Information Architecture

Department:

Lewis Department of Humanities

College:

College of Science and Letters

Degrees:

Master of Science in Information Architecture

Description:

The Master of Science in Information Architecture enhances a technical communication core with specialized concepts, skills and tools for designing, implementing and managing Web sites and related media such as CD-ROMs. This degree provides students with expertise for a number of tasks relevant to mid-level and advanced positions in the workplace: Web site design, Web site project management, information retrieval, knowledge management, usability testing and evaluation. Because of the global reach of the Internet, students may wish to incorporate a certificate in international technical communication as part of their coursework toward the information architecture degree.

Students preparing for careers as technical communicators are advised to take the project option, which requires 36-37 credit hours, while students preparing for a Ph.D. in a relevant field may wish to take the thesis option, which requires 33-34 credit hours.

Specializations:

Web Design
Databases
E-Commerce
Visual Design

Lewis Department of Humanities Certificate Programs:

Instructional Design
Technical and Professional Communication
International Technical Communication
(With the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) Ethics in the Workplace: Business, Engineering, and Government

Distance Learning:

http://www.distance-education.iit.edu/

Dual Degrees / Joint Degrees:

Research Facilities:

The department has a state-of-the-art computer lab equipped with 31 Pentium PCs connected to a local area network (LAN), which provides remote access to an external network, printers, a scanner, a theater-style projector, and multimedia software and hardware. The lab is arranged in clusters to promote collaborative work. The department also supports a Usability Testing and Evaluation Center.

Research Areas:

Admission Requirements:

1. Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA: 3.0/4.0

2. Minimum GRE score:
For tests taken before Oct.1,2002: 1200 (combined)
For tests taken on or after Oct.1,2002: 900 (quantitative + verbal) 2.5 (analytical)

3. TOEFL minimum (if required): 550/213/80 (paper based/ computer based/ internet based).

How to apply:

Office of Graduate Admission

Departmental Website:

http://www.iit.edu/csl/hum/

The material on these web pages contains the most current program offerings and requirements, and is intended for informational purposes only. Program offerings and requirements change from time to time, and these web pages are changed accordingly. The requirements applicable to a particular student's program are those set forth in the official Graduate Bulletin that was in effect the year the student began his or her graduate program. Therefore, to find the official program requirements applicable to his or her program, a student must consult the Graduate Bulletin from that year.