Advancing knowledge and practice wherever people interact with information and technology

Degree Programs

Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS)

Educating information professionals to provide leadership for an information-driven world.

Ph.D. in Information Science

A research program for next-generation scholars of the information age.

Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS)

Online degree preparing data science professionals to solve real-world problems.

5th Year Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS)

Online degree training UC Berkeley undergraduates for data science careers.

Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS)

Online degree preparing cybersecurity leaders for complex cybersecurity challenges.

I School News

5 women seated on chairs on a stage and one woman at a podium. Behind them is a projected slide reading "data science for science" with the Women in Data Science Berkeley logo
5 women seated on chairs on a stage and one woman at a podium. Behind them is a projected slide reading "data science for science" with the Women in Data Science Berkeley logo

When Joyce Shen began teaching data science at UC Berkeley nearly a decade ago, she noticed a problem she’d also seen in industry. There were barely any women.

The nascent data science field that would forever change how we live was being primarily developed by men, creating products that would shape society for decades. Today, due to intensive Berkeley recruitment efforts, she has seen the numbers in her classes change.

Dean Jennifer Chayes and lecturer Joyce Shen, and others spoke on a panel at the annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) Berkeley, which spotlights female data scientists’ work and journeys, during Women’s History Month. 

Joyce Shen, Dean Jennifer Chayes, and others shared advice at a panel at WiDS Berkeley.
photocard on table; 25 years of MIMS
photocard on table; 25 years of MIMS

On Saturday, February 25, 160 past and present faculty, alumni, and students gathered on the UC Berkeley campus to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) program. Attendees came from all over the world, with the furthest hailing from Barcelona, and from different class years — including five from the inaugural class of 1999. 

On Saturday, February 25, 160 past and present faculty, alumni, and students gathered on the UC Berkeley campus to celebrate...

Events

Apr 
19

Cybersecurity Spring 2023 Capstone Project Showcase

Graduating MICS students present their cybersecurity projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.

Apr 
19

Returning to “Rumoring” for Understanding and Responding to Misleading Content Online

Kate Starbird is a leading expert on how people use social media to seek, share, and make sense of information and misinformation.

Apr 
27

Data Science Spring 2023 Capstone Project Showcase

Graduating MIDS students present their data science projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Hal R. Varian MIDS Capstone Award.

Student Projects

LTBR: Jyen, Sneha, Tiffany & Rachel as Defenders for the Public Good
The Public Defense Project is partnered with a local non-profit Secure...
Line art of a polluting factory is superimposed over the shape of the state of California. Above these images, a play on the word Healthcare is deliberately misspelled, with a capital C and capital A for California, then a lowercase i and r spell Air.
How does air pollution affect pediatric health? We use instrumental...
Sidewaukee: Making our city accessible
Enabling wheelchair users to confidently anticipate obstacles using...
Picture of a raging crown fire
Use satellite images to calculate historical burn severity and build a...