Recruit at BYU

Recruit at BYUBYU –A Great UniversityEstablished in 1875One of the largest private universities in the USA30,243 students

From 50 States and 105 Nations

70% of students speak a foreign language

85 different languages taught

180 bachelor programs 62 master programs 26 doctorate programsExceptional Students!Why Recruit at BYU?RankingsTop Employers of BYU STEM GraduatesWhere do BYU Graduates Go?Innovation at BYUTechnology Transfer at BYU based upon per dollar of research expenditure ranked:#1 in invention disclosures#1 in patent applicationsThe number of BYU undergraduate students who go on to earn a PhD in engineering:#8 in the United StatesTechnology Programs at BYUBased on Fall 2013 EnrollmentComputer Science717 Bachelor’s students71 Master’s students30 Ph.D. students204 CS minor studentsArtificial Intelligence & Machine LearningComputer Networks, Systems & SecurityHuman-Computer Interaction & Software DevelopmentData & Text AnalyticsProgram Strengths96% Student Placement at graduationGoogle, Microsoft, Amazon, National Instruments, NASA, IBM, Apple, Goldman Sachs, ExxonMobil, Intel, Adobe, etc.Graphics, Animation & Computer VisionComputational Science & Control150+ students work on mentored research projects in any given semester.One of the top animation programs in the country, winning 16 Student Emmy Awards in the past 11 years Information Technology

In 2012, the BYU IT program was designated a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Security by the NSA/DHS

The IT program currently has 10 emphases: 1) Cyber Security; 2) Databases; 3) Human-Computer Interaction; 4) Integrative Programming; 5) Mechatronics; 6) Mobile and Embedded Technologies; 7) Networking; 8) System Administration; 9) Web & Social Media; and 10) Web Systems

One of the lead IT research programs in the nation

Extremely high placement rate, as with other computing programs (98%), and with highly reputable companies and organizations

The average salary for an IT undergraduate is about $73,300 in Apr 2014

Information SystemsTop 10 IS program nation-wideTech Republic #8 Business Week Undergraduate Business School – IS specific“Leveraging Technology To Solve Business Problems”Solid Technology Base: Must program in Java. Students choose other languages based on desired focus. Many choose to become Software/Web/Mobile Developers/Engineers. Database, BI, Security, IT Consulting, IT Audit, Business/Systems Analysts, Design, and more.Business Processes Curriculum: INTEX (Integrative Exercises – Business Case IT/IS Resolutions). Small group/team collaboration required. Project Management driven. Cross industry lines of business.See the BSIS profile hereSee the MISM profile hereElectrical & Computer Engineering

Graduates split ~50/50 between Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering programs

Strong combination of analytical and software skills

~100% placement in industry, graduate schools, professional schools

Specialty areas:

Embedded systems design and programming

FPGA design and CAD

Computer architecture

Software development

Robotics, vision, and control

Real-time systems

Digital Humanities (minor)Purposes: (1) Revisit humanities content by applying technology’s analytical strengths. (2) Solve modern problems by applying the humanities’ synthetic thinking methods.Outcomes: (1) Understand the implications of technology-mediated knowledge. (2) Display expertise in one or more technologies. (3) Apply technology skills to solve real problems and/or create new technology-based tools.Skills: Web publishing, print publishing, computational linguistics, software localization, corpus analysis, topic modeling, etc.Students: 55/45 split between humanities majors and others. Majors from every college but one (nursing). Localization (New Program)Localization = Translation + AdaptationTechnical, Cultural & Linguistic Adaptation for International MarketsThe new localization program is still in development, but BYU graduates already permeate the localization industry and work in localization at these companiesLocalization combines skills in technology, culture, business, and language so graduates can fill roles as managers, engineers, and linguistsAdapting various products for global markets:Our Goal for Each StudentRecruit Students on the BridgeCampus-wide system to facilitate Student/Employer interactionsbridge.byu.edu