Paced to suit the needs of career-oriented candidates, the program is tailored to the demands of students who are preparing for greater professional challenges. The MSA provides advanced academic work for those with specialized interest in the field of accounting. The general master's program in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science accommodates students whose objectives are either master's degrees or preparation for doctoral study. The department has exceptional strength in biological modeling using dynamical systems and in algebra, and, thus, it is expected that doctoral dissertations initially will be done in these areas. It is appropriate for people working full time in the Chicago area an IT related field.
Students attend class one day a week completing the twelve course program in two years.
Our students and faculty create an academically diverse community with a broad range of perspectives and interests in theory, principles, and practices from the best of past and present scholarship in library and information science, computer sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences. The School of Information is accredited by the American Library Association. The Joint Degree Program involves roughly 300 faculty members. They are drawn from the Law School, Graduate School, Medical School, School of Public Health, College of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Resources, Humphrey Institute, and Center for Bioethics. Each candidate must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours specified for a concentration, except for the Management of Technology concentration, which draws from a variety of areas relevant to technology management.