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picked up her bachelor’s degree from Middle Master of Science in Information
Georgia State in 2015 and was that year’s Technology Program Format
Academic Recognition Day Scholar. Among many
other accomplishments, Hollifield drew attention Core Courses
for her talent as a game developer.
ITEC 5100 – Current and Emerging Issues
She considered applying to an online master’s in Information Technology
program at Georgia Tech but once Middle
Georgia State became a university, Hollifield knew ITEC 5110 – IT Leadership and Strategic Planning
she would stay. ITEC 5120 – IT Project Management
ITEC 5140 – Research Methods in Information
When she heard the news, “I ran through my
house yelling, ‘We’re a university!’” Hollifield Technology
said. “All of the people I know, the professors I ITEC 6900 – Graduate Capstone
know, are there. I’ve made great connections and
wanted to keep building on that.” Information Security & Digital
Forensics Concentration
Dr. Kevin Floyd, who was one of the former
Macon State College’s first IT graduates, is now a ITEC 6200 – Digital Forensics
chair in the School of Information Technology ITEC 6210 – Network and Cyber Security
and director of the master’s degree program. ITEC 6240 – Security Policy, Ethics, and the Legal
“It’s a totally new world,” Floyd said. “We’re Environment
taking the resources we have – especially in ITEC 6250 – Disaster Recovery, Planning, and
cybersecurity, which is a booming field – and
applying them to graduate-level classes. I’m Response
excited for the opportunity to teach graduate
students.” Choose one of the following:
Koohang said the master’s degree is unlike ITEC 6220 – Ethical Hacking
any offered by other University System of Georgia ITEC 6230 – Digital Evidence & Cybercrime
institutions. Among its unique factors is the fact it
is fully online, catering to the working adult Health Informatics Concentration
population. The program was designed with
regional economic and employment needs in ITEC 6240 – Security Policy, Ethics and the Legal
mind, particularly those generated by Robins Air Environment
Force Base.
ITEC 6250 – Disaster Recovery, Planning and
Hollifield’s career goals include working in Response
private-sector software and application
programming development and, eventually, ITEC 6300 – Advanced Health Information
teaching. Technology
“I’m proud to be a part of the new graduate ITEC 6320 – Advanced Electronic Health Records
program,” she said. “Not to sound sappy, but my ITEC 6340 – Public Health Informatics
life would not be the same without Middle
mga.edu/graduate-studies
Georgia State. I’m grateful for the
University and what it means
to me personally, academically
and professionally.”
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