信息科学是指对基于计算机的信息系统，问题解决技术的研究，以及这些技术在各种商业，科学和工业环境中的应用。主题包括研究特定的编程语言和环境，数据库设计和实现，信息系统开发，人机交互，分布式系统以及模糊系统，神经网络和空间系统的应用。还研究了与信息系统的开发和运行有关的管理问题。
Information Science sits at the intersection of technology, people and organisations. It is a broad discipline that combines solid technical foundations with an understanding of the ways in which organisations use information. Information scientists analyse, develop, integrate, test and evaluate information systems. They also gather, prepare, model and interpret data to support informed decision- making in organisations. Information systems are omnipresent every organisation depends on usable and reliable information systems. Information Science is an exciting and rapidly changing discipline it requires strong foundations and a life-long approach to learning.