• THE BSIR PROGRAM
• PROGRAM COMPONENTS
• COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
• MINOR IN IR
• ADMISSION GUIDELINES
• UW COLLEGE CONNECTION
• DISTANCE LEARNING
• CLASS SCHEDULE
• PROPOSED COURSE OFFERINGS
• INTERNSHIP FORMS
• GRADUATION
• CAREER OPTIONS IN IR

Minor in Information Resources

The School of Information Studies offers an undergraduate minor in Information Resources that is available to undergraduate students in any degree program at UWM. The minor appeals to students who wish to acquire the essential knowledge and skills in information science, information architecture, and information technology while pursuing studies in their major areas. Fields that combine well with the IR minor include Computer Science, Communications, General Business, Journalism & Mass Communication, Health Care Administration, Intelligent Systems, International Studies, Biological Sciences, Philosophy, Physics, English, Technical Writing, Psychology and Sociology.

Fulfillment of the minor entails completion of 18 credits from the following list of courses:

Required:
110 - Introduction to Information Science (3 credits)

6 credits from:
210 - Foundations of University Library Research (3 credits)
230 - Organization of Knowledge (3 credits)
240 - Information Architecture I (3 credits)
250 - Internet and Information Communications Transfer (3 credits)

9 credits from:
310 - Human Factors in Information Seeking and Use (3 credits)
330 - Electronic Information Retrieval Systems (3 credits)
340 - Information Architecture II (3 credits)
410 - Database Information Retrieval Systems (3 credits)
430 - Multimedia Application Development (3 credits)
440 - Information Architecture III (3 credits)