Want a degree in RFID?
The University of California at Irvine is developing a certificate program focusing on radio frequency identification, or RFID -- the electronic identification technology that's so en vogue at the moment in computer circles.
Students of the university's extension program may be able to enroll in the courses as soon as the winter quarter of 2006, according to Stefano Stefan, assistant director of business, management, legal and IT programs for the school's continuing education series.
UC Irvine may be the first college in the country - or even the world -- to offer RFID courses that don't require enrollment in an engineering school, Stefan said.
The program will consist of a series of courses "possibly leading to a certificate program, focusing on RFID technology and its use in various industries," he said in an e-mail. The material will be tailored to technology users and business managers, rather than techies, he added.
