Information Science, Technology & Arts Undergraduate Minor

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In the Information Science, Technology and Arts undergraduate minor students learn about all facets of information: deriving it, managing it and extracting meaning from it.

The minor draws from core College of Information Science courses in our Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Information Science degrees and is a great complement to almost any U of A major.

This 18-unit minor is available on main campus and online.

Declaration Process

Current University of Arizona students, please declare your College of Information Science minor here:

Declare My Minor

Requirements

Students are required to maintain at least a 2.0 average in minor coursework to complete the minor.
Students must complete at least 12 units (4 courses) which are upper-division (300-level or above).
Students are allowed to use up to 2 courses (typically, 6 units) between a major and minor program with departmental approval.

Learn more about University of Arizona undergraduate minor requirements.

Courses

View or download the fillable minor checklist (PDF)

18 units are required for the minor. Some courses below have prerequisites; view the minor checklist linked above for individual course prerequisites.

ISTA 100, 116 and 161 may be taken in any order and are not required to enroll in upper-division courses as long as students meet the prerequisites.