Because UMSI offers you:
 

• A progressive professional degree with world class faculty in a premier public research institution
• Marketable skills and hands on experience through internships and client-based projects
• Flexibility to formulate an academic plan that supports your intellectual and career goals
• State-of-the-art facilities and technology with 24/7 access
• In-house, professionally staffed career services to guide you through a personalized career planning process
• A collaborative and inclusive community
• A path to fulfilling careers in the rising profession of our time – Information

The UMSI difference
 

• The first iSchool in the world to offer an integrated Master of Science in Information degree and the first to offer an integrated undergraduate degree
• The most breadth and depth in terms of faculty, specializations, courses, and research

Objectives of the MSI program

Our program prepares you to:

• Work as an information professional in a variety of environments
• Become a leader and change agent in preparing organizations for a constantly evolving information society
• Synthesize human-centered and technological perspectives by balancing the opportunities and constraints imposed by people, information, and technology
• Promote a user-centered approach to information and reflect the knowledge, values, ethics, and principles that derive from that approach

Our educational approach
 

• A multidisciplinary approach to the study of information
• Integrated learning that blends theory, principles, research, and practice to help you understand and manage information flows
• Practical engagement experiences based on reciprocal partnerships with for-profit and nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies

Profile of the UMSI student body

Our 360 MSI students:

• Hail from Michigan and from all regions of the United States as well as over a dozen foreign countries
• Represent over 100 different undergraduate majors
• Range in age from 23-55
• Include 55% women and 45% men, 16% U.S. minorities, and 20% international students