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.
Mick Jagger was wrong, said keynote speaker Peter Norvig of Google — in today’s market-driven economy, you can’t always get what you need, but you get what you want.
How might we function in a world where everything we do online can be hacked or stolen, or where powerful algorithms predict human behavior at the most granular scale?
Three MIMS students used behavioral economics, economic strategy, user research, and a deep understanding of player psychology to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the online game company.
We followed up with the very first graduating class of the Master of Information and Data Science degree program and were gratified to see the impact of their degree.
