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Interested in connecting information, people and technology?
Feb. 8, 2008 — If you're interested in connecting information, people and technology, then the Bachelor of Science in Information Science program at the School of Information and Library Science may be for you!
We are now accepting applications for the Bachelor of Science in Information Science (BSIS) and the minor in Information Systems. The application deadline for Fall 2008 is Feb. 29, 2008.
The BSIS program draws on our faculty's strengths such as usability (HCI), open source development, database design, information retrieval, and human-information behavior and is designed to prepare graduates for a variety of careers in the information industry, including Web design and implementation, networking support, information architecture, database design and implementation and information consulting as well as graduate study. Our graduates go into positions of:
- Web Masters
- IT Analysts
- Corporate Bloggers
- Knowledge Management Analysts
- Software Quality Engineers
- Project Managers/Assistant Project Managers
- Research Assistants
- And many more!
They work at organizations such as Progress Energy, SAS, CISCO, the Department of Homeland Security, Aetna, Lulu Enterprises, the United States Census Bureau, to name just a few.
According to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 30 fastest-growing occupations from now until 2016 include a number of information science occupations. Network systems and data communications is listed as the number one fastest growing occupation in the nation. Computer software engineers, systems software developers and database administrators are included on the list that require a bachelor's degree.
Some of the exciting, emerging and growing fields of information science that students may wish to explore include:
- Intelligence: market intelligence, business and competitive intelligence
- Search Engine Marketing (SEM) or Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Branding Identity
- Cyber and Internet Security
- Data Forensics: e-discovery, data recovery
- Risk Management: vulnerability analysis, disaster recovery and business continuation
- Scientific Informatics
- Social Networking
Undergraduate students who have completed at least the first semester of their sophomore year may apply for admission to either the major or minor program.
To apply, please see the Web site: http://sils.unc.edu/programs/bsis/admissions.html
For more information about our programs, contact us at 919-962-8366 or send e-mail to: ismajor@ils.unc.edu or minor@ils.unc.edu or visit the Web at: sils.unc.edu/programs/bsis/index.html
Be part of one of the fastest growing occupations in the nation!