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 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.
Research indicates that standardized entrance examinations are weak predictors of academic success and that overemphasizing GRE and GMAT scores reinforces structural disadvantages to some demographic groups.
Citizen Clinic, a public-interest cybersecurity clinic at the UC Berkeley School of Information, received a grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies for its work helping politically-vulnerable organizations defend themselves against online threats.
The School of Information is sad to announce the passing of long-time professor Doug Tygar. He will be deeply missed at the School of Information and across the Berkeley campus.
The January 2020 School of Information Commencement looked to the future: we conferred a new degree for the first time, introduced a new dean, and welcomed a first-time graduation speaker.
The School of Information January 2020 graduation ceremony celebrated outstanding MICS and MICS capstone projects and outstanding faculty and students.
