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Program checklist · Information Science (BA)

Information Science (BA)

Weill Medical College of Cornell University · New York, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Information Science (BA)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
11.0103
Credits (computed from items)
749-807
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
190424
CourseShelf checklist
CK_190424_96addc80
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Affiliation

2 items
  1. CS 1110
    4
  2. CS 1112
    4

Calculus

3 items
  1. MATH 1106
    4
  2. MATH 1110
    4
  3. MATH 1910
    4

Statistics

0 items

    Preferred:

    3 items
    1. ENGRD 2700
      4
    2. STSCI 2200
      Statistics I
      As published: “Statistics I (crosslisted)”
      4
    3. STSCI 3110
      4

    Allowed Alternatives:

    13 items
    1. AEM 2100
      4
    2. CEE 3040
      4
    3. ECON 3130
      4
    4. PUBPOL 2100
      4
    5. PSYCH 2500
      3
    6. SOC 3010
      4
    7. STSCI 2100
      Introductory Statistics and Data Science
      As published: “Introductory Statistics and Data Science (crosslisted)”
      4
    8. STSCI 2150
      4
    9. INFO 1200
      Information Ethics, Law, and Policy
      As published: “Information Ethics, Law, and Policy (crosslisted)”
      or: INFO 1260 Choices and Consequences in Computing
      3
    10. INFO 1300
      4
    11. INFO 2450
      Communication and Technology
      As published: “Communication and Technology (crosslisted)”
      3
    12. INFO 2850
      3
    13. INFO 2950
      Introduction to Data Science
      As published: “Introduction to Data Science 1”
      or: INFO 2951 Introduction to Data Science with R
      4

    Core (5 required courses):

    major core · 5 items
    1. INFO 1200
      Information Ethics, Law, and Policy
      As published: “Information Ethics, Law, and Policy (crosslisted)”
      or: INFO 1260 Choices and Consequences in Computing
      3
    2. INFO 1300
      4
    3. INFO 2450
      Communication and Technology
      As published: “Communication and Technology (crosslisted)”
      3
    4. INFO 2850
      3
    5. INFO 2950
      Introduction to Data Science
      As published: “Introduction to Data Science 1”
      or: INFO 2951 Introduction to Data Science with R
      4

    Programming Courses

    2 items
    1. CS 1110
      4
    2. CS 1112
      4

    Math Courses

    3 items
    1. MATH 1106
      4
    2. MATH 1110
      4
    3. MATH 1910
      4

    Statistics Courses

    3 items
    1. ENGRD 2700
      4
    2. STSCI 2200
      4
    3. STSCI 3110
      4

    A. Understanding Social Behavior: Choose Two Courses

    9 items
    1. INFO 3170
      3
    2. INFO 4430
      3
    3. INFO 4450
      Computer-Mediated Communication
      As published: “Computer-Mediated Communication (crosslisted)”
      3
    4. INFO 4490
      (crosslisted)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. INFO 4500
      Language and Technology
      As published: “Language and Technology (crosslisted)”
      3
    6. INFO 4505
      3
    7. INFO 4940
      Special Topics in Information Science
      As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
      1-4
    8. COMM 4380
      3
    9. PSYCH 3800
      3

    B. Social Data Analytics: Choose One Course

    9 items
    1. CS 3780
      4
    2. CS 4740
      Natural Language Processing
      As published: “Natural Language Processing (crosslisted)”
      4
    3. INFO 3300
      Visual Data Analytics for the Web
      As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”
      3
    4. INFO 3720
      3
    5. INFO 3950
      3
    6. INFO 4100
      3
    7. INFO 4300
      Language and Information
      As published: “Language and Information (crosslisted)”
      3
    8. INFO 4350
      3
    9. INFO 4940
      Special Topics in Information Science
      As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
      1-4

    C. Behavior in Context: Choose One Course

    0 items

      C1. Behavior in Sociological Context

      3 items
      1. INFO 3200
        Technology, Behavior and Society
        As published: “Technology, Behavior and Society (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 4140
        3
      3. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4

      C2. Behavior in Network Context

      2 items
      1. INFO 4360
        Communication Networks and Social Capital
        As published: “Communication Networks and Social Capital (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. COMM 4940
        Special Topics in Communication
        As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”
        1-3

      C3: Behavior in Design Context

      4 items
      1. INFO 3450
        Human-Computer Interaction Design
        As published: “Human-Computer Interaction Design (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 4240
        Designing Technology for Social Impact
        As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”
        4
      3. INFO 4400
        Qualitative User Research
        As published: “Qualitative User Research (crosslisted)”
        3
      4. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4

      A. Data Analysis: Choose One Course

      9 items
      1. INFO 3300
        Visual Data Analytics for the Web
        As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 3900
        Causal Inference
        As published: “Causal Inference (crosslisted)”
        3
      3. INFO 3950
        3
      4. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4
      5. CS 3780
        4
      6. ORIE 3120
        4
      7. ORIE 3741
        4
      8. ORIE 4740
        4
      9. STSCI 3740
        4

      B. Domain Expertise: Choose One Course

      11 items
      1. CS 4740
        Natural Language Processing
        As published: “Natural Language Processing (crosslisted)”
        4
      2. INFO 2770
        Excursions in Computational Sustainability
        As published: “Excursions in Computational Sustainability (crosslisted)”
        3
      3. INFO 3130
        4
      4. INFO 3350
        3
      5. INFO 3370
        3
      6. INFO 3720
        3
      7. INFO 4100
        3
      8. INFO 4120
        3
      9. INFO 4300
        Language and Information
        As published: “Language and Information (crosslisted)”
        3
      10. INFO 4350
        3
      11. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4

      C. Big Data Ethics, Policy and Society: Choose One Course

      14 items
      1. COMM 4010
        3
      2. INFO 3200
        Technology, Behavior and Society
        As published: “Technology, Behavior and Society (crosslisted)”
        3
      3. INFO 4140
        3
      4. INFO 4145
        3
      5. INFO 4200
        Information Policy: Applied Research and Analysis
        As published: “Information Policy: Applied Research and Analysis (crosslisted)”
        3
      6. INFO 4240
        Designing Technology for Social Impact
        As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”
        4
      7. INFO 4250
        3
      8. INFO 4260
        Computing On Earth: Planetary Dimensions and Consequence of Computing
        As published: “Computing On Earth: Planetary Dimensions and Consequence of Computing (crosslisted)”
        3
      9. INFO 4270
        3
      10. INFO 4390
        3
      11. INFO 4561
        Evaluation and Society
        As published: “Evaluation and Society (crosslisted)”
        3
      12. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4
      13. ENGL 3778
        Free Speech, Censorship, and the Age of Global Media
        As published: “Free Speech, Censorship, and the Age of Global Media (crosslisted)”
        4
      14. PUBPOL 3460
        3

      D. Data Communication: Choose One Course

      7 items
      1. INFO 3312
        3
      2. INFO 4310
        3
      3. COMM 3150
        3
      4. COMM 3189
        Taking America's Pulse: Creating and Conducting a National Opinion Poll
        As published: “Taking America's Pulse: Creating and Conducting a National Opinion Poll (crosslisted)”
        3-4
      5. COMM 4860
        3
      6. COMM 4940
        Special Topics in Communication
        As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”
        1-3
      7. SOC 3580
        3

      A. Digital Culture and History: Choose One Course for Option 1, Choose 3 Courses for Option 2

      7 items
      1. INFO 2921
        Inventing an Information Society
        As published: “Inventing an Information Society (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 3200
        Technology, Behavior and Society
        As published: “Technology, Behavior and Society (crosslisted)”
        3
      3. INFO 4140
        3
      4. INFO 4260
        Computing On Earth: Planetary Dimensions and Consequence of Computing
        As published: “Computing On Earth: Planetary Dimensions and Consequence of Computing (crosslisted)”
        3
      5. INFO 4270
        3
      6. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4
      7. STS 4040
        3

      B. Digital Production: Choose One Course

      7 items
      1. INFO 2300
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. INFO 2310
        4
      3. INFO 3152
        Introduction to Computer Game Design
        As published: “Introduction to Computer Game Design 1”
        4
      4. INFO 3300
        Visual Data Analytics for the Web
        As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”
        3
      5. INFO 4320
        4
      6. CS 4620
        3
      7. CS 4758
        Autonomous Mobile Robots
        As published: “Autonomous Mobile Robots (crosslisted)”
        3

      C. Media, Art, Design: Students Pursuing Option 1 for This Concentration: Choose Two Courses

      concentration · 9 items
      1. INFO 3450
        Human-Computer Interaction Design
        As published: “Human-Computer Interaction Design (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 3660
        History and Theory of Digital Art
        As published: “History and Theory of Digital Art (crosslisted)”
        3
      3. INFO 4152
        Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design
        As published: “Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design 1”
        3
      4. INFO 4240
        Designing Technology for Social Impact
        As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”
        4
      5. INFO 4400
        Qualitative User Research
        As published: “Qualitative User Research (crosslisted)”
        3
      6. INFO 4420
        4
      7. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 2”
        1-4
      8. ART 3705
        4
      9. ARTH 4151
        Topics in Media Arts
        As published: “Topics in Media Arts (crosslisted) 2”
        3

      A. Frameworks and Institutions: Choose One Course

      11 items
      1. COMM 4010
        3
      2. INFO 3210
        3
      3. INFO 4113
        Technology and Law Colloquium
        As published: “Technology and Law Colloquium (crosslisted)”
        3
      4. INFO 4140
        3
      5. INFO 4200
        Information Policy: Applied Research and Analysis
        As published: “Information Policy: Applied Research and Analysis (crosslisted)”
        3
      6. INFO 4250
        3
      7. INFO 4270
        3
      8. INFO 4301
        Ethics in New Media, Technology, and Communication
        As published: “Ethics in New Media, Technology, and Communication (crosslisted)”
        3
      9. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4
      10. HADM 4890
        3
      11. PUBPOL 3460
        3

      B. Methods and Analysis: Choose One Course

      5 items
      1. INFO 2921
        Inventing an Information Society
        As published: “Inventing an Information Society (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 4240
        Designing Technology for Social Impact
        As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”
        4
      3. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4
      4. PUBPOL 2300
        4
      5. PUBPOL 2301
        4

      C. Cases/Topics: Choose One Course

      11 items
      1. COMM 3190
        3
      2. COMM 4940
        Special Topics in Communication
        As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”
        1-3
      3. ENGRG 3605
        3
      4. INFO 3170
        3
      5. INFO 3200
        Technology, Behavior and Society
        As published: “Technology, Behavior and Society (crosslisted)”
        3
      6. INFO 4145
        3
      7. INFO 4210
        3
      8. INFO 4260
        Computing On Earth: Planetary Dimensions and Consequence of Computing
        As published: “Computing On Earth: Planetary Dimensions and Consequence of Computing (crosslisted)”
        3
      9. INFO 4390
        3
      10. INFO 4561
        Evaluation and Society
        As published: “Evaluation and Society (crosslisted)”
        3
      11. STS 4040
        3

      D. Tools and Technical Domains: Choose One Course

      7 items
      1. INFO 3300
        Visual Data Analytics for the Web
        As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 3350
        3
      3. INFO 3370
        3
      4. INFO 4100
        3
      5. INFO 4120
        3
      6. INFO 4300
        Language and Information
        As published: “Language and Information (crosslisted)”
        3
      7. INFO 4350
        3

      A. Building (with Hardware): Choose One Course

      3 items
      1. INFO 4120
        3
      2. INFO 4320
        4
      3. CS 4758
        Autonomous Mobile Robots
        As published: “Autonomous Mobile Robots (crosslisted)”
        3

      B. Working with Data/Software: Choose One Course

      10 items
      1. INFO 3300
        Visual Data Analytics for the Web
        As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 4340
        3
      3. INFO 4555
        4
      4. CS 3780
        4
      5. CS 4620
        3
      6. CS 5150
        4
      7. ORIE 3120
        4
      8. ORIE 3741
        4
      9. ORIE 4740
        4
      10. STSCI 3740
        4

      C. Context/Application Domains: Choose One Course

      6 items
      1. INFO 4152
        Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design
        As published: “Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design 1”
        3
      2. INFO 4310
        3
      3. INFO 4410
        Re-Designing Robots
        As published: “Re-Designing Robots (crosslisted)”
        3
      4. INFO 4430
        3
      5. INFO 4505
        3
      6. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 2”
        1-4

      A. Models: Choose Two Courses

      11 items
      1. INFO 4220
        Networks II: Market Design
        As published: “Networks II: Market Design (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 4360
        Communication Networks and Social Capital
        As published: “Communication Networks and Social Capital (crosslisted)”
        3
      3. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4
      4. COMM 3150
        3
      5. ECON 3810
        3
      6. ECON 4020
        3
      7. ECON 4610
        3
      8. ECON 4620
        3
      9. ECON 4660
        4
      10. ORIE 4350
        4
      11. SOC 3080
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      B. Data: Choose One Course

      9 items
      1. INFO 3300
        Visual Data Analytics for the Web
        As published: “Visual Data Analytics for the Web (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 3950
        3
      3. INFO 4300
        Language and Information
        As published: “Language and Information (crosslisted)”
        3
      4. INFO 4350
        3
      5. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4
      6. CS 3780
        4
      7. CS 4740
        Natural Language Processing
        As published: “Natural Language Processing (crosslisted)”
        4
      8. ECON 3120
        4
      9. ECON 3140
        4

      C. Policy/Values: Choose One Course

      10 items
      1. COMM 4940
        Special Topics in Communication
        As published: “Special Topics in Communication 1”
        1-3
      2. INFO 4140
        3
      3. INFO 4145
        3
      4. INFO 4200
        Information Policy: Applied Research and Analysis
        As published: “Information Policy: Applied Research and Analysis (crosslisted)”
        3
      5. INFO 4240
        Designing Technology for Social Impact
        As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”
        4
      6. INFO 4250
        3
      7. INFO 4270
        3
      8. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4
      9. PUBPOL 3460
        3
      10. SOC 3490
        3

      A. Core Principles of Design: Choose One Course

      major core · 4 items
      1. INFO 3450
        Human-Computer Interaction Design
        As published: “Human-Computer Interaction Design (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 4400
        3
      3. INFO 4410
        3
      4. INFO 4470
        3

      B. Design in Context: Choose One Course

      5 items
      1. INFO 2921
        Inventing an Information Society
        As published: “Inventing an Information Society (crosslisted)”
        3
      2. INFO 4240
        Designing Technology for Social Impact
        As published: “Designing Technology for Social Impact (crosslisted)”
        4
      3. INFO 4420
        4
      4. INFO 4505
        3
      5. INFO 4940
        Special Topics in Information Science
        As published: “Special Topics in Information Science 1”
        1-4

      C. Knowing the User: Choose One Course

      6 items
      1. INFO 4125
        3
      2. INFO 4430
        3
      3. INFO 4450
        Computer-Mediated Communication
        As published: “Computer-Mediated Communication (crosslisted)”
        3
      4. INFO 4490
        (crosslisted)
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. COMM 4380
        3
      6. PSYCH 3420
        Human Perception: Application to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Display
        As published: “Human Perception: Application to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Display (crosslisted)”
        3

      D. Knowing the Technology: Choose One Course

      6 items
      1. INFO 3152
        Introduction to Computer Game Design
        As published: “Introduction to Computer Game Design 1”
        4
      2. INFO 4152
        Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design
        As published: “Advanced Topics in Computer Game Design 1”
        3
      3. INFO 4310
        3
      4. INFO 4320
        4
      5. INFO 4340
        3
      6. CS 5150
        4

      Approved Electives1

      electives · 9 items
      1. CS 2110
        4
      2. CS 3110
        4
      3. CS 3410
        4
      4. INFO 3000-level or higher 2
        Not resolved to a course
        3-4
      5. INFO 2300
        (but not both)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: INFO 2310 Interactive Web Development
        4
      6. INFO 2770
        3
      7. INFO 2921
        3
      8. MATH 2310
        4
      9. MATH 2940
        4
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