Program details
The undergraduate program in information science will help you to understand
how people seek and create electronic information;
how to build, design, and evaluate effective information systems; and how
people ultimately transform information into useful knowledge.
Core courses will provide you with essential skills in:
- Programming
- Database management
- Networks
- Systems analysis and human factors
Then choose one of the industry-driven concentrations:
- Information systems
- User-centered design
- Networks and security
- Self-designed concentration
Students will, in the last semester, take a capstone course. This is a chance to intern at one of the many international corporations located in Pittsburgh -- or to participate in federally-funded research projects.
Internships will provide for supervised work in an information environment offering a real-world frame of reference for understanding and applying the skills, methodologies, and theories gained from information science courses.
Possible BSIS internships:
Title/area of work |
Company |
|---|---|
Protein-modeling database |
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center |
Global telecommunications |
PPG |
Software development |
|
Junior support analyst |
University of Pittsburgh’s Financial Information Systems |
Quality assurance and improvement projects |
University of Pittsburgh—Student Computing |
Technical business analyst |
Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield |
Application analyst I |
Management Science Associates |
Windows system administrator |
Afinety |
Technical specialist |
U.S. Steel |