Master of Information

The design of the Master of Information (MI) program engages students from a wide variety of professional and academic contexts to focus on information: its creation, organization, classification, retrieval, preservation, management and use. Built upon the values and foundations of Library and Information Science, the MI program focuses on the integral relationships between people, information and technology.

The mission of the MI program is to enable you to provide professional expertise, leadership, and innovation across diverse information and technological landscapes. People-focused, information technology-intensive, data-driven, and career-oriented, our Master of Information is your gateway to significantly contributing to organizational leadership, information management, community, and social development.

• 36-credit program
• 1.5 to 2 years with full-time study (at least 9 credits/term)
• 2 to 3 years with part-time study (fewer than 9 credits/term)
• 100% online option (not self-paced, but the format is asynchronous) 
• Faculty actively engage within the virtual classroom through discussions, projects, lectures, group work, etc.
• On-campus classes meet once a week (currently working toward offering more on-campus courses)

The MI program offers areas of concentration built around your career goals.

• Archives and Preservation
• Data Science
• Health Information-NEW!
• Interaction Design and Informatics 
• Library and Information Science
• School Librarianship
• Technology, Information and Management
• Design your own pathway

Graduates of the MI program will be able to:

• Analyze, identify, and describe the information needs, problems, challenges and goals of individuals, groups, communities, and organizations
• Design, develop, and implement innovative and interactive information systems, services, technologies, instruction, policies, and organizational structures that address identified needs, problems, challenges, and goals
• Use measurable criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of systems, programs, and services
• Represent, include, and advocate for the interests of diverse colleagues, professionals, clients, patrons, user groups, and citizens to ensure equitable intellectual and physical access and use
• Lead, innovate, and serve as agents of change in the information professions and respective communities
• Enact and uphold ethically grounded policies and practices that demonstrate knowledge relating to privacy, access, copyright intellectual property, intellectual freedom, diversity, and security
• Consider and deploy information solutions as cultural, social, intellectual, and technological goods serving human actors in local, national, and global societal contexts
• Uphold professional and academic community standards for ethical information practices, accessibility, uses, and user-centered systems design, in support of tenets

SC&I’s MI is one of the most respected programs of its kind and has a strong network of alumni professionals. 

MI students have an opportunity to study abroad at Wroxton College.