iSchool Curriculum
Information Sciences graduate students are eligible for ICSSP scholarships if they are in the MS/IM (Master of Science in Information Management) or Ph.D. degree program. Interested Ph.D. students should contact Prof. Masooda Bashir (mnb@illinois.edu) for more information on curriculum requirements.
The Master of Science in Information Management (MS/IM) degree from the UIUC School of Information Sciences (IS) is a 1.5-year, 40-credit program. MS/IM students will take part in the ICSSP during their first and second year of their degree programs through specialized career pathways that includes a Privacy, Security and Ethics track. The ICSSP will take advantage of the 28 hours of elective courses that can be taken based on the selected career pathway either at the IS or other colleges, including computer security courses offered through the CS department. MS/IM students enrolled in the ICSSP are required to adhere to the following cybersecurity road map:
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This includes IS 515, Information Modeling; IS 507 Data, Statistical Models and Information; and IS 504, Sociotechnical Information Systems. Students must also take IS 584 PVO, Information Ethics. For the remainder of the courses, students will select specific courses that fit within their existing electives options in consultation with the student’s advisor. |
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These include CS 461 or CS463, IS 464 or equivalent, IS 584 PVO, and IS583 IFO. |
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Students will take a sequence of 2 courses selected from the currently available information assurance/trust courses (a list of security-related courses at UIUC is available), such as:
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Students will work in collaboration with a faculty member to satisfy the Upper Level Writing Requirement as well as the ICSSP research paper requirement. This will involve two semesters of IS 589: Independent Study. |
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Students must register every semester for CS 491, the Information Assurance & Trust Seminar. |