The premise of the Information Science program is that many of the interesting problems and questions (and jobs) of the future will be concerned with the interactions between people and information systems. Thus, the undergraduate majors cover both technical issues and social science issues. Careers that involve the design and creation of interactive systems, from Web sites to mobile devices to shrink-wrap software, should all benefit from an IS degree. Particular job roles in those fields would tend to be more concerned with the design, conceptualization, and usability of such systems (often called product management) than with the technical implementation and delivery (often called software engineering). Given the broad range of fields in which large information systems are becoming prevalent, we also see IS as helping prepare students for careers in fields that currently experience "information bottlenecks" such as health care or law.

Students who graduate with a degree in IS can pursue careers in a variety of different fields including, but not limited to:

• information technology consulting
• design and development of digital media-based services for business and for the education, scientific, entertainment, or manufacturing industries
• web search engine and software product development for a broad range of application areas
• human-computer interaction research and design
• database design
• electronic publishing and digital library development

In addition, the careful selection of electives will enable students to pursue advanced studies from among a number of graduate fields including:

• business management
• cognitive science
• communication
• computational biology
• computer science
• information science
• law
• psychology
• sociology

Check out Career INFO Net for more information regarding jobs in the field of Information Technology. The jobs included on this site that match best with the IS degree include: Computer and Information Systems Managers; Database Administrators; and Webmasters.