Towson University is pleased to offer a Masters of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Special Education at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG).  This program is specifically designed for Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) employees who already possess, at a minimum, an undergraduate degree and are seeking INITIAL teacher certification.

The bachelor's degree in cybersecurity technology begins with courses designed to build your foundational IT skills. You will then focus on the network security side of IT, learning Microsoft and Cisco technologies as well as other cybersecurity and digital forensics topics.

Developed in conjunction with employers, our bachelor's degree in communication studies offers a balance of theoretical knowledge and sophisticated communication skills. You will have the opportunity to learn how people create and use messages to generate meaning within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media.

This program can be completed through a combination of hybrid courses at Universities at Shady Grove and online courses.

Program Overview

The career-focused bachelor's degree in business administration is designed to help you compete for the jobs of today and tomorrow by building a comprehensive base of knowledge. This major will help you prepare for a variety of positions in for-profit, nonprofit, and public-sector organizations. Plus, you will have ample networking opportunities with other students.

The bachelor's degree in biotechnology combines laboratory skills and applied coursework, with biotechnology internship experience and upper-level study, and helps prepare you to enter the pharmaceutical, agricultural, or biomedical research industries and organizations as a laboratory technician, quality control technician, assay analyst, chemical technician, or bio-informatician.