Program Overview

The International Year is a great choice if you'd like to improve your English language proficiency while also benefiting from a supportive environment with dedicated faculty.

• Dedicated academic support to prepare you for university - you will receive specialist support and teaching so that on completion of the International Year, you'll be ready to progress to degree study at JMU.
• Graduate in four years, similar to direct entry students - studying on the International Year will allow you to complete your degree on time. 
• Be a part of the university community from day one - JMU has a thriving community where students feel that they're part of a large, supportive family. 
• Taught at the on-campus International Study Center (ISC) - the dedicated ISC will provide a safe, supportive environment where you can work and socialise with other international students. 

Information Technology

Majoring in Information Technology at JMU will put you right in the middle of the exploding IT revolution.

As a JMU IT major, you’ll gain a wide range of skills that will prepare you to analyze problems involving enterprise software and hardware application deployment and network infrastructure networking and security.

You'll develop solutions for specific use cases that use effective integration of technological tools and human resources. You'll be part of a collaborative and inclusive community in which you are prepared for success in your studies, career and life.

As an IT Major you’ll:

• Explore the implementation of solutions involving software and hardware.
• Develop effective ways to solve enterprise IT problems, such as enhancing the capabilities of an organization's network infrastructure to meet the traffic demands of the organization departments or responding to the software and hardware computing needs of organization users with timely, simple, but creative ideas.
• Conduct research in collaboration with faculty members.
• Enjoy small classes. Our courses are capped at 30 and are taught by full-time faculty.
• Devise new and better ways of using computer networks and security to address challenges in areas such as wireline and wireless networking, digital circuit design, information security analysis, operation system administration, web server administration and cryptography.