Required core courses, 12 hours

• INFO 6000 - Seminar in Information Science
• INFO 6660 - Readings in Information Science
• INFO 6700 - Seminar in Communication and Use of Information
• INFO 6945 - Doctoral Seminar in Information Issues

Research courses, 24 hours minimum

Minimum of 24 graduate credit hours, e.g., individual research courses, directed studies, special topics courses, internships and doctoral dissertation.

Concentration core, 15 hours

Students take the following courses; students may take equivalent courses upon approval by the Information Science PhD Program Office.

• CSCE 5300 - Introduction to Big Data and Data Science
• DSCI 5350 - Big Data Analytics (or equivalent, e.g., CMHT 6500 - Big Data Implementation in Social Network Analysis )
• DSCI 5360 - Data Visualization for Analytics (or INFO 5709 - Data Visualization and Communication )
• INFO 5500 - Foundational Principles in Knowledge Management
• INFO 5502 - Methods and Tools of Data Analytics

Electives, 9 hours minimum

Minimum of 9 credit hours; the following is a partial list; other relevant courses may be used upon Information Science PhD Program Office approval:

• INFO 5707 - Data Modeling for Information Professionals (or equivalent, e.g., BCIS 5420 - Foundations of Database Management Systems )
• INFO 5717 - Dynamic WWW Control Structures
• INFO 5735 - Usability and User Experience Assessment
• INFO 5737 - Information and Cyber-Security (or equivalent, e.g., CSCE 5550 - Introduction to Computer Security )
• INFO 6880 - Seminar in Information Science and Technology (when topic is “Social Network Analysis for Information Professionals”)
• INFO 6880 - Seminar in Information Science and Technology  (when topic is “Health Research Methodology”)
• LING 5410 - Computational Linguistics I
• LING 6060 - Data Analysis in Human Language Technology (HLT) I
• LING 6130 - Natural Language Processing (or equivalent, e.g., CSCE 5290 - Natural Language Processing )
• DSCI 5220 - Survey Analytics
• DSCI 5260 - Business Process Analytics
• DSCI 5310 - Risk and Life-Data Analysis
• DSCI 5340 - Predictive Analytics and Business Forecasting
• LTEC 6514 - Seminar on Advanced Research Topics in Learning Technologies and Information Sciences (or equivalent, e.g., LING 5560 - Discourse Analysis )
• LTEC 6514 - Seminar on Advanced Research Topics in Learning Technologies and Information Sciences  (when topic is “Scaling Methods”) (or equivalent, e.g., LING 5560 - Discourse Analysis )
• DSCI 5250 - Statistical Techniques in Simulation