Carnegie Mellon University

We offer two degrees through bicoastal delivery: Master of Science in Mobile and IoT Engineering (MSMITE) and Master of Science in Information Technology-Information Security (MSIT-IS).

Students in the bicoastal degree programs divide their studies between Carnegie Mellon's Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley campuses. 

The Bicoastal Experience

Combining the rich, academic setting of main campus with hands-on industry experience in the heart of Silicon Valley, bicoastal information security and mobile and IoT engineering students have the best of both worlds. During their time in Silicon Valley, students gain unparalleled exposure in the nation's top tech hub by participating in hackathons, working alongside industry in the practicum project and networking with leaders in the field.

Location Timeline Based on Start Term

If you will start your program in Spring 2025:

3-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 
Silicon Valley: Spring 2026

4-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Spring 2025 and Fall 2025
Silicon Valley: Spring 2026 and Fall 2026


If you will start your program in Fall 2025:

3-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
Silicon Valley: Fall 2026

4-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
Silicon Valley: Fall 2026 and Spring 2027

If you will start your program in Spring 2024:

3-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Spring 2024 and Fall 2024 
Silicon Valley: Spring 2025

4-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Spring 2024 and Fall 2024
Silicon Valley: Spring 2025 and Fall 2025


If you will start your program in Fall 2024:

3-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Fall 2024 and Spring 2025
Silicon Valley: Fall 2025

4-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Fall 2024 and Spring 2025
Silicon Valley: Fall 2025 and Spring 2026

If you will start your program in Spring 2023:

3-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Spring 2023 and Fall 2023 
Silicon Valley: Spring 2024

4-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Spring 2023 and Fall 2023
Silicon Valley: Spring 2024 and Fall 2024


If you will start your program in Fall 2023:

3-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Fall 2023 and Spring 2024

Silicon Valley: Fall 2024

4-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Fall 2023 and Spring 2024
Silicon Valley: Fall 2024 and Spring 2025

If you will start your program in Spring 2022:

3-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Spring 2022 and Fall 2022 
Silicon Valley: Spring 2023

4-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Spring 2022 and Fall 2022
Silicon Valley: Spring 2023 and Fall 2023

If you will start your program in Fall 2022:

3-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
Silicon Valley: Fall 2023

4-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
Silicon Valley: Fall 2023 and Spring 2024

If you will start your program in Spring 2021:

On campus in Spring 2021 and in 3-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Spring 2021
Silicon Valley: Fall 2021 and Spring 2022

Remote in Spring 2021 and arriving on campus in Fall 2021; in 3-Semester Study Option

Remote: Spring 2021
Pittsburgh: Fall 2021
Silicon Valley: Spring 2022 

On campus in Spring 2021 and in 4-semester study option Pittsburgh: Spring 2021 and Fall 2021
Silicon Valley: Spring 2022 and Fall 2022
Remote in Spring 2021 and arriving on campus in Fall 2021; in 4-Semester Study Option Remote: Spring 2021
Pittsburgh: Fall 2021 and Spring 2022
Silicon Valley: Fall 2022 

If you will start your program in Fall 2021:

3-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Fall 2021 and Spring 2022
Silicon Valley: Fall 2022

4-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Fall 2021 and Spring 2022
Silicon Valley: Fall 2022 and Spring 2023

If you started your program in Fall 2020:

On campus in Fall 2020 and in 3-semester study option

Pittsburgh: Fall 2020 and Spring 2021
Silicon Valley: Fall 2021 

Remote in Fall 2020 and arriving on campus in Spring 2021; in 3-Semester Study Option

Remote: Fall 2020
Pittsburgh: Spring 2021
Silicon Valley: Fall 2021 

On campus in Fall 2020 and in 4-semester study option Pittsburgh: Fall 2020 and Spring 2021
Silicon Valley: Fall 2021 and Spring 2022
Remote in Fall 2020 and arriving on campus in Spring 2021; in 4-Semester Study Option Remote: Fall 2020
Pittsburgh: Spring 2021 and Fall 2021
Silicon Valley: Spring 2022 

MSMITE Program

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Program Learning outcomes:

Students who graduate from the MSMITE program gain an ability to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills regarding processing on constrained hardware, designing software for embedded computing, application delivery, and user interactions
  • Critically analyze historical and state-of-the-art mobile and IoT technologies relating to devices, networks, providers, data, and applications to identify trade-offs and develop design principles
  • Apply mobile and embedded system skills and principles toward the design and development of products and services across a variety of vertical markets
  • Evaluate trade-offs between technology solutions and potential business and economic impacts that influence or are influenced by mobile and IoT systems
  • Demonstrate the ability to scope, formalize, and execute practical team projects

*Effective Fall 2020, we have revised the curriculum and renamed the M.S. in Information Technology-Mobility (MSIT-MOB) to M.S. in Mobile and IoT Engineering (MSMITE).

MSIT-IS Program

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Program learning outcomes:

Students who graduate from the MSIT-IS program gain an ability to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to security and privacy principles and state-of-the-art techniques for security and privacy in information systems including devices, networks, software, and services
  • Evaluate trade-offs between technical security and privacy solutions and potential business and economic impacts
  • Design and implement secure systems and services by applying knowledge and skills in information security and privacy
  • Demonstrate the ability to scope, formalize, and execute practical team projects

Practicum Project

Bridging the gap between theory and practice, the practicum is a project-based capstone course for bicoastal students. Teams tackle problems, pilot new ideas and develop solutions for sponsors in computing, mobile systems and security.

Learn More About Practicum