UMSI Courses

Fulfill all MSI requirements. Recommended course options include:

• SI 531: Human Interaction in Information Retrieval 
• SI 543: Programming I 
• SI 608: Networks 
• SI 650: Information Retrieval 
• SI 760: Language and Information 

U-M Cognates

Take six credits outside of UMSI from U-M's wealth of offerings, such as:

• Elect. Eng. & CS 477: Introduction to Algorithms
• Elect. Eng. & CS 492: Artificial Intelligence
• Elect. Eng. & CS 543: Knowledge-Based Systems
• Elect. Eng. & CS 545: Machine Learning  

Field Internships & Experience

Sites where UMSI students have recently completed relevant internships include:

• eBay, San Jose, CA
• Enlighten, Ann Arbor, MI
• Google, Mountain View, CA
• IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA
• Microsoft, Redmond, WA
• Pure Visibility, Ann Arbor, MI
• Tablus, Ann Arbor, MI
• TechSmith, Lansing, MI
• Travelocity, Southlake, TX
• Yahoo!, Sunnyvale, CA

Career Success

Recent grads have accepted positions in this area that include:

• Search Engine Marketing Analyst, Education Dynamics, LLC
• SEO Business Analyst, eBay
• SEO Analyst, Laserfish
• Web Metrics Analyst, Omnitech Solutions

The Pathways highlighted in this section are suggested routes to desired career goals.  Other routes through the MSI curriculum are also possible.  We'll advise you on your selection of courses, internships, and activities to support your career goals.