Program Overview

University of Michigan School of Information Programs

The University of Michigan School of Information offers a range of programs for students interested in pursuing a career in information science.

Bachelor of Science in Information

• The Bachelor of Science in Information program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the field of information science.
• The program includes coursework in areas such as:
  • How to apply: Current U-M students, transfer students, and preferred admit students can apply to the program.
  • Connect with us: The program offers opportunities for high school students, U-M first-years, U-M sophomores or above, and transfer students to connect with the School of Information.
  • New transfers: The UMSI Community College Summer Institute is available for new transfer students.
  • Tuition and funding: Information on tuition and funding options is available.
  • Curriculum: The program curriculum includes a range of courses in information science.
  • Career outcomes: Graduates of the program have gone on to pursue careers in a variety of fields.
  • Internships: Internship opportunities are available for students in the program, including options for F-1 visa holders.
  • Accelerated Master's Degree Program: The program offers an accelerated Master's Degree option.

Master of Science in Information

• The Master of Science in Information program is designed to provide students with advanced training in the field of information science.
• The program includes coursework in areas such as:
  • How to apply: Information on the application process, including MSI fee waiver information, is available.
  • Connect with us: The program offers opportunities for students to connect with the School of Information.
  • Tuition and funding: Information on tuition and funding options, including UMSI scholarships, fellowships, and GSI/GSRA/GSSA opportunities, is available.
  • Curriculum: The program curriculum includes a range of courses in information science, including options in Big Data Analytics, Libraries, Archives, and Knowledge Environments in Society (LAKES), UX Research and Design, and User-Centered Agile Development.
  • Dual degree programs: The program offers dual degree options, including a Master of Science in Information/Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Information/JD, Master of Science in Information/Master of Public Policy, and Master of Science in Information/Master of Social Work.
  • Accelerated Master's Degree Program: The program offers an accelerated Master's Degree option.
  • Internships: Internship opportunities are available for students in the program, including options for F-1 visa holders.
  • Career outcomes: Graduates of the program have gone on to pursue careers in a variety of fields.
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University partnership: The program has a partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Master of Health Informatics

• The Master of Health Informatics program is designed to provide students with training in the field of health informatics.
• The program includes coursework in areas such as:
  • How to apply: Information on the application process, including MHI fee waiver information, is available.
  • Connect with us: The program offers opportunities for students to connect with the School of Information.
  • Curriculum: The program curriculum includes a range of courses in health informatics.
  • Internships: Internship opportunities are available for students in the program, including options for F-1 visa holders.
  • Tuition and funding: Information on tuition and funding options, including Health Informatics Achievement Fellowship and UMSI Go Blue Graduate Scholarship, is available.
  • Career outcomes: Graduates of the program have gone on to pursue careers in a variety of fields.

Master of Applied Data Science

• The Master of Applied Data Science program is designed to provide students with training in the field of applied data science.
• The program includes coursework in areas such as:
  • How to apply: Information on the application process, including MADS admission assessments, MADS assessment waiver information, and MADS fee waiver information, is available.
  • Curriculum: The program curriculum includes a range of courses in applied data science.
  • Tuition and funding: Information on tuition and funding options is available.
  • Connect with us: The program offers opportunities for students to connect with the School of Information.
  • Frequently asked questions: Answers to frequently asked questions about the program are available.

PhD in Information

• The PhD in Information program is designed to provide students with advanced training in the field of information science.
• The program includes coursework in areas such as:
  • How to apply: Information on the application process, including fee waiver information, is available.
  • Degree components: The program includes a range of degree components, including coursework and research.
  • PhD student funding: Information on funding options for PhD students, including UMSI Dean's Fellowship, is available.
  • Doctoral student research and scholarship: The program offers opportunities for doctoral students to engage in research and scholarship.
  • Prospective faculty advisors for PhD students: Information on prospective faculty advisors for PhD students is available.
  • Career support and career outcomes: The program offers career support and career outcomes for graduates.
  • Connect with us: The program offers opportunities for students to connect with the School of Information.

Undergraduate Minors

• The School of Information offers undergraduate minors in a range of areas, including information science.

Incoming Exchange

• The School of Information offers incoming exchange programs for students from other institutions.

Courses

• The School of Information offers a range of courses in information science, including:
  • Process to enroll in UMSI classes
  • Mastery courses
  • Special topics courses
  • Credit-based internship courses
  • Independent study courses
  • Dissertation courses (pre-candidate and candidate)
  • Research Seminar in Information
  • Credit Hour Policy

Non-Degree Offerings

• The School of Information offers non-degree programs, including:
  • Graduate certificates: The School of Information offers graduate certificates in a range of areas, including Automotive User Experience, Extended Reality (XR), and Health Informatics.
  • Online offerings: The School of Information offers online courses and course series.

Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics

The Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics is a program designed to provide students with training in the field of health informatics.

Goals

The certificate's core goals include:

• Developing, studying and applying theories, methods and processes for the generation, storage, retrieval, use and sharing of medical and health data, information and knowledge
• Building on computing, communication and information sciences and technologies and their application in medicine and public health
• Serving as a bridge between basic and clinical research and practice and the healthcare industry
• Recognizing that people are the ultimate users of health information and drawing upon the social and behavioral sciences to inform the design and evaluation of technical solutions and the development of complex economic, ethical, social, educational and organizational systems

Competencies

Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics, students will have acquired experience in the following competencies:

• Assessing the needs and resources of individuals, organizations and communities where individuals live and work to ensure that information technology deployed to improve health will sustainably meet these needs
• Designing sociotechnical interventions that employ forward looking and human-centered methods, are novel and creative, are usable, fit to context and thereby carry high probability of successful deployment
• Appropriately utilizing theories of individual behavior, social science, health management and organizational change in the design and implementation of sociotechnical interventions
• Implementing and managing sociotechnical innovations in ways that respect the prevailing culture, organizational context and policies relating to health
• Evaluating information technology interventions to ascertain their effects and improve them over time