Informatics is an interdisciplinary and inter-professional field at the San Jose State University’s School of Information  that focuses on collecting, analyzing, securing, and managing data and information; and turning that data and information into actionable knowledge from a user-centered perspective within the context of another domain, such as health or cybersecurity/privacy.

Students will take 18 units of course work that will provide the foundations and skills needed to:

• Design and develop secure user-centered knowledge structures for the Web environment using design thinking, prototyping, and human-computer interaction tools.
• Set up secure digital assets management systems (DAM) working with metadata, workflow, taxonomy, data security, governance, and preservation of digital assets.
• Define, identify, control, manage, secure, and preserve electronic records and information including the management of records and information as operational, legal, and historical evidence in electronic environments.
• Manage projects: people, timelines, resources, goals, and outcomes.

The central set of knowledge and skills obtained in the foundation and skills courses can be applied to many different domains as graduates develop their careers.

Additional information is available on the department website: https://ischool.sjsu.edu/.

Program Delivery

Online program (Special Session)

Special Session Program Information

Academic Programs offered through Special Session are operated by Professional and Continuing Education. Registration and enrollment in a Special Session course or program are subject to special session fees and course schedules. Note that regular session students seeking to enroll simultaneously in a special session course or the program will trigger a separate and additional set of fees. This may require an additional enrollment appointment from the Registrar and it may have implications for financial aid status or requirements.

University Admission Requirements

Applicants must submit a complete graduate application by applying through the CSU Cal State Apply system and meet all the university admission requirements .

Admission to Graduate Standing - Classified

Candidates must meet all university admission requirements .

Applicants who meet the following requirements beyond university requirements will be considered for admission into the School of Information :

• A bachelor’s degree from any regionally accredited institution in any discipline with a GPA of at least 2.8 at the bachelor’s degree institution or in the last 60 semester or 90 quarter units.
• Skill with HTML5 and CSS3 - or updated standards -as demonstrated via class transcripts or work experience.
• The School requires that all students have computer access from home. See Home Computing Requirements.
• Applicants from countries in which the native language is not English must achieve a minimum English-language proficiency test score as indicated on the Graduate Program Test Requirements webpage.

Admission to Graduate Standing - Conditionally Classified

The School of Information does not admit students on a conditional basis.

Advancement to Candidacy

The university requirements for advancement to candidacy  for the master’s degree are outlined in the Graduate Policies and Procedures  section. Students should seek advancement to candidacy as soon as possible for their given program and on the advice of their graduate program coordinator. Graduate students may submit a Petition for Advancement to Graduate Candidacy form to the Graduate Admissions & Program Evaluations (GAPE) office after satisfying the following: achieved classified status; completed a minimum of nine letter-graded units with all grades “C” or higher; fulfilled the Campus Graduate Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (CGGWAR) requirement; achieved a minimum cumulative and program 3.0 GPA, and, graduate within the seven-year time limit for degree completion. Graduate students must submit their petition no later than one semester prior to graduating. Courses that satisfy the CGGWAR are listed in the course requirements for the program.

Students must complete and submit the Petition for Advancement to Graduate Candidacy after completion of nine units and by the posted deadlines for the semester in which they plan to graduate.

Program of Study Requirements

Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, GPA, and culminating experience requirements as outlined in the Graduation Requirements  section of the Graduate Policies and Procedures . Students must comply with all other graduate requirements contained in this catalog.