UC Berkeley School of Information

Boldly leading the way with education and research in a world awash in information and data

Degree Programs

Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS)

Educating information professionals to provide leadership for an information-driven world.

Ph.D. in Information Science

A research program for next-generation scholars of the information age.

 

Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS)

Online degree preparing data science professionals to solve real-world problems.

Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS)

Online degree preparing cybersecurity leaders for complex cybersecurity challenges.

I School News

Governor Gavin Newsom launched several new initiatives establishing partnerships with the best and brightest tech policy experts from across the country to accelerate responsible AI in state government.

Professor Deirdre Mulligan will serve on the new California Innovation Council, alongside other top policy, tech, and academic experts.
 

Governor Gavin Newsom launched several new initiatives establishing partnerships with the best and brightest tech policy experts…

To understand the role of storytelling in contemporary pop music, researchers at UC Berkeley, including Prof. David Bamman, created a machine learning algorithm that can identify narrative storytelling elements in song lyrics. In a new study, they used this algorithm to analyze more than 5,000 pop songs that made the annual Billboard Hot 100 list between 1960 and 2024, charting how storytelling in popular music has changed over the past 60 years.

To understand the role of storytelling in contemporary pop music, researchers at UC Berkeley created a machine learning algorithm…

Student Projects

Meet HomeMe, where geospatial intelligence meets HTML-RAG precision—…
A novel co-located gaming experience that facilitates community…
🛡️ What if your domain couldn’t be censored, hijacked, or taken down—…
A mobile app offering real-time, crowdsourced updates on road…