Education and Training

 

James Madison University is a comprehensive co-educational institution of higher learning in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The university comprises the Colleges of Arts and Letters, Business, Education, Integrated Science and Technology, Science and Mathematics, and Graduate and Professional Programs. JMU offers 66 undergraduate degree programs, as well as 29 masters, two educational specialist, and four doctoral majors. JMU is dedicated to the belief that an enduring and meaningful educational experience must be future-oriented, grounded in knowledge of one's cultural heritage learned from study in the liberal arts and sciences.

JMU Bachelors in Information Analysis
NEWEST DEGREE PROGRAM! Information coming soon.

JMU Masters Degree in Information Security
People involved in information security must be able to understand and systematically employ and manage InfoSec concepts, principles, methods, techniques, practices and procedures drawn from U.S. statutes, current or pending. InfoSec experts must also understand procedures followed by the Department of Defense, federal, state and local governments, industry and businesses.

The JMU Internet-based InfoSec program addresses these issues with an emphasis on the environment in which the class participants will function. The nature of information security education demands expertise concentrated in areas of information technologies, administrative operations, and law and regulation. The JMU Master of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Information Security program will deliver this to the graduate student. The program is entirely Internet-based, with courses designed so that students and professors can maximize use of their time asynchronously.

JMU MBA Degree in Information Security
The InfoSec MBA focuses on managerial decision-making, analytical problem-solving, oral and written communication, and application of theoretical constructs all set in an InfoSec framework. Executives from industry, military and government who attain this degree will understand preservation of information confidentiality and protection, risk management, data and system integrity, availability, authenticity and utility all set against a strategic business background.

They will also have the ability to employ and manage InfoSec concepts, principles, methods, practices, procedures and techniques while drawing from U.S. statutes, current or pending; further, they will have an understanding of the different procedures followed by the private and public sectors.

JMU BS Degree in BioTechnology Major
Recently approved, this new interdisciplinary undergraduate program provides a strong foundation in the basic sciences, transitions with hands-on experience in recombinant DNA technology, genetic analysis and protein biochemistry, and culminates with a core curriculum with Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Bioethics courses. Three broad areas of program concentrations include research, industry and customizable specialty areas of study such as bioinformatics, genomics and agricultural biotechnology.