ISCMS - Information Science
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Minimum Credit Units
30
Core Coursework Requirements
Core Courses (6 units total)
See emphasis for remaining 3 units.
Elective Coursework
18 units; see elective coursework for emphasis below.
Additional Requirements
Complete 3 units total. More information on experiential courses is available on our internships and individual studies pages.
Minimum Emphasis Units
21 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
3 units total:
course: Introduction to Human Computer Interaction (3)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Human-Centered Computing Elective Courses
Choose three courses (Minimum 9 units) from the following:
course: Designing an Installation (3)
course: Data Ethics (3)
course: Algorithms for Games (3)
course: Game Development (3)
course: Advanced Game Development (3)
course: User Interface and Website Design (3)
General Elective Courses
Minimum 9 units
Elective courses toward degree requirements will be taken from INFO coursework (INFO 500-590 or 600-690) or approved coursework in other departments. Core courses do not count toward elective courses. Additional units of experiential credit beyond the minimum 3-unit requirement (capstone, internship, independent study, research) may not be used towards the electives.
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
21 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
3 units total:
course: Introduction to Machine Learning (3 Units)
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Machine Learning Elective Courses
Choose three courses (Minimum 9 units) from the following:
course: Data Ethics (3)
course: Bayesian Modeling and Inference (3)
course: Data Mining and Discovery (3)
course / course: Statistical Natural Language Processing (3)
course: Artificial Intelligence (3)
course: Applied Natural Language Processing (4)
course: Text Retrieval and Web Search (3)
course: Neural Networks (3)
General Elective Courses
Minimum 9 units
Elective courses toward degree requirements will be taken from INFO coursework (INFO 500-590 or 600-690) or approved coursework in other departments. Core courses do not count toward elective courses. Additional units of experiential credit beyond the minimum 3-unit requirement (capstone, internship, independent study, research) may not be used towards the electives.
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Core Major Units: 9
Additional Emphasis Units: 21
Total Minimum Degree Units: 30
Core Courses (6 units)
Complete 3 units total. More information on experiential courses is available on our internships and individual studies pages.
See elective coursework for emphasis below.
Capstone Project
For either course:
Identify your internship supervisor (course) or College of Information Science faculty supervisor (course)
Request and experience via Handshake as described on our internships and individuals studies page
The internship or capstone project must exercise all competencies required for the M.S. degree
The internship or capstone project must have a software development component. Capstones must deposit code in GitHub or other source code repository
Upon completing the internship or capstone project, submit a report (5000-6000 words in length) in the form of an academic paper, documenting what has been accomplished and explaining how the competencies have been demonstrated
Your supervisor(s) will complete a competencies evaluation form, evaluate the project, and assign a pass/fail grade
You must submit your application in Handshake. More information can be found on the individual studies page.
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.