Information technology engineering is the study, design, implementation and support of software and hardware of computer-based information systems. In fact, when computer and communications technologies are combined, the result is called information technology, or "InfoTech". Today, IT has turned into a very recognized discipline which covers many fields. For instance, an IT engineer can perform a variety of duties that range from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information databases. These duties, may include data management, networking, engineering computer hardware, database and software design, as well as the management of entire systems.

In Iran, IT-engineering is a new-born major which has been started since 2002. This is notable that it is not an independent major here. It has minors such as computer engineering, software and hardware. The same as other engineering majors, there are 140 credits to be taken in BS, in which 31 credits are special specialized. MS has 6 minors: E-Commerce, Multimedia systems, Database management, Data security, Computer networks, and Information Technology Engineering.