Department of Informatics and Networked Systems

The Department of Informatics and Networked Systems is part of the School of Computing and Information at the University of Pittsburgh. The Department’s academic programs, research, and innovation are at the confluencce of Data/Information, Networks, and Human Behavior, anchored by both a systems focus and people focus.

Mission

To innovate in education and research at the junction of information, networks, and human behavior towards discovery and modeling of new social and technical phenomena.

Vision

To empower humans and society through modeling and designing systems that are accountable, resilient, trustworthy, sustainable and ethical, and through synthesizing and advancing fundamental science in information, networks, and human behavior.

Academic Programs

The Department offers a number of rigorous and innovative undergraduate majors:

Bachelor of Science in Information Science
Bachelor of Science in Computational Sociel Science

The Department collaborates with teh Department of Computer Science and the Dietrich School of Arts & Science’ Department of Mathematics and Statistics to offer the following major:

Batchelor of Science in Data Science

The Department collaborates with the Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of English to offer the following major:

Bachelor of Science in Digital Narrative and Interative Design

In addition, the Department offers an Accelerated BS/MS program. This accelerated option is available to students who are enrolled in one of the undergraduate degree programs at the School of Computing and Information and who seek to earn the Masters of Science in Information Science.

For more information, please visit our Department’s Web site at: www.dins.pitt.edu

Our Department can be contacted at:

Informatics and Networked Systems

Room 717, IS Building

135 N. Bellfield Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

412-624-9473

dins-info@pitt.edu

Programs

Major

Information Science, BS

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