Welcome to MET Computer Science!

Anatoly Temkin, PhDEstablished 40 years ago, our world-class IT programs are driven by exceptional faculty whose scholarly accomplishments and unique industry experience place them among the top of their field.

We offer full and part time study options with convenient times, locations, and delivery methods to meet not only the needs of dedicated professionals who desire a rigorous but flexible academic environment to support their full time works schedule but also our growing population of international students interested in the BU experience, and in continuing their academic development in computer science and information technology.

We lead a number of state-of-the-art IT areas, such as information security, software development, computer networks, computer information systems, financial informatics, digital forensics, and health informatics. A regional and national leader in information security education for almost a decade, our curriculum is certified by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS).

The broad range of backgrounds, interests, and experiences that characterize the Metropolitan College student body is integral to our programs. Students and faculty alike are rewarded by the exchange of ideas and full participation in learning—and to us that is extremely important and valuable. By graduation, our students have the ability to analyze problems more efficiently, and they have a prestigious credential from Boston University—their key to the doors of academia and careers in the industry.

I invite you to join us in navigating the changing landscape of modern information technology—certainly the most exciting and invigorating discipline in which to study, explore, and work.

Anatoly Temkin, Ph.D.
Chairman, Department of Computer Science
Boston University Metropolitan College

 

Rankings & Awards

MET’s online master’s degrees in computer information technology are ranked #10 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 2023. Learn More.

 

Metropolitan College received the USDLA Platinum Best Practices Award for Distance Learning Programming for the course Quantitative Methods for Information Systems, developed by Dr. Anatoly Temkin and Dr. Daniel Hillman.In conjunction with its 2015 National Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) presented Boston University with the Platinum Best Practices Award for Distance Learning Programming. The award recognized the Metropolitan College Department of Computer Science online course Introduction to Probability and Statistics (formerly Quantitative Methods for Information Systems).

 

Accreditations


The Master of Science in Computer Information Systems has been accredited by the Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC). The GAC and PMI logos are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc. For the full list of PMI’s legal marks, please contact the PMI Legal department.MET’s master’s degree program in Computer Information Systems (IT Project Management concentration) is accredited by the Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC).

 

 


Computer Science & IT degrees are certified by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS).Information Security programs at Metropolitan College are certified by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS). Boston University is also recognized by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and Research.

 


The Health Informatics concentration is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).MET’s master’s degree program in Health Informatics is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).