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Nov 21, 2024
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Courses of Study 2024-2025
Information Science
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Faculty
S. Azenkot, L. Blume, C. Cardie, C. Cheyre, T. Choudhury, S. Cleare, C. Csikszentmihalyi, C. Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil, N. Dell, D. Easley, S. Fussell, P. Ginsparg, C. Gomes, F. Guimbretiere, K. Harms, H. Hirsh, S. Jackson, T. Joachims, W. Ju, M. Jung, R. Kizilcec, J. Kleinberg, A. Koenecke, L. Lee, G. Leshed, K. Levy, M. Macy, D. Mimno, M. Naaman, R. Nandakumar, H. Nissenbaum, T. Parikh, M. Pollack, T. Roumen, J. Rzeszotarski, P. Sengers, B. Soltoff, D. Susser, E. Tardos, A. Taylor, A. Vashistha, G. Vidan, M. Wilkens, D. Williamson, Q. Yang, Y. Yin, C. Zhang
The Information Science Major:
Information Science is fundamentally concerned with the human-centered aspects of computing and information—ranging from how individuals interact with computing devices, to studying people through their social and information network use, and understanding the way computing systems affect our society and culture.
The Information Science major is offered by the Department of Information Science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science.
Who should major in Information Science?
Students interested in the human-centered aspects of computing and information, such as algorithmic fairness; ethics, law, and policy; computational social science; digital humanities; human-computer and human-robot interaction; interaction and critical design; machine learning; market and mechanism design, natural language processing; network analysis; science and technology studies; and user experience (UX) and design.
Who is eligible to major in Information Science?
Students in the College of Agriculture and Life Science (CALS) and the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). A&S students earn a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Information Science; students in CALS earn a Bachelor of Science (BS).
How are the Information Science majors and degrees different?
- The BA and BS in Information Science share the same requirements and elective course options.
- The differences are in each admitting college’s foundational requirements.
Major Requirements
Majors are required to take core courses that introduce them to the variety of theories and methods of study within the discipline. Students will specialize in a particular area of interest in Information Science by choosing courses from one concentration that will provide in-depth study in that area. Courses under each concentration come from within and outside the department. In addition to the courses in their chosen concentration, students are required to complete three elective classes that will contribute to their studies in either breadth or depth.
In addition to the major requirements outlined below, students must meet their admitting college’s graduation requirements:
Overview of Major Requirements:
- Students must complete the major’s five core courses: INFO 1200 or INFO 1260 , INFO 1300 , INFO 2040 , INFO 2450 , and INFO 2950 .
- Students must take Introductory Programming (CS 1110 or CS 1112 *), one Calculus course, and one Statistics course.
- *AP credit may be used to fulfill the CS 1110 and calculus requirements.
- Students must complete at least one Concentration from the options listed below.
- Students must complete three electives. See the Elective requirements guidelines.
- Minimum number of credits required for the major = 50 credits.
*Students who took CS 1112 before fall 2023 must also take CS 1133 .
Grading
All courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade. Affiliated students must earn a C- or better in all courses used for the major.
Introductory Courses:
Core (5 required courses):
PROGRAMMING AND MATH REQUIREMENTS
STATISTICS COURSES
Choose one:
CONCENTRATIONS
Each of the introductory Information Science courses is the beginning of a path of in-depth study. We call these paths Concentrations. Each one is described in further detail below.
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
This concentration provides students with an in-depth understanding of the behavioral and social aspects of interacting with and through information technology.
A. UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL BEHAVIOR: CHOOSE TWO COURSES
B. SOCIAL DATA ANALYTICS: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
CHOOSE ONE COURSE FROM SECTION C
*One course from any of the below “Behavior in Context” sections. You do not need to take one course from each.
C1. BEHAVIOR IN SOCIOLOGICAL CONTEXT:
C2. BEHAVIOR IN NETWORK CONTEXT:
C3: BEHAVIOR IN DESIGN CONTEXT:
DATA SCIENCE
This concentration will equip students to learn about the world through data analytics.
A. DATA ANALYSIS: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
B. DOMAIN EXPERTISE: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
C. BIG DATA ETHICS, POLICY AND SOCIETY: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
D. DATA COMMUNICATION: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
DIGITAL CULTURE AND PRODUCTION
This concentration explores computing as a cultural phenomenon. It equips students to analyze technology’s role in society and culture, understand it historically, and produce media artifacts.
This concentration can be completed by following either of the two options below:
- Option 1. One course each from A, B, and C, and an additional course from C.
- Option 2. One course each from A and B, and two additional courses from A.
For the Media, Art, Design component: Any ARCH elective course or option studio at the 3000 level or higher that addresses IT as a significant component can work for this portion. Elective courses can be found on the College of Arts, Architecture, and Planning website.
A. DIGITAL CULTURE AND HISTORY: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
B. DIGITAL PRODUCTION: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
C. MEDIA, ART, DESIGN: Students pursuing Option 1 for this concentration choose one course:
INFORMATION ETHICS, LAW, AND POLICY
This concentration provides training and insight into the ethical, legal, and policy dimensions of contemporary information technology.
A. FRAMEWORKS AND INSTITUTIONS: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
B. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
C. CASES/TOPICS: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
D. TOOLS AND TECHNICAL DOMAINS: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
This concentration provides students with the analytical and technical skills they need to design and build functional technical systems.
A. BUILDING (WITH HARDWARE): CHOOSE ONE COURSE
B. WORKING WITH DATA/SOFTWARE: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
C. CONTEXT/APPLICATION DOMAINS: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
NETWORKS, CROWDS, AND MARKETS
This concentration helps students to understand formal models, data and policy issues surrounding networked systems.
A. MODELS: CHOOSE TWO COURSES
B. DATA: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
C. POLICY/VALUES: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
UX (USER EXPERIENCE)
This concentration is designed to help students gain a better understanding of user experience design through studies in design and user perception.
A. CORE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
B. DESIGN IN CONTEXT: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
C. KNOWING THE USER: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
D. KNOWING THE TECHNOLOGY: CHOOSE ONE COURSE
The Minor:
A minor in Information Science is available to undergraduate students in all colleges. The minor has been designed to ensure that students have substantial grounding in all three tracks: Human-Centered Systems, Information Systems, and Social Systems. Detailed information about the minor can be found in the Bowers CIS section of the Courses of Study and on the Information Science website.
Honors:
To qualify for departmental honors, students must apply by the end of their seventh semester and meet the GPA requirement:
A cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0;
A cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0, as well as demonstrated contributions to the Information Science Program through research or other means, as detailed in their application.
Students intending to pursue honors must complete the following course work in addition to their IS major courses:
• Three additional credit hours of IS coursework at or above the 5000-level (graded courses only; no seminars or 2-credit project courses);
• Six credit hours of INFO 4900 - Independent Reading and Research with one or more IS faculty members, spread over at least two semesters and with grades of A– or better. It is expected that the INFO 4900 research will result in a project report.
Latin designations (appended to the degree) are based on final cumulative GPA, as follows:
• cum laude, 3.50 or above
• magna cum laude, 3.75 or above
• summa cum laude, 4.00 or above
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