Overview

The Information (Online) program at University of Wisconsin Madison prepares information professionals to work in three broad, overlapping areas of the information professions:

User Experience Design: Graduates obtain employment in user experience design, interaction design, usability testing, systems analysis and project management, IT training, educational technology support, digital asset management and curation, and content management.
Data Analytics: Graduates obtain employment as data analysts in a variety of fields with expertise in analyzing data to support organizational decision-making, planning and managing data-driven projects, visualization and communication of analysis and results, data policy issues, and ensuring that organizational data practices support analysis activities.
Data and Information Management: Graduates obtain employment specializing in management of data and information in a variety of organizations with expertise in in knowledge management, digital asset management, data and information governance, prospect research, systems analysis, records management and compliance, research data management and project management, and database development and management.

Key Facts

Integrate concepts from information/data management, digital technologies and human behavioral and cultural practices to help solve organizational, community or social challenges
Use legal or ethical principles to critique data and information management practices
Apply principles of information science to organizational data and information management endeavors
Use quantitative analysis methodologies and tools to inform decision making
Demonstrate professional communications, teamwork, and awareness of culture competencies

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Systems Analysis and Project Management
Database Design for Information
Analytics for Decision Making
Field Project in Library and Information Agencies
Strategic Information Services
Data and Algorithms: Ethics and Policy
Information Ethics and Policy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Madison, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

The UW Madison Graduate School requires a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution.
A minimum undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) in the last 60 earned credit hours is required.
Application evaluation criteria include academic abilities, professional promise, leadership and community engagement. An undergraduate program that includes breadth in liberal arts and sciences is required. Any major is acceptable.
Prior work experience related to information and computing professions is useful, but is not required.
International students: TOEFL or equivalent scores are required if English is not the native language, or if the undergraduate instruction was not in English.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

25732 USD / year

≈ 25732 USD / year
Out-of-State

25732 USD / year

≈ 25732 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

12404 USD / year

≈ 12404 USD / year

Additional Details

Minnesota Resident: $20,714

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