Visit Us
If you are considering applying to the I School’s MIMS program, we encourage you to come experience our community first-hand. A campus visit can help you determine if MIMS is the right fit for you.
To schedule an in-person or Zoom visit with a member of the I School admissions team, please email us at admissions@ischool.berkeley.edu.
For a more comprehensive tour of the Berkeley campus, you can also arrange UC Berkeley campus tours through Visitor Services.
Tours and Zoom appointments are unavailable during university closures; check the Berkeley Academic Calendar for dates.
We look forward to welcoming you to campus!
Class Visits
Come experience an I School class for yourself. These classes are open to visits from prospective students:
Info 213. Introduction to User Experience Design
Instructor: Stefanie Hutka
TuTh 9:30 – 11:00 am
You will learn how to design technologies that work well and meet the needs of their users; how to communicate and justify your design decisions; and how human-centered design fits into the broader context of product development. You will receive an introduction to the field of human-computer interaction (HCI), and learn to apply design thinking to user experience (UX) design and evaluation. We will also cover a few special topic areas within HCI. Specific skills you will learn include: Observation, Prototyping, Testing, and Communication.
Info C262. Theory and Practice of Tangible User Interfaces
Instructor: Kimiko Ryokai
MoWe 10:00 – 11:30 am
This course will explore the theory and practice of Tangible User Interfaces, a new approach to HCI which focuses on the physical interaction with computational media. The topics covered in the course include: Theoretical framework of Tangible User Interfaces, Design examples of Tangible User Interfaces, and Enabling technologies for Tangible User Interfaces.
Info 271B. Quantitative Research Methods for Information Systems and Management
Instructor: Coye Cheshire
TuTh 12:30 – 2:00 pm
The goal of this course is to provide students with an introduction to many different types of quantitative research methods and statistical techniques. Topics in research methods include: Primary and Secondary Data Analysis, Sampling, Survey Design, and Experimental Designs. Topics in quantitative techniques include: Descriptive and Inferential statistics, General Linear Models, and Non-Linear Models.