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.
Professor Doug Tygar was awarded the 2015 USENIX Security “Test of Time” Award for his 1999 paper “Why Johnny Can't Encrypt: A Usability Evaluation of PGP 5.0.”
Understanding and stopping the spread of Ebola requires careful tracking of public health data from around the region. Digitizing the data seems like an obvious step — but on the front lines, the answers aren’t quite so simple.
“With big data comes big responsibility,” said Carl Bass, the keynote speaker at the School of Information’s 2015 commencement ceremony. “Don’t mess it up!”