Quantum information science extends classical information science such as computation and communication to the physical regime of quantum superposition. This course aims to bring the students up to the level of being able to access the research literature in the field.

Firstly, the key theoretical formalism is described, including how to model states, measurements and dynamics. A tour of some key insights concerning the use of quantum superposition and entanglement as resources for information science tasks follows, including quantum key distribution, teleportation, and quantum computation.  Entropy is discussed as a means of quantifying information. Shannon's theorems of information theory are introduced followed by their quantum analogues.