Information Science

The Information Science program from University of Wollongong is an advanced postgraduate research degree that develops research skills and provides high achieving candidates with the opportunity to conduct in-depth research in their chosen field of research.

Candidates of  Information Science Information Science program from University of Wollongong University of Wollongong  will make a significant and original contribution to knowledge in their chosen field of research. They will also be able to communicate this contribution to their peers and the community.

Key features

Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of the course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:

• Demonstrate expert, specialised cognitive technical and research skills in a discipline area to independently and systematically generate original knowledge and understanding to make a substantial scholarly contribution to a discipline.

• Critically reflect on, synthesis and evaluate a substantial and complex body of knowledge at the frontier of a discipline area.

• Communicate research findings, explaining and critiquing theoretical propositions, methodologies, results and conclusions to peers and to the community.

• Apply detailed knowledge of research, research integrity, ethics and the

Research areas include:

• Information Science and Technology

• Applied Computing

• Artificial Intelligence

• Cybersecurity and Privacy

• Information and Computing Sciences