The ITWS degree at Rensselaer is the integration of a traditional education with an innovative focus on information technology and web science; and its impact on the world. More specifically, ITWS@Rensselaer looks at technologies such as computing, telecommunication, and on-line information resources like the web, and it focuses on their application to solving problems.

Whether your interests are in engineering, science, management, the arts, or almost anything else, Information Technology and Web Science are essential tools. Engineers use information technology and web science to design better products and operate more efficient factories, scientists use information technology and web science to help discover new cures for diseases and discover new solar systems, managers use information technology and web science to make companies run more smoothly with higher profits, and artists use information technology and web science to enhance existing art forms and create new ones.