Information Science at University of Washington

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate INFO coursework.

• CSE 143Computer Programming IIopens 15 courses (9 directly)
• CSE 163Intermediate Data Programmingopens 13 courses (6 directly)
• CSE 154Web Programmingopens 10 courses (4 directly)
• INFO 340Client-Side Developmentopens 9 courses (8 directly)
• Q SCI 381Introduction to Probability and Statisticsopens 3 courses (2 directly)
• STAT 311Elements of Statistical Methodsopens 3 courses (2 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate INFO work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 51 INFO and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 29 more INFO courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in INFO. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at INFO 491

  1. CSE 142Computer Programming I
  2. CSE 143Computer Programming II
  3. CSE 163Intermediate Data Programming
  4. CSE 154Web Programming
  5. INFO 340Client-Side Development
  6. INFO 490Practical Capstone I
  7. INFO 491Practical Capstone II

• 5 courses deep, ending at INFO 371

  1. CSE 142Computer Programming I
  2. CSE 143Computer Programming II
  3. CSE 163Intermediate Data Programming

• 3 courses deep, ending at INFO 464

  1. HCDE 318Introduction to User-Centered Design
  2. HCDE 419Concepts in Human-Computer Interaction
  3. INFO 464Value Sensitive Design

• 3 courses deep, ending at INFO 468

  1. CSE 122Introduction to Computer Programming II
  2. HCDE 310Interactive Systems Design and Technology
  3. INFO 468Designing for Personal Health and Wellness

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for INFO yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under INFO yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

Information Science does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the UW campus feed.