Degree Overview

  • Delivery Format: on-campus
  • Required Credits: 129

Program Details

  • Prepare students for productive careers and amplify their potential for lifelong personal and professional growth.

  • Prepare students to conduct research with an emphasis on applied, interdisciplinary efforts encompassing architecture, design, including the physical and life sciences, engineering, mathematics, infrastructure systems, computing information, communications technologies and management.

  • Prepare students for service to urban environments and the broader society of the city, state, nation and global community by conducting public policy studies, making educational opportunities widely available and initiating community‐building projects.

  • Prepare students to contribute to economic development through the state’s largest business incubator system, workforce development, joint ventures with government and the business community, and through the development of intellectual property.

  • Prepare graduates for positions of leadership as professionals and as citizens; provide educational opportunities for a diverse student body; respond to the needs of large and small businesses, state and local governmental agencies and civic organizations; and advance the use of sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics as a means of improving the quality of life.

What You Will Learn:

  • Apply knowledge from computing, mathematics, statistics and management to ensure effective Information Systems practice.

  • Analyze problems and systems

  •  Identify, define and design appropriate computing, IS and IT solutions, tools and methodologies.

  • Achieve and demonstrate a working knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle, which includes requirements analysis, systems design, implementation, testing, deployment, maintenance and evaluation, and apply it to Information Systems projects that solve problems where computing solutions are appropriate.

  •  Function effectively on teams in order to accomplish a desired goal.

  • Understand the ethical, societal and professional responsibilities of the Information Systems professional.

  • Communicate effectively in both oral and written modes.

  • Identify and analyze the bidirectional impact of sociotechnical problems and computing on individuals, organizations and society, including ethical, legal, security and policy issues.

  • Invoke current techniques, skills, tools and methodologies necessary to becoming an effective Information Systems professional.

  • Understand the need to engage in continuing professional development, and to understand the purpose of research in the Information Systems and computing fields, and how this benefits current practice.

  • Understand processes that support the delivery and management of Information Systems within a business, managerial and organizational environment.

Admissions & curriculum

129 Required Credits
Course listing and prerequisites
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Information Systems Salaries

$70,000

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$74,000

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

College Factual ranked NJIT the No. 1 Best Computer Information Systems College Nationally.

Career Prospects

Where do Information Systems majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Consulting Analyst
  • Logistics Specialist
  • Advanced Repair Agent
  • Information Technology Resident
Top Employers
  • Accenture
  • Amazon
  • Google Inc.
  • PJM Interconnection
  • Geek Squad
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  • Pallavi Moulick
    I got the best out of my courses and landed a full-time job after my first year."
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  • Seif Issa
    Getting a degree from a great school like NJIT gave me the opportunity to choose the job I wanted."
    Seif Issa
  • Hilsson Angeles
    NJIT was my dream school."
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Degree Overview

  • Delivery Format: on-campus
  • Required Credits: 120

Program Details

One of the primary responsibilities of the physics department is to educate the next generation of scientists, engineers and scientifically informed citizenry through research-intensive education in the physical sciences and related technologies. The program provides students with critical interdisciplinary knowledge — offering a general physics option with a broad exposure to several major areas of physics. Students of the program will also be able to advance their studies through double major in Computer Science and Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics (B.S. programs) options.

Through their coursework and research focuses, students of the Applied Physics B.S. program will exhibit the following:

  • Understanding of the latest and most rapid advances in science and technology.
  • Interdisciplinary academic excellence that will help them drive future advances in science and technology.
  • Understanding of current problems and complexities in their field of interest through required senior level specialty courses and interdisciplinary study.

What You Will Learn:

While students in the Applied Physics B.S. Program earn a wide range of skills and knowledge through the program, we specifically aim for our students to meet the following learning outcomes:

  • An understanding of the various fields and specializations encompassed by the field of physics.
  • An ability to conduct and participate in research relevant to the student’s area of program specialization.
  • An ability to successfully apply professional communication, organization and time management skills.
  • An ability to problem-solve both as an individual and as part of a team.
  • An ability to identify and utilize evidence-based resources and information.
  • An ability to think critically and creatively about modern issues in the STEM field.
  • An ability to demonstrate a strong understanding of the following subject areas: physics, mathematics, and chemistry.
  • Recognition and understanding of best practices relevant to the student’s area of program specialization.
  • An understanding of professional ethics.
  • An ability to connect textbook and classroom content to the real-world application.

Admissions & curriculum

120 Required Credits
Course listing and prerequisites
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Applied Physics Salaries

$83,500

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$88,500

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

This degree also opens a door to continue education at the graduate level.

Career Prospects

Where do Applied Physics majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Research Associate
  • Physicist
  • Laser Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • High School Physics Teacher
Top Employers
  • AeroFarms
  • Lockheed Martin
  • PRA Health Sciences
  • Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
What our students are saying
  • David Monroe
    NJIT is the college that is teaching me how the universe works. I can't wait to use what I learn to become a groundbreaking researcher."
    David Monroe
  • Navjot Panchhi
    My primary goals in physics are to study at the forefront and provide the public with an up-to-date grasp of the natural sciences."
    Navjot Panchhi
  • JonPierre Grajales
    NJIT's physics professors have had a major impact on my education by giving me positions in their labs."
    JonPierre Grajales

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Degree Overview

  • Delivery Format: on-campus
  • Required Credits: 120

Program Details

The goals for undergraduate biology majors describe broad areas of knowledge and skill. They have been identified by the Biological Sciences Faculty as essential for all biology majors to acquire before graduation.

This knowledge and associated skills will be acquired through a course structure that guides students through required core courses, flexible breadth requirement courses, and student-centered elective courses in the Department of Biological Sciences. It is critical for students to understand that no single course provides absolute knowledge/skill for a particular goal but instead academic success is achieved through academic integration and retention across all courses in the curriculum.

What You Will Learn:

Biological Principles

Upon graduation, all biology majors should be able to integrate the principles described in the outcomes below at several levels of biological organization.

  • Use the principles of gene structure and expression to deduce mechanisms by which characteristics of organisms and populations are inherited.

  • Relate biological structure to function at various levels of an organization and in an evolutionary context.

  • Describe the mechanisms by which organisms develop from single cells.

  • Use the theory of biological evolution to explain the diversity of life.

  • Use the principles of bioenergetics to explain the activities of cells and the interactions of cells and organisms with each other and their environments.

 

Reasoning and Problem-Solving Skills

Upon graduation, all biology majors should be able to

  • Use observation and experiment to investigate biological phenomena and solve the problem.

  • Analyze and interpret in writing scientific information gathered through laboratory, field, and library research.

  • Speak effectively about scientific topics, issues, and problems in formal and informal contexts.

  • Use quantitative methods to describe and analyze biological phenomena.

  • Use technical skills and equipment to describe and quantify biological phenomena.

  • Recognize and discuss the social and ethical implications of the conduct of research in biology and its technological application to human problems.

  • Interact with others in a skilled, cooperative fashion to discuss issues and solve problems.

Admissions & curriculum

120 Required Credits
Course listing and prerequisites

Accelerated Option

Interested in medical school or healthcare? NJIT offers accelerated (3+4) and traditional pre-health programs through Honors College with 94% accepted to US medical schools.  Honors College

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Biology Salaries

$50,000

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$52,500

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

A bachelor’s degree in biological or biomedical sciences is the fourth most popular degree option nationwide.

Career Prospects

Where do Biology majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Clinical Research
  • Optometric technician
  • Equine Veterinary Assistant
  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Formulation Chemist
Top Employers
  • Performance Physical Therapy And Sports Conditioning
  • Princeton Orthopaedics
  • Morristown Memorial Hospital
  • L'Oreal USA
  • Lansdale Rx Pharmacy
What our students are saying
  • Mohammad Nawaz
    My learning experience at NJIT has allowed me to pursue my lifelong dream of becoming a physician."
    Mohammad Nawaz
  • Efstathia Baronos
    NJIT has allowed me to transform my nearly lifelong dream of becoming a physician into a reality. "
    Efstathia Baronos
  • Subashkusum Ray
    NJIT has helped me pursue and foster my dream of understanding the emergent patterns in biological systems."
    Subashkusum Ray

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Degree Overview

  • Delivery Format: on-campus
  • Required Credits: 120

Program Details

The goals for undergraduate biology majors describe broad areas of knowledge and skill. They have been identified by the Biological Sciences Faculty as essential for all biology majors to acquire before graduation.

This knowledge and associated skills will be acquired through a course structure that guides students through required core courses, flexible breadth requirement courses, and student-centered elective courses in the Department of Biological Sciences. It is critical for students to understand that no single course provides absolute knowledge/skill for a particular goal but instead academic success is achieved through academic integration and retention across all courses in the curriculum.

What You Will Learn:

Biological Principles

Upon graduation, all biology majors should be able to integrate the principles described in the outcomes below at several levels of biological organization.

  • Use the principles of gene structure and expression to deduce mechanisms by which characteristics of organisms and populations are inherited.
  • Relate biological structure to function at various levels of organization and in an evolutionary context.
  • Describe the mechanisms by which organisms develop from single cells.
  • Use the theory of biological evolution to explain the diversity of life.
  • Use the principles of bioenergetics to explain the activities of cells and the interactions of cells and organisms with each other and their environments.

 

Reasoning and Problem-Solving Skills

Upon graduation, all biology majors should be able to

  • Use observation and experiment to investigate biological phenomena and solve problems.
  • Analyze and interpret in writing scientific information gathered through laboratory, field, and library research.
  • Speak effectively about scientific topics, issues, and problems in formal and informal contexts.
  • Use quantitative methods to describe and analyze biological phenomena.
  • Use technical skills and equipment to describe and quantify biological phenomena.
  • Recognize and discuss the social and ethical implications of the conduct of research in biology and its technological application to human problems.
  • Interact with others in a skilled, cooperative fashion to discuss issues and solve problems.

Admissions & curriculum

120 Required Credits
Course listing and prerequisites

Accelerated Option

Interested in medical school or healthcare? NJIT offers accelerated (3+4) and traditional pre-health programs through Honors College with 94% accepted to US medical schools.  Honors College

Explore this area of study

Biology Salaries

$50,000

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$52,500

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

A bachelor’s degree in biological or biomedical sciences is the fourth most popular degree option nationwide.

Career Prospects

Where do Biology majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Clinical Research
  • Optometric technician
  • Equine Veterinary Assistant
  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Formulation Chemist
Top Employers
  • Performance Physical Therapy And Sports Conditioning
  • Princeton Orthopaedics
  • Morristown Memorial Hospital
  • L'Oreal USA
  • Lansdale Rx Pharmacy
What our students are saying
  • Mohammad Nawaz
    My learning experience at NJIT has allowed me to pursue my lifelong dream of becoming a physician."
    Mohammad Nawaz
  • Efstathia Baronos
    NJIT has allowed me to transform my nearly lifelong dream of becoming a physician into a reality. "
    Efstathia Baronos
  • Subashkusum Ray
    NJIT has helped me pursue and foster my dream of understanding the emergent patterns in biological systems."
    Subashkusum Ray

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Degree Overview

  • Delivery Format: on-campus
  • Required Credits: 120

Program Details

Students who major in NJIT’s History B.A. will engage in comprehensive academic study and conduct their own dynamic scholarly research that seeks to recount diverse perspectives and provide fuller understanding of complex issues we face today. Students will enjoy a personalized and interdisciplinary approach to learning, which will combine in-depth historical study and research with varied aspects of disciplines such as science, engineering, and medicine.

We expect that, as a student and/or graduate of the History B.A. program, you will exhibit and/or engage in the following:

  • Academic Excellence: Students will excel in their history coursework and will have his or her program approved by the head of the history department at NJIT or by an advisor designated by the head of the department.

  • Student Collaboration: Students will partner with NJIT’s distinguished history scholars, teachers, and students committed to historical inquiry at the highest levels.

  • Career Development: Students will plan for an advanced degree or exciting careers such as an educator, researcher, communicator or writer/editor, a public advocate or an entrepreneur.

What You Will Learn:

In the program, History B.A students at NJIT will engage in strong academic work and dynamic research collaborations with distinguished faculty and fellow students. Through their work, History B.A. students will be able to apply useful skills in careers that require strong background in reading and writing. They will also develop a sharp analytical eye, as well as the ability to comprehend and communicate diverse perspectives, complex problems and solutions. We aim for students of the program to meet the following specific learning outcomes:

  • Students can communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

  • Students examine information and data in historical sources and draw logical conclusions from them.

  • Students will have problem-solving skills required to learn how a past idea, event, or person has affected the present.

  • Students demonstrate proficiency in seeking and using information efficiently, effectively, and ethically.

  • Students observe and practice applications of concepts learned in a real-world setting.

  • Students develop independent research skills to examine and process information from a large number of historical documents, texts, and other sources.

Admissions & curriculum

120 Required Credits
Course listing and prerequisites

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History Salaries

$60,000

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

Employment of museum and archive curators is projected to grow 14 percent from 2016 to 2026, faster than the average for all occupations.

Career Prospects

Where do History majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Attorney
  • History Instructor/ Teacher
  • Journalist/Editor
  • Archivist/Librarian
  • Museum Curator
Top Employers
  • Law Firms
  • Government
  • School Districts and Colleges/ Universities
  • Museums/Libraries
  • Publishers
What our students are saying
  • Jasmin Jaludi
    One of the best decisions I have ever made was studying History at NJIT. "
    Jasmin Jaludi
  • Andrew Edmonson
    My experience at NJIT has been invaluable in preparing me for law school and the workplace."
    Andrew Edmonson
  • Hilsson Angeles
    NJIT was my dream school."
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Degree Overview

  • Delivery Format: on-campus
  • Required Credits: 24-36

Program Details

As a nationally and internationally recognized Ph.D. program, NJIT’s Applied Physics Ph.D. program prepares Ph.D. candidates with practical skills and theoretical knowledge for a successful career in academic or government organizations and private industry. Students will prepare for passing their written qualifier exams, as well as gain the theoretical and experimental background needed for their research, which they will orally present and defend as part of their Ph.D. thesis. Throughout their study as a Ph.D. candidate, students will exhibit the following:

  • Academic Excellence: Students will demonstrate compressive knowledge in their area of concentrations, formulate advanced research questions independently and propose methods of investigation to research currently unsolved problems.

  • Real-World Research Experience: Students will gain expertise and demonstrate broad knowledge of their field, its tools and techniques, and use this to develop new knowledge using ethical standards of conduct.

  • Professional Communication and Collaboration: Students will develop top-level communication skills to collaborate and speak effectively about scientific topics, issues and research at national and international meetings.

What You Will Learn:

Upon graduation all Ph.D. students in Applied Physics should be able to meet the following learning outcomes:

  • Formulate advanced research questions independently and propose methods of investigation, including the design of experiments to investigate currently unsolved problems.

  • Demonstrate and apply comprehensive knowledge in the area of concentration to identify, find, evaluate, articulate and use scientific information at a high level of proficiency.

  • Apply quantitative methods to describe and analyze phenomena.

  • Publish at least one scientific article as the first author in peer-reviewed journals in the area of concentration.

  • Present at least one professional talk at the National or International Conference in the area of concentration.

  • Demonstrate broad knowledge of the field, its tools and techniques to develop new knowledge.

  • Identify, find, evaluate, articulate and use scientific information associated with their field.

  • Interact with other professional and student researchers in a skilled, cooperative fashion to discuss issues and solve scientific problems at a high level of proficiency.

  • Conduct research and develop relationships using ethical, professional standards of conduct.

  • Recognize and discuss the social and ethical implications of the conduct of research and its technological application to human problems.

  • Demonstrate ethical conduct in performing and reporting on scientific research.

  • Effectively interpret in writing, scientific information gathered through laboratory and library research.

  • Speak effectively about scientific topics, issues, and problems in informal and formal contexts at a level expected at national and international meetings.

Admissions & curriculum

24-36 Required Credits
Course listing and prerequisites
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Applied Physics Salaries

$83,500

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$88,500

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

This degree also opens a door to continue education at the graduate level.

Career Prospects

Where do Applied Physics majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Research Associate
  • Physicist
  • Laser Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • High School Physics Teacher
Top Employers
  • AeroFarms
  • Lockheed Martin
  • PRA Health Sciences
  • Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
What our students are saying
  • Navjot Panchhi
    My primary goals in physics are to study at the forefront and provide the public with an up-to-date grasp of the natural sciences."
    Navjot Panchhi
  • David Monroe
    NJIT is the college that is teaching me how the universe works. I can't wait to use what I learn to become a groundbreaking researcher."
    David Monroe
  • JonPierre Grajales
    NJIT's physics professors have had a major impact on my education by giving me positions in their labs."
    JonPierre Grajales
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Degree Overview

  • Delivery Format: on-campus
  • Required Credits: 30

Program Details

One of the primary objectives of the Physics M.S. program is to provide students with the academic foundation and research experience they will need for professional development, as well as for graduate study at the Ph. D. Level. Through their coursework and research during their M.S. theses project, majors are prepared for a successful career or to become Ph.D. candidates in physics, applied physics, materials science and related disciplines. Thus, students will demonstrate and take part in:

  • Academic Excellence: Students will excel in academic study of principles of physics as well as research focuses they choose from a wide range of areas, such as optical science, astronomy and solar-terrestrial physics, laser physics and others.

  • Real-World Experience: Students will gain expertise in basic laboratory equipment and field techniques through on-campus opportunities at NJIT and the university’s distinguished research partnerships.

  • Communication and Collaboration: Students will effectively collaborate on research toward their thesis and may play a supporting role in the form of searching and preparing literature reviews based on research papers that are relevant to the topic of their theses.

What You Will Learn:

If you are interested in an advanced research-driven education in applied physics, engineering and technology, the Applied Physics M.S. program offers a distinguished and diverse academic environment to take your next step. While students in the Applied Physics M.S. Program get to earn a wide range of knowledge and skills from areas that they are passionate about, we specifically aim for our students to meet the following learning outcomes:

  • Upon graduation, students should acquire the fundamental set of knowledge covered by the required courses.

  • Upon graduation, most of the students who consider the next level of Graduate education should be able to prepare for Ph.D. qualifier exams in Physics and Applied Physics at NJIT or other Universities.

  • Upon graduation, most of the students should be able to acquire a necessary depth of knowledge in the area of specialization, such as optics, biophysics, material science, or astronomy to be admitted to and successfully proceed with the Ph.D. studies at NJIT or other Universities.

  • Upon graduation, students should be able to acquire skills to identify scientific problems, perform literature review on the problem, and identify the solution venues in research environment.

  • Upon graduation, students should be able to demonstrate the ability to function effectively as a Member of a Research Team with improved qualification as Members of Technical Staff in Industry. Students should become more knowledgeable and competitive on a job market.

  • Upon graduation, a student should be able to formulate a research question and develop a systematic approach to address it, at both the conceptual and technical levels.

Admissions & curriculum

30 Required Credits
Course listing and prerequisites
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Applied Physics Salaries

$83,500

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$88,500

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

This degree also opens a door to continue education at the graduate level.

Career Prospects

Where do Applied Physics majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Research Associate
  • Physicist
  • Laser Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • High School Physics Teacher
Top Employers
  • AeroFarms
  • Lockheed Martin
  • PRA Health Sciences
  • Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
What our students are saying
  • David Monroe
    NJIT is the college that is teaching me how the universe works. I can't wait to use what I learn to become a groundbreaking researcher."
    David Monroe
  • JonPierre Grajales
    NJIT's physics professors have had a major impact on my education by giving me positions in their labs."
    JonPierre Grajales
  • Navjot Panchhi
    My primary goals in physics are to study at the forefront and provide the public with an up-to-date grasp of the natural sciences."
    Navjot Panchhi
Core Faculty

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