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

The School of Information has completed a year-long strategic planning process, resulting in seven priorities and seventeen initial actions to guide the school over the next decade. Grounded in direct input from faculty, staff, students, and alumni, the plan arrives as the I School marks 100 years as a professional school at UC Berkeley — a moment to reflect on a century of adaptation and to chart what comes next. Read the full plan and explore the priorities shaping the school’s future.

The I School has released its Strategic Priorities 2026 plan, charting a course for its next century as a bellwether in the…

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…

Events

Sep 
18

The Writer’s Hand-at-a-Distance

The Cultural Analytics Series highlights data-driven analysis of cultural phenomena. 

Sep 
26

I School Centennial & Birthday Celebration

Join alumni, faculty, students, and friends as we celebrate a defining milestone in the history of the UC Berkeley School of Information.

Oct 
09

In the Garden of Forking Paths: Mapping and Making Sense of Storytelling at Scale

Maria Antoniak analyzes AI-generated stories, mapping how people use AI for storytelling.

Student Projects

Eye2Voice is a gaze-to-speech communication tool that gives people with…
Reform offers resale infrastructure that bridges retail brands and…
The world's first dedicated AV incident reporting platform for anyone,…
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