MS Informatics at University of California, Irvine

Information technology is transforming the world around us, from electronic medical records, to games for learning and social change, from information systems that help us live together more sustainably to devices and applications that allow us to track the body in unprecedented ways. The M.S. program in informatics at UC Irvine helps position students to understand the relationship between people and computing: How do existing technologies shape human behavior, society and culture, and how can we design future technologies to better serve humanity?

Faculty: Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Irvine, CA, United States

What you will study

in Informatics is organized around a set of core courses that introduces the fundamentals of informatics, followed by a broader range of potential elective courses through which students can choose to focus their learning. Most students in this program write a Master’s thesis to explore a particular research topic in depth.

Career pathways

computer science, social science, the arts) who may or may not have been been part of the full time workforce already. For students interested in pursuing a professionally-oriented degree, looking to find a position or advance their careers within a corporate context, and working directly with industry mentors and clients around questions of user experience and design, we encourage you to consider

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