Welcome to the Information Systems Program

The Information Systems Program at Carnegie Mellon University is an internationally recognized undergraduate major for students who want to design and implement effective solutions to meet organizational and management needs for information and decision support. 

Information Systems (IS) is a unique and innovative interdisciplinary program in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Drawing on a wide range of exciting college and university strengths, IS majors study the organizational, technological, economic and societal aspects of information systems.  Students completing the program are grounded in the fundamentals of organization theory, decision making, teamwork and leadership, and research methods as well as current and emerging information systems technologies.

Graduates of the Information Systems program are ideally situated to take a leading role in shaping the information-based future and career placement is outstanding.  Graduates of the program are actively recruited by a wide range of world-class employers in global consulting, manufacturing, consumer products, finance, and software systems and services.

The Information Systems Program appeals to outstanding students with a wide range of backgrounds and interests. The flexible nature of the program enabless students to explore their own interests in a contemporary content area, such as professional communications, organizations, business and economics, computer science and global systems.  A wide variety of elective courses, complementary second majors and minors, study abroad programs and accelerated masters degree programs allow Information Systems students to take advantage of the many outstanding educational opportunities available at Carnegie Mellon University.

Read a welcome message from Professor Randy Weinberg, Program Director