The School of Information is UC Berkeley’s newest professional school. Located in the center of campus, the I School is a graduate research and education community committed to expanding access to information and to improving its usability, reliability, and credibility while preserving security and privacy.
The Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) is an online degree preparing data science professionals to solve real-world problems. The 5th Year MIDS program is a streamlined path to a MIDS degree for Cal undergraduates.
The School of Information's courses bridge the disciplines of information and computer science, design, social sciences, management, law, and policy. We welcome interest in our graduate-level Information classes from current UC Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students and community members. More information about signing up for classes.
I School graduate students and alumni have expertise in data science, user experience design & research, product management, engineering, information policy, cybersecurity, and more — learn more about hiring I School students and alumni.
Graduating MIMS students present their intriguing research projects and innovative new information systems. A panel of judges will select outstanding projects for the James R. Chen Award.
Graduating MICS students present their cybersecurity projects. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.
Student teams will present their applications to manage, analyze, and display Big Data from Twitter and other sources in innovative and intriguing ways.
The School of Information hosts the PNC annual conference, with the theme “New Horizons: Information Technology Connecting Culture, Community, Time, and Place.”
A conversation with Mike Olson, co-founder and CEO of Cloudera, about Silicon Valley’s evolving ecosystem and the future of information technology in the age of Big Data.
Do you like data? Do you like making things? The Information Design Hackathon is open to designers and developers of all skill levels interested in creating information from data, with a Grand Prize of $1000 for the best project.