UC Berkeley School of Information

Boldly leading the way with education and research in a world awash in information and data

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.

Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS)

Online degree preparing cybersecurity leaders for complex cybersecurity challenges.

I School News

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Meet the MIMS Class of 2028

This Fall, 54 new students joined us on campus to embark on the Master of Information Management and Systems program.

Their previous job titles include Product Manager, Teacher, Research Director, Content Manager, Tax QA Analyst, Software Engineer, Wildland Firefighter, Spatial Programmer, UX/UI Designer, and Marine Inspector.

Meet the MIMS class of 2028! This Fall, 54 new students joined us on campus to embark on the Master of Information Management and…

Master’s Students Builds Tool To Analyze, Redact and Regulate Sharing of Confidential Information

As AI chatbots become more popular, people have increased the amount of confidential information shared with these tools — often without knowledge of the consequences. TrustLayer AI, by Summer 2026 Master of Information and Cybersecurity alums Brandon Tarca and Sash Upadhyaya, aims to read through chatbot prompts before submission, scan for sensitive information, and make decisions around content redaction in order to address this issue. The team was awarded the Summer 2026 Lily L. Chang Capstone Award, which recognizes the semester's top project.

As AI chatbots become more popular, people have increased the amount of confidential information shared with these tools — often…