Our Programs

Degrees & Programs

We are excited to work with you to develop the best recruiting strategies based on your target population. Our programs and demographics at a glance:

  • Bachelor of Science in Information Sciences
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Sciences + Data Science
  • Master of Science in Information Management
  • Master of Science in Library and Information Science
  • PhD in Information Sciences 

BS in Information Sciences (IS)
BSIS + DS (Data Science)

BSIS Required Courses

Social Aspects of Information Technology
Research Design for Information Sciences
Introduction to Database Concepts and Applications
Programming for Information Problems I

BSIS+DS Required Courses

BSIS required courses (listed above)
Calculus
Linear Algebra
Modeling and Learning in Data Science
Algorithms and Data Structures for Data Science
Data Management, Curation, and Reproducibility
Ethics and Policy for Data Science

Select Elective Courses

Applied Business Research
Concepts of Machine Learning
Consulting for Information Professionals
Database Administration & Scaling
Data Management, Curation, & Reproducibility
Data Visualization
Decision Analysis and Modeling
Design of Usable Information Interfaces
Information Assurance
Interdisciplinary Methods in Research Computing
Introduction to Data Storytelling
Introduction to Risk and Cybersecurity
Market Analytics for Information Professionals
Privacy and Information Technology
Project Management
Programming for Information Problems II
Social Network Analysis
Social Systems Dynamics
Web Development Using Application Frameworks

Complete undergraduate course list

MS in Information Management

Select Courses

Data, Statistical Models, and Info*
Sociotechnical Information Systems*
Information Modeling*
Applied Business Research
Data Visualization
Topics in Data Analytics & Data Science
Database Design & Prototyping
Systems Analysis and Design
Text Mining
Data Structures & Algorithms
Responsible Data Science & AI
Ethics and Policy for Data Science

MS in Library and Information Science

Pathways

  • Archival and Special Collections
  • Data and Asset Management
  • Information Organization and Management
  • Knowledge Management and Competitive Intelligence
  • Research and Information Services
  • Youth and School Librarianship

Sample Courses

Information Organization and Access*
Libraries, Information, and Society*
Metadata in Theory and Practice
Government Information
Competitive Intelligence & Knowledge Management
Crisis Informatics

* Required

PhD in Information Sciences

Roughly 100 doctoral students are enrolled in the iSchool at Illinois. Their research areas and methods include: cloud computing, data curation, data mining, data science, human-computer interaction, impact assessment, information retrieval, ML, NLP, network analysis, ontology mapping, social computing, social informatics, topic modeling, and web and data semantics.

CONTACT US

Interested in meeting undergraduate and graduate students from our IS, LIS, IM, and PhD programs? Please contact Michele Plante, Assistant Director for Employer Relations, to get started.