The iSchool is offering its M.S. in Information Management and M.S. in Library and Information Science degrees online in partnership with 2U.
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) and education technology company today announced a partnership that will further strengthen the iSchool’s nationally ranked online graduate programs, including the, the and the.
The iSchool joins the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management as the third school at ϲ offering online programs in partnership with 2U.
The new arrangement will enhance the iSchool’s 20-plus years of experience in online programs by combining 2U’s learning platform and technology-enabled services with the iSchool’s interdisciplinary, collaborative and experiential educational offerings and renowned faculty members who are leading experts and innovators in a range of professions, including information policy; technology and management; data science; information security and more.
Founded in 1896 and renamed from the School of Library Science in 1974, the iSchool was the first library school to embrace the broader field of information. The iSchool boasts more than 50 members instructing over 1,400 students participating in graduate and undergraduate in information policy, information behavior, information management, information systems, information technology, information services, library science, data science and information security.
“The iSchool has been offering innovative online learning opportunities since 1993, and we’re taking another step forward today by partnering with 2U to enhance the reach of our online graduate programs,” says , interim dean of the iSchool. “2U has demonstrated a consistent capability to support universities in delivering the highest quality online graduate degree programs. By partnering with 2U, we will extend our institutional mission to transform the information field.”
The online programs will be named “.” They will feature live face-to-face online classes taught by iSchool faculty members, dynamic course content and real-world learning experiences. Online students will be required to meet the same academic criteria as students in the iSchool’s on-campus programs.
The new online programs will begin accepting applications in April 2016 for the first cohorts, which will begin their classes in October 2016. .
