Information Science

Information Science provides Bachelor's and Master's programmes.

Information science is the branch of science that deals with the storage, processing and analysis of large amounts of data. The study of Information Science in Groningen focuses on information relevant to Humanities: text, historical data and communication data.

During your studies you deal for instance with these questions:

• Can a computer perform automatic translation based on a large collection of examples?
• What is the best way to store historical data in a database?
• What are good ways for people to communicate with computers?

The study of Information Science in Groningen deals with theory, experiment and application.