The Information School is expanding its course offerings specific to artificial intelligence. This fall, online students enrolled in the (MSIM) program are able to take a new elective, Foundations of Artificial Intelligence.
The Foundations of Artificial Intelligence class was developed by Professor Chirag Shah, co-founding director of the (RAISE). From prompt engineering to large language models, the class equips students with a comprehensive understanding of the technical underpinnings and critical perspectives on AI. Fairness principles, ethical considerations and mechanisms for ensuring accountability and transparency are strongly integrated throughout.
“This new course was developed in response to incredible student and employer demand related to the effective application of AI in organizations. That starts with AI’s technical foundations,” said Associate Professor and MSIM Program Chair David Hendry. “Chirag is not only an expert in AI, but in its application in organizational workflows of all kinds. ”
The move to expand AI-specific coursework for MSIM’s online students is part of the Information School’s commitment to ensure MSIM graduates remain effective leaders in the age of AI, regardless of their mode of study.
The Foundations of AI course will be offered to online MSIM students regularly moving forward, and will be added to the on-campus course catalog in fall quarter of 2026 as the school evolves its AI specialization offerings for residential students. More information for current and prospective students is available in an FAQ.