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Connecting people, information and technology is the
mission of the School of Information Sciences. The
Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS) degree
program builds on that mission by preparing students
for careers as information professionals including
systems analysts and designers, database developers
and managers, information security experts and more.
This 36-credit program can be completed in three semesters
(depending upon course schedules) of full-time study
or as many as four years of part-time study.
The curriculum has been designed to equip our graduates with a rigorous program
that is also flexible, so that the specific needs of individual students can
be met. We adhere to a philosophy that students should be educated beyond technical
knowledge and skills -- that to be prepared for the rapidly changing information
industry, one needs to understand the foundational principles on which it lies,
and to appreciate the complete information system both from the digital side
and from the human side. Thus, the MSIS Program offers several options to carefully
target your studies. For those not ready to specialize, the School allows you
to design a course of study under the direction of your advisor that meets your
individual needs, while conforming to the general distribution guidelines found
in the MSIS Course of Study. Many students use this option to sample multiple
areas of the curriculum, while other students focus on a defined area of specialization,
such as Cognitive
Systems, Human
Computer Interaction, or Technology
and Society.
| Tracks of Study (Optional) |
The following tracks of study are for students who wish to fine tune the MSIS requirements toward certain specializations. Students should meet with a faculty advisor to design a suitable set of courses -- students are not required to choose a track.
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| Areas of Focus |
The School also
offers students the chance to tailor their
studies on several areas of focus:
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program |
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If you need to contact us, please call Shabana Reza
(Student Recruiting Coordinator) at 412.624.3988 or 800.672.9435,
or email her at isinq@mail.sis.pitt.edu. |
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