GSLIS now accepting applications for MS in information management

GSLIS is now accepting applications for our newly launched Master of Science degree in information management (MS/IM). Designed to meet the growing demand for information professionals in a rapidly changing workforce, the degree prepares professionals for information-intensive roles in a broad range of employment sectors.

“Graduates with this new degree will have the advanced information management and analysis skills that are in demand today, and this preparation will be grounded in our School’s interdisciplinary, human-centered approach to information systems and services,” said Dean Allen Renear at the time of the program announcement in December.

The program consists of 40 credit hours, including three required courses:

  • LIS 542: Data, Statistical Models and Information;
  • LIS 543: Sociotechnical Information Systems; and
  • LIS 561: Information Modeling.

Electives are available in a variety of areas, and the program offers course groupings customized to specific career pathways, including: privacy, trust, security, and ethics; data science and analytics; information architecture and design; and knowledge management and information consulting.

The first cohort of students will start the program in Fall 2016. The MS/IM will initially be offered on campus, with plans to expand to online enrollments starting in Spring 2017. The application deadlines are:

  • Fall 2016 admission: June 10, 2016 (revised from June 15, 2016)
  • Spring 2017 admission: October 15, 2016

For more information, please visit the MS/IM program page or contact Professor Michael Twidale, program director, at gslis-infomanagement@illinois.edu.

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