Consistent with its goal of being relevant to the fast-developing world, the College of Science of the University of Santo Tomas introduced the B.S. Information Technology program in 1999. In June 2004, the program was ceded to the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Santo Tomas under the Department of Information and Computer Studies. In June 2013, the Department of Information Technology became a newly-established unit under the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Santo Tomas.