CIS is an interdisciplinary program sponsored by four units:

The deadline for Fall 2025 admissions for all applicants is February 5, 2025.

For more information on general admission requirements please visit the Graduate Division's Prospective Students web page. To view instructions for application, please see the CIS Application page.

News & Events

CIS 720 Seminar with Ji Young Kim

Please join us on Monday at 4:30 back in 3F, Hamilton Library, for a talk by Dr. Ji Young Kim of the School of Communications. Dr. Kim studies strategic communications, agenda setting, and framing and has been studying the implications of social media platforms in these areas, along with many other topics. You can learn […]

CIS 720 Seminar- Dr. Kim Binstead on HI-SEAS project

Please join us on Monday for an update by Dr. Kim Binstead on her HI-SEAS project (Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation). See you at 4:30 in HL 3G (if the projector is working), 2K if it’s not — look for a room sign in HL basement.

CIS 720 Seminar- Preparing to Teach Online

Please join us on Monday at 4:30, in Hamilton Library, room 3F, to hear the talk named: Preparing to Teach Online: Tips and tales from educators and instructional designers. This topic will be presented by CIS students and Ph.D. candidates: Pam Estell, Kelly Holden, Kelsea Hosoda, & Dean Lodes.

CIS 720 Seminar- Jennifer Beamer on Merging Science and Cyberinfrastructure Pathways

Please join us on Monday to hear Jennifer’s talk on her summer internship project. 4:30 Hamilton Library 3F  I Know What You Did Last Summer: My Internship with the NSF Award#1541450,  Merging Science and Cyberinfrastructure Pathways Information ScIence Working Group.  Abstract: Whole Tale is a collaboration led by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in collaboration with […]

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