Overview
The Master of Science in Advanced Technology (MSAT) is a multi-disciplinary program with an emphasis on practical applications that provides a seamless path to a Master of Science degree for students who have earned an engineering, engineering technology, physics, mathematics or similar baccalaureate degree. It incorporates SUNYIT’s strengths in engineering and the technologies with those of the other graduate programs at SUNYIT.

The seven full-time and one part-time faculty members in this program represent a wide range of academic, research, and applied specialties. The faculty work closely with outside organizations with related interests. For example, the ongoing Educational Partnership Agreement between SUNYIT and Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, N.Y. (AFRL) affords both students and faculty a variety of opportunities for collaborative research projects and personnel exchanges. These relationships also provide for mutual sharing of computing, research and library facilities.

The program is currently entering into the areas of sustainable energy, environmental sustainability, transportation safety and security, and information security.

The MSAT program is designed for students interested in a high-quality multidisciplinary program that will facilitate career advancement in advanced technology areas. To that end students are helped to develop a plan of study to match their individual educational needs. Students are able to take courses in business, telecommunications, the computer sciences, and information design and technology as part of their degree.

The MS program accommodates both full-time and part-time students. Full-time students can complete the program within an 18 month period. Part-time completion will vary based on total number of credits taken each term. A program of study will be developed with the program coordinator which responds to student needs and the department’s plan for course scheduling.

Career Paths
The MSAT in Advanced Technology will be of value to individuals interested in upgrading their academic credentials and seeking career advancement in advanced technology. The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has endorsed the concept of practice-oriented masters programs.

Lab Facilities
SUNYIT supports a practice-oriented learning environment in all primary areas of academic offerings. The MSAT is supported by several state-of-the-art laboratories containing a wide variety of equipment including a laboratory which is interconnected with an optical network. The laboratories are also supported with the latest software including AUTOCAD, ALGOR, FeatureCAM, MINITAB, MATLAB/SIMULINK, ProE, LabVIEW and OPNET. In addition, SUNYIT maintains extensive library holdings in support of the MSAT program.

Degree Requirements

Pre-Requisite Undergraduate Courses

• Calculus I
• Calculus II

The need for completion of pre-requisite undergraduate coursework is determined in consultation with the Graduate Admissions Office and the program coordinator.

Program Requirements

The M.S. in Advanced Technology consists of 33 credit hours distributed as follows:
Required Core Courses:  9 credit hours
Designated MSAT Electives:  12 credit hours
General Electives:  12 credit hours

Required Core Courses (9 credit hours)
Complete at least 3 courses from the following:

• MST 503 Special Topics in Advanced Technology
• MST 520 Network Technology for Multimedia Systems
• MST 510 Engineering & Society
• MST 673 System Simulation
• MST 680 Reliability & Quality Assurance

Designated MSAT Electives (12 credit hours)
Complete 4 courses selected from the designated graduate electives of MSAT or courses designated by the MSAT program coordinator as appropriate equivalents to MSAT courses.

General Electives (12 credit hours)
Complete 4 additional courses from the MSAT program course offerings or any of the graduate offerings at SUNYIT. Students can transfer in up to six credits in this category from an accredited graduate program.

Special Program Notes

• If a student decides to take MST 690 Project they must complete 6 credits of project work to receive credit for the course. The project may be completed concurrently with other coursework or may occur after the ninth course in the program is taken.
• Students can develop a program of study in consultation with an adviser which will allow them  to concentrate in one of the following areas: general MSAT, entrepreneurial, electrical, industrial, mechanical, transportation or web technology. 
• Unless otherwise noted, all graduate courses are 3 credit hours.
• All students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher to graduate.
• Over the course of their studies, students can only apply two “C” grades in courses taken toward the degree.
• Students may transfer up to six credit hours, if applicable, from another graduate program.
• Students must maintain continuous registration, equal to or greater than one credit while working on their final thesis or project. MSAT students can do this by registering for CMT 600 – Continuous Registration. This may be taken up to six semesters at which time it is expected that all program requirements will have been met.

Faculty

Daniel S. Benincasa, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Audio and speech processing, digital and analog communication systems, information assurance and intelligent signal processing.

Timothy E. Busch, Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Binghamton University
Adversarial modeling, operationally focused simulation, multi-resolution modeling, control system reconfigurability.

John Marsh, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University
Routing in complex networks, wireless communications systems, statistical mechanics, signal analysis, passive and active integrated optics, fiber optic networks.

Michael J. Medley, Associate Professor
Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Adaptive signal processing, digital communications, wireless information assurance, integrated systems.

Mason Somerville, Professor
Ph.D., P.E. Pennsylvania State University
Mechanical engineering, thermal systems design and research, sustainable energy systems.

Xinchao “Steven” Wei, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., P.E. West Virginia University
Water quality and water chemistry, nano materials and nanotechnology, industrial and hazardous wastes.

F. Andrew Wolfe, Associate Professor
Ph.D., P.E. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Traffic flow, transportation planning, engineering interaction with society, Erie Canal archeology.