Below is a list of UNC courses that have been approved by the SILS Undergraduate Committee as electives for the undergraduate program:
Please note: Some courses may be restricted by department and reserved for students in those programs. Students not in those programs should seek unrestricted courses.
- Any INLS course above 200 that is not a core requirement or prerequisite.
- APPL 101. Exploring Engineering
- BIOS 511, Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data Management
- BUSI 410. Business Analytics
- BUSI 520, Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling for Business
- COMM 120. Introduction to Interpersonal and Organizational Communication
- COMM 140, Introduction to Media History, Theory, and Criticism
- COMM 150, Introduction to New Media
- COMM 431, Advanced Audio Production
- COMM 450, Media and Popular Culture
- COMM 544, Electronically Mediated Communication and Information Machines
- COMM 636, Interactive Media
- COMP 126. Practical Web Design and Development for Everyone
- COMP 210 (410), Data Structures
- COMP 211, Systems Fundamentals
- COMP 283. Discrete Structures
- COMP 301 (401), Foundation of Programming
- COMP 311 (411), Computer Organization
- COMP 380, Computers and Society
- COMP 416, Intro to WWW Programming
- COMP 421, Files and Databases
- COMP 426, Advanced WWW Programming
- COMP 431, Internet Services and Protocols
- ECON 400, Introduction to Statistics and Econometrics
- ECON 470. Econometrics
- ENGL 117. Arguing on the Internet: Rhetoric in the Age of Social Media
- ENGL 482. Metadata, Mark-up, and Mapping: Understanding the Rhetoric of Digital Humanities
- GEOG 215. Introduction to Spatial Data Science
- GEOG 370. Introduction to Geographic Information
- GEOG 477, Introduction to Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
- GEOG 491, Introduction to GIS
- GEOG 591, Applied Issues in Geographic Information Systems
- MATH 381. Discrete Mathematics
- MEJO 182, Foundations of Graphic Design
- MEJO 187, Foundations of Interactive Media
- MEJO 433. UX Strategy and Design
- MEJO 445, Media Effects on Audiences
- MEJO 482, Media Design
- MEJO 484, Information Graphics
- MEJO 487: Intermediate Interactive Media
- MEJO 581, User Experience Design and Usability
- MEJO 582, Advanced Documentary Video Storytelling
- MEJO 583, Advanced Interactive Media
- MEJO 585, 3D Design Studio
- MUSC 239, Introduction to Music Technology
- PHIL 143. AI and the Future of Humanity: Philosophical Issues about Technology and Human Survival
- PHYS 633, Scientific Programming
- PLCY 460. Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy
- POLI 281. Data in Politics I: An Introduction
- PSYC 180. Social Media, Technology, and the Adolescent Brain
- PSYC 210, Statistical Principles of Psychological Research
- PSYC 230, Cognitive Psychology
- PSYC 330, Introduction to Cognitive Science
- SOCI 318. Computational Sociology
- STOR 120. Foundations of Statistics and Data Science
- STOR 151. Introduction to Data Analysis
- STOR 155, Introduction to Data Models and Inference
- STOR 215, Foundations of Decision Analytics
- STOR 305, Decision Making Using Spreadsheet Models
- STOR 320, Introduction to Data Science
- STOR 435. Introduction to Probability
- STOR 455, Methods of Data Analysis
- STOR 565, Machine Learning
BSIS students are encouraged to acquire a broad education in the liberal arts and sciences.
Elective Petition
The above electives have already been approved by the SILS Undergraduate Committee. Any course offering in any department related to the study of information science can be considered as a potential elective subject to be reviewed by the Undergraduate Program Director. If you would like to petition for an elective, please fill out the elective petition.
