The ITS curriculum at UT Dallas includes the study of efficient design, delivery and use of information systems in an organizational context. Elective courses allow students to specialize in a particular area of information systems such as enterprise resource planning or business intelligence and analytics. A capstone course in the program allows students to apply information technology and systems to solve real-world business problems.
The ITS capstone course is designed to give our ITS students the opportunity to work with real-world, Fortune 500 companies to gain valuable experience while earning academic credit. Students have completed projects with Texas Instruments, AT&T and others. This experience is a great résumé builder, can provide valuable interview “talking points” and will allow you to begin making professional connections in DFW. Most importantly, through this class you will have an opportunity to work with and learn from those doing the type of work that you are preparing to perform after graduation.
The ITS program at UT Dallas provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a variety of jobs in today’s complex and evolving business environment.
Key features include:
- Providing students with fundamental knowledge and training in system analysis and design.
- Preparing students for a wide range of career options, including system analyst, business analyst, IT consultant, application developer or Web developer.
- Offering a variety of electives that provide students with an opportunity to specialize in a particular area of information systems, such as enterprise resource planning or business intelligence and analytics.
- Fast-track option allows undergraduate students to begin work on a Master’s Degree in Information Technology and Management before graduation.
- Student chapter of the Association for Information Systems and other student-led organizations.
- Invited industry guest speakers in courses and a speaker series that brings distinguished researchers from other universities to present their research to UT Dallas faculty and students.
- Jindal School Information Systems Industry Advisory Board includes leading industry professionals in Dallas.
Our ITS students have access to a large variety of professional and career-development support resources including:
- Two annual career fairs, the Jindal School Career Management Center*, student clubs, job databanks, industry speakers, networking events, mentoring programs, information sessions and faculty connections.
- *76 percent of students at schools having a formal career services center reported receiving offers, compared to a 47 percent offer rate for students who did not have access to such a service.
All students are eligible for scholarships.
- UT Dallas offers the Academic Excellence Scholarships (AES) each year to incoming freshman students. The application for admission to the University serves as the AES application. There are three levels of AES Scholarship: Achievement, Academic, and Honors Scholarship.
- Jindal School of Management Scholarship Awards. In addition to the AES scholarships offered by UT Dallas, the Naveen Jindal School of Management offers the JSOM Freshman Excellence Scholarship Program for UT Dallas First-time-in-college freshman students who choose a JSOM major. ($2,000 per semester, total value over four academic years: $12,000.
- Information Technology Systems Scholarship (CITM). Incoming freshman students who meet the eligibility criteria are invited to apply for this scholarship. Minimum criteria: Accepted to The University of Texas at Dallas, an incoming Freshmen and declared ITS as your major.
Nearly 75 percent of currently enrolled JSOM students receive some type of financial support.
UT Dallas has a Guaranteed Tuition Plan. The Guaranteed Tuition Plan is designed to help students and their families better plan for the cost of a college education, while allowing the University to maintain the quality of its academic programs. It also provides an incentive for students to earn a degree in a timely manner, since additional courses taken beyond 15 credit hours each semester will, in essence, be free to in-state students. The UT Dallas Guaranteed Tuition Plan promises to lock your tuition rate and mandatory fees for the four-year period beginning with your registration. Tuition is charged on an hourly rate up to 15 hours for Texas residents.
