Information Studies Undergraduate Degree Program Overview
The Bachelors of Arts Information Studies is an inter-disciplinary degree designed to prepare students to explore and analyze information needs, and deploy appropriate and effective approaches to satisfying those needs. The central theme of the degree is facilitating the link between people and the information they need to succeed.
Information professionals work in environments where their daily activities include:
- following a natural curiosity across multiple subjects and disciplines,
- weighing and taking risks,
- leading a team, designing the unexpected solution,
- and sharing expertise in information technologies.
Designed to prepare a technologically skilled and broadly educated graduate, the IS degree guides students through major coursework that is based in multiple disciplines within the College of Arts and Sciences. The degree also provides internship opportunities that give students first-hand experiences in the field.