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Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS)

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IKNS integrates data, people, and strategy for superior organizational intelligence. Craft your own curriculum with elective classes of your choice.
On-Campus
Online
Program Length
Full-Time
On-Campus
Yes
Online
Synchronous
Program Length
3 Terms
Part-Time
On-Campus
Yes
Online
Synchronous
Program Length
4–9 Terms
Start Term
Fall
Credits
36 points
Residency Requirement
Three 2–3-day in-person Residencies for online and on-campus students.
  • Summer term study is optional.
  • STEM-designated Master of Science.

Strategic Use of Data and Information in Management

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Whether you are an analyst or CEO – in the private sector, NGO, or a non-profit – you have at your fingertips a deluge of data and fast evolving analytical tools to gather intelligence about your own organization, your partners & competitors, and your customers. But how do you separate the signal from the noise? How do you use both the data and the human talent in your organization to arrive at smarter, more innovative management decisions? And how do you translate these insights into lasting change? Enter Columbia's Master of Science in Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS).

Our interdisciplinary curriculum equips you with theoretical foundations as well as practical skills to dramatically increase your impact – whether in your current organization or for a career pivot, and in any sector and organization type (for profit, NGO, startup). 

Become a leader across the entire value chain of data-driven management: 

  • Get the data and analytics right: AI adoption, business analytics, digital product management, human-centered design and UX
  • Create a high performing, people-centric culture: collaboration, team & project management, organizational psychology
  • Turn strategy into reality: effective change management, digital transformation

As an IKNS student, you will train under world-class faculty, including former and current executives from Amazon, Deloitte, Google DeepMind and NASA. And you will join a powerful, global alum network in coveted positions, including at Alphabet, Goldman Sachs, Nike, Pfizer, and The World Bank. 

IKNS was designed to be completed by working professionals and career pivoters, offering a STEM-designated, flexible curriculum which allows you to choose electives from other graduate programs across Columbia University. Join us to study full-time or part-time at a pace of your choosing, online or in-person right here in New York City.

Fast Facts

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Exceptional We offer the only Ivy League degree in Information & Knowledge Strategy.
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Flexible Choose from over 75 online or on-campus electives from across Columbia University.
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Achievable Classes are offered on weeknights so you can earn a graduate degree while continuing to work full-time.

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Flexible Electives

Tailor your Ivy-League experience to fit your own intellectual curiosity and career objectives. Our STEM-designated curriculum lets you choose elective courses from other graduate programs across Columbia University.

Increase Your Impact

Join a powerful, global alum network in positions at places like Alphabet, Goldman Sachs, Nike, Pfizer and The World Bank. IKNS will enable you to advance your career - whether in your current organization or for a pivot, in any sector or organization type - for profit, NGO, startups, and more.

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