Application Deadlines

US applicants:Ìý
Feb. 1

International applicants:Ìý
Feb.Ìý1

How to Apply

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Graduates from our research-oriented Master of ScienceÌýin Information Science program will be equipped to take on a leadership role in organizations that examine and explore new ways of working, communicating, and creating and affecting change in the world.

Â鶹ÒùÔº acquire and hone the fundamentals of research inquiry with an interdisciplinary information science lens, building relevant skills for transforming a breadth of fields where data and information increasingly play a central role: traditional and social media, health and medicine, safety-critical systems, energy, transportationÌýand more.

Thesis/ProjectÌý

Â鶹ÒùÔº in our master's program can choose between a thesis or non-thesis option.Ìý

Thesis plan:Ìý6 thesis hour credits (INFO 6950), typically taken over two semesters (3 credit hoursÌýeach). A thesis defense with 3 committee members and submission of the thesis to the GraduateÌýSchoolÌýareÌýrequired.

Non-thesis plan:Ìý6 credits taken of Master's Project (INFO 6940) over twoÌýsemesters (3 credit hours each) with an INFO faculty member. Â鶹ÒùÔº will complete one or moreÌýin-depth research projects as part of this plan; however, a formal thesis document and oral presentation/defenseÌýareÌýnotÌýrequired.