• mathematics,
• statistics (or comparable coursework),
• structured programming language (C or C++ recommended)

See the application process for more information on the program prerequisites. Any undergraduate or graduate course used to meet a program prerequisite will not count towards the 36-credits for the Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS) degree.

• 6 credits in the Mathematical and Formal Foundations area. INFSCI 2000: Introduction to Information Science and INFSCI 2020: Mathematical Foundations are recommended as the two Foundations courses. INFSCI 2000 is required unless exempted by advisor.
  
  
• 6 credits in the Cognitive Science area or Cognitive Systems area. INFSCI 2300: Human Information Processing is recommended as the first course in this area, unless the student has had prior coursework in cognitive psychology. INFSCI 2130: Decision Analysis and Decision Support Systems may be used to meet the Cognitive Science requirement with permission of the advisor.
  
  
• 18 credits in the Systems and Technology area or Cognitive Systems area. Students are required to take either INFSCI 2500: Data Structures or INFSCI 2592: Architectures and Assembler Language, unless they have completed equivalent undergraduate coursework. Some TELCOM courses may be used to meet the Systems and Technology requirement with permission of the advisor.
  
  
• 6 credits as Electives from any course listed in the previous categories or any other remaining course in the Information Science program, including LIS 2184: Legal Issues in Info Handling, LIS 2194: Information Ethics, TELCOM 2200: Physical Layer of Communications 1 and TELCOM 2510: US Telecommunications Policy.

Any changes to the distribution above must be requested, in advance, through petition to the Graduate Information Science and Technology faculty. For a listing of all specialized tracks and joint degree programs click here.

Download a copy of the Plan of Studies form.