and organizations are involved in making supplies and products readily available so producers, manufacturers, and consumers, can have them when and where they want them, and at a competitive price. Coordinating and managing all of the organizations and suppliers involved in the activities that move products to the right places and the right times is the goal of supply chain management.

Sustainability

RIT’s doctoral degree in sustainability fosters innovation and creativity in solving real-world challenges within social, economic, technological, and business realms. Our approach to sustainability means working in the broader context of environmental assessment, economics, and policy.

Sustainable Systems

The MS degree in sustainable systems teaches you to apply sustainability science principles to any field so you can help to solve the world’s most pressing challenges, including pollution, food scarcity, public health crises, and more. The program accepts students from any academic background and encompasses a wide range of interdisciplinary studies in sustainability science.

Technology Entrepreneurship

Technology and entrepreneurship go hand-in-hand in developing some of today's most dynamic business ideas, innovative operations, and new ventures. The advanced certificate in technology entrepreneurship provides the skills and knowledge an entrepreneur needs to successfully navigate the process of starting a new venture and managing technological innovation in today's highly competitive and constantly changing marketplace.

Technology Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

The master’s in technology innovation management and entrepreneurship at RIT prepares you with the skills required to create value for startups or entrepreneurial organizations. The program provides you with opportunities to engage with business leaders and entrepreneurs, learn from business coaches and mentors, and capitalize on the developmental opportunities available on campus.

Vibrations

The advanced certificate in vibrations is a collection of graduate level courses in which you will learn to use sophisticated software tools, analytical techniques, and experimental methods to design, develop, and implement solutions for problems of vibration control and minimization in engineering systems. Vibration engineering helps control vibration in engineering systems and in consumer product development and design, manufacturing, aerospace and automotive systems.

Visual Arts - All Grades (Art Education)

The MST in visual arts-all grades (art education) prepares you to teach the next generation of artists and to create art experiences while honing your own artistic skills. RIT's art education master's degree is an accelerated visual arts education program in which you will gain a year of hands-on experience that will heavily mirror your life as an art educator. The program prepares you for a teaching career by embedding certifications and job placement support right into the curriculum.

Visual Communication Design

RIT’s visual communication design MFA offers a comprehensive opportunity to investigate the intersection of graphic, interaction, and motion design. The curriculum focuses on conceptualizing and creating user-centered design wherever there is a screen or digital experience, including mobile phones, automotive instrument panels, medical devices, wearables, and more. The program reinforces the importance of user experience design by combining insight from all areas of design.

Web and Mobile Computing

The web and mobile computing major combines people and technology to bring out the best in both. In this degree, you will learn how to integrate the back-end code with the front-end user experience across several languages and platforms to impact the app design process at all levels. This will make you highly valuable to employers seeking today’s most skilled application developers.

Web Development

With a graduate certificate in web development you'll develop an expertise in interactive multimedia design as well as in enhancing the communication and digital media experience for users. As interactive technologies advance, the ways in which we communicate change— and the importance of improving communication experiences within electronic environments increases.

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Gender studies is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that intersects gender and sexuality with race, class, ethnicity, localities, disabilities, and age.

Workplace Learning and Instruction

The advanced certificate in workplace learning and instruction is a four- course graduate-level certificate that provides professionals with the competencies required to develop highly effective learning materials that drive strategic employee development, boost performance, and manage the employee development efforts of an organization.