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Informatics majors at the iSchool bend information technology toward equity and justice.

What is Informatics?

Informatics is the study, design, and development of information technology for the good of people, organizations, and society. As an Informatics student at the UW iSchool, you'll explore the intersection of technology and human values, gaining a deep understanding information in society while creatively imagining more equitable and just information technology and systems. Informatics graduates see the world as more than just innovative apps and websites, but as larger systems of people, information and technology that harness these technologies to address global challenges in democracy, health, wellness, climate, justice and more.

Watch: Information School students explain the Informatics major and what it's like being a student in the program

Curious about the word "Informatics"? Learn more.

Why the iSchool?

You'll find the Informatics major is less about narrowing options than expanding possibilities in your career and in your life. Informatics draws upon areas such as computer science, information science, sociology, psychology, design and information management. As a result, graduates are well-rounded information and technology professionals with the ability to apply their knowledge to positively impact organizations, their communities and society. Reasons to study Informatics include:

  • Joining a vibrant, engaged, diverse and inclusive student community.
  • Learning from our interdisciplinary curriculum, which examines the interaction of people, information and technology from the lenses of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, sovereignty and justice.
  • Focusing on fields such as data science, health and well-being, human-computer interaction, information architecture, cybersecurity, information management, information and society, or software development. You can opt to choose one of our focus areas.
  • Pursuing Informatics careers in software development, data science, UX design and research, product management, cybersecurity, biomedical and health informatics, and information architecture. Learn more about students' successful placement across for-profit, not-for-profit and governmental organizations.

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Panelists Noam Pianko, Noah Smith, Ben Lee and Temi Odumosu, seated at a table

Scholars ask: How will AI shape Holocaust Memory?

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
At a time when artificial intelligence is reshaping how information is created and shared, scholars gathered recently at the University of Washington to confront a critical question: How will AI affect how the Holocaust is remembered?Led...
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Convocation celebrates iSchool's largest class of graduates

Friday, June 13, 2025
More than 700 graduates crossed the stage to be recognized at the University of Washington Information School’s 2025 Convocation ceremony on June 7 at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.It was the iSchool’s largest class...
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MSIM Conversation with Professor Sara Sanford - Career Outcomes

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iSchool Read-Alongs Series: August

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