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Informatics Course Changes

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The following courses have been renumbered and renamed, effective Autumn 2018. The changes will be published in the catalog on April 13, 2018.

Core courses

Previous name/number New name/number
INFO 470 Research Methods in Informatics

INFO 300 Research Methods

INFO 340 Intro to Relational Database Management Systems

INFO 330 Databases and Data Modeling

INFO 343 Client-Side Web Development

INFO 340 Client-Side Development

INFO 450 Information Ethics and Policy

INFO 350 Information Ethics and Policy

INFO 360 Design Thinking

INFO 360 Design Methods

Elective courses

Previous name/number New name/number
INFO 341 Computer Networks & Distributed Applications

INFO 314 Computer Networks & Distributed Applications

INFO 330 Introduction to Information Architecture

INFO 331 Introduction to Information Architecture

INFO 445 Advanced Database Design, Management, and Maintenance

INFO 430 Database Design and Management

INFO 344 Server-Side Web Development

INFO 441 Server-Side Development

INFO 370 Introduction to Data Science INFO 370 Core Methods in Data Science
INFO 371 Core Methods in Data Science INFO 371 Advanced Methods in Data Science
INFO 444 Value-Sensitive Design

INFO 464 Value-Sensitive Design

INFO 461 Cooperative Software Design INFO 442 Cooperative Software Development

Informatics Prerequisites Changes

Course Previous prerequisite New prerequisite
(effective AUT 2018)

INFO 430 Database Design and Management

INFO 340 INFO 330

INFO 431 Metadata Design

INFO 330
INFO 340
INFO 331
INFO 330

INFO 441 Server-Side Development

INFO 340
INFO 343
INFO 330
INFO 340

INFO 442 Cooperative Software Development

INFO 343 INFO 340

INFO 448 Mobile Development: Android

INFO 343 INFO 340

INFO 449 Mobile Development: iOS

INFO 343 INFO 340

INFO 490 Project Capstone I

INFO 470
INFO 481
INFO 300
INFO 481 no longer a prerequisite

 

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MSIM students, alumni talk sustainability at summit

Friday, February 20, 2026
About 50 online students and several alumni from the Information School’s Master of Science in Information Management program discussed sustainability in information management at the fourth annual MSIM Online Student Summit.The...
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As technology changes, our academic mission adapts

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
I have invited Amy J. Ko, Professor and Associate Dean for Academics, to write about our educational mission and how, 25 years in, the Information School is adapting to meet the current moment.— Anind K. Dey, Dean and ProfessorThe ways...
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Informatics Program Overview for Current UW Seattle Students

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