Information Technology (AMP)
Information Technology (AMP)
The Accelerated Masters Pathway (AMP) in Information Technology lets Loyola undergraduates begin the MS in Computer Science: Information Technology during their senior year. Graduate courses taken as an undergraduate count toward both the bachelor's and the master's degree, so students can finish both degrees sooner and at a lower cost. Students from any undergraduate major may apply, provided they meet the program's admission requirements.
Where AI fits in
As organizations adopt AI tools into daily operations, IT professionals are increasingly the ones responsible for integrating those tools responsibly — managing the data pipelines AI depends on, evaluating vendor AI products, and maintaining systems that must now account for AI-related risks alongside traditional ones. Ethics and responsible computing are built into the curriculum, reflecting the department's decades-long emphasis on the social effects of the technology it teaches.
Students have access to research opportunities, internships, and a direct path into a job market that increasingly expects IT graduates to understand both infrastructure and the AI systems now running on top of it.
Students apply to AMP during their junior year and begin graduate coursework in their senior year. Learn more about the pathway from the Graduate School, and see the Computer Science: Information Technology MS program page for admission requirements and how to apply.