MS and PhD in Telecommunications. Graduate-level certificates (in Wireless, Policy, Energy and Security) are also offered. Students can emphasize their studies in many areas: wireless, networking, security, business strategy, telecom policy and more.
Full-time students generally complete their degree within 18-24 months. Part-time students generally take up to 48 months.
ITP has traditionally enjoyed a tremendous employment rate, with most students receiving multiple job offers. Our students' employers range from consulting (e.g., Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG, Boldtech), telecommunications (e.g., Level 3, Carrier Access, Verizon, Qwest), home video access (e.g., Comcast, Cox, Echostar Time Warner) to innovative technology giants (e.g., Cisco, Motorola, Sun Microsystems, IBM).
Students may take courses on campus or through distance education. Nearly all courses are offered through streaming video.
About 1/3 of the degree is technical, 1/3 is economics and business and 1/3 is law and policy. Students may change the weighting within certain guidelines, i.e., to emphasize any given area.
Entering students must have a Bachelor's degree, although an undergraduate degree in a technical field is not required. Students with a non-technical undergraduate degree may be asked to take an additional introductory course that covers the math and science that will be used in the technical curriculum, but which does not count toward their degree.
In the 2041 academic year, ITP had approximately 150 students, representing 13 different countries. With the exception of introductory courses, class sizes are generally small, ranging from 10-20 students in size (ensuring close contact with professors). The program is currently growing in order to meet the growing needs of industry and employers.
There are over 2000 alumni since the program's inception in 1971. The alumni network is very close and supportive of each other for collaboration, advice, internships, and employment.
Roughly speaking, about 75% of ITP's students are international, on-campus students. The other 25% are domestic students, and are a mixture of students who are full-time and students who are fully employed and pursuing their degree through distance education.
The Silicon Flatirons Center (SFC) is a sister program of ITP. Through SFC, various conferences are organized, including many high-profile events involving regulatory and policy agencies. ITP students attend SFC conferences as part of the curriculum. Many people confuse SFC with ITP. We find this confusion to be good (SFC's notoriety has helped ITP). However, Host Committee members should note that SFC is a conference series (based at the law school), and does not offer degrees or certificates. ITP, on the other hand, offers degrees and certificates as part of a formal education program. Many SFC conference videos may be downloaded on ITP's website.
ITP's laboratory is one of the jewels of the Program and offers students a unique opportunity to learn how to configure complex equipment. However, it is expensive to maintain and ITP is always seeking quality equipment donations. Preview our lab
ITP's faculty come from industry as well as from the various interdisciplinary disciplines that are taught, including: law, economics, business, computer science, electrical engineering, aerospace, and international relations.
Fast Facts about the University of Colorado
- Boulder ranked happiest place to live in 2011 (Gallup Well-Being Index)
- Ranked the greenest school in the nation by Sierra Magazine in 2009
- Boulder ranked first in "The Smartest Cities in America" (Forbes, February 2008)
- Ranked as the #1 Best Place To Live by Men's Journal, March 2005
- Voted the No. 2 city in the nation in terms of percentage of workers employed on high-technology (American Electronics Association, 2008)
- More than 90 research centers, institutes and laboratories
- 200-building campus known for its architectural beauty, located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
- Total current funds operating budget in 2007 $904.2 million
- 7,050 employees, including 3,951 teaching and research professionals and 3,099 professional exempt and classified staff
- 4 Nobel laureates on the faculty, the most recent named in October 2005
- 7 MacArthur Fellows (the "genius grant"), the most recent named in 2003
- 33 faculty are members of the prestigious National Academies
- Nearly $258 million in sponsored research awards in fiscal 2005, an increase of more than $100 million in 10 years
- Total endowment approximately $247.5 million in 2004-05
- Member of the Association of American Universities (AAU)
- Offers 85 majors at the bachelor's level, 70 at the master's and 50 at the doctoral
- Home to 28,624 degree-seeking students - 47 percent women (13,467); 53 percent men (15,157)
- Listed as a "Best Buy" in the 2006 Fiske Guide to Colleges
- "The best college in Colorado and the one most likely to have a huge impact on the region in the next 20 years", Venture capitalist, Brad Feld referring to CU Boulder
- "Highest performing small city for venture capital investment" (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2007)