The master of professional studies in information sciences is an innovative online degree program. It is designed for professionals and organizational leaders who want to take on greater responsibilities related to information technology and for persons who want to transition into a career that uses information sciences to support decision making. The program is designed to produce leaders who can use the foundations of information sciences and technology to solve real-world problems in an ever-changing global environment.  

Choose from two options:

• Information Assurance and Decision Support -- This option is for persons who want to focus on information analysis, cyber security, information assurance, and decision support. Graduates with this option can work in various occupations, including intel analysis, information assurance engineering, catastrophe risk analysis, computer systems security analysis, information security/digital forensics, and systems integration. The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated Penn State as a “National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.” 
• Software Development -- This option is best suited for persons who want to focus on software analysis, development, and implementation. It prepares IT professionals to develop software products and services for industry and government through software analysis, design, and architecture; system verification; data storage and retrieval; and managing globally distributed development.