Graduate Programs

Degree Programs

MIS and MLS Dual Degree

CURRICULUM

A total of 54 credit hours is required for this degree.

If a course fulfills requirements for both the MIS foundation and the MLS foundation, the course is allowed to fulfill both requirements, but students must take additional electives to fulfill the required number of credit hours.

MIS Foundation Requirements (18 cr.)

  • ILS-Z 510 Introduction to Information Studies 
    * Must be fulfilled before you complete 18 credit hours
  • ILS-Z 511 Database Design 
  • ILS-Z 515 Information Architecture 
  • ILS-Z 516 Human-Computer Interaction 
  • ILS-Z 556 Systems Analysis and Design
  • Programming Requirement (e.g. ILS-Z 517, Z639, Z 656, approved Z 603)

MLS Foundation Requirements (18 cr.)

  • ILS-Z 501 User Services and Tools 
  • ILS-Z 503 Representation and Organization 
  • ILS-Z 550 Perspectives on Librarianship
  • ILS-Z 622 Resources and Services for People with Disabilities

Complete one technical course from the following:

  • ILS-Z 511 Database Design
  • ILS-Z 516 Human-Computer Interaction 
  • ILS-Z 517 Web Programming 
  • ILS-Z 519 Information Analytics 
  • ILS-Z 532 Information Architecture for the Web
  • ILS-Z 534 Search 
  • ILS-Z 556 Systems Analysis and Design 
  • ILS-Z 634 Metadata 
  • ILS-Z 637 Information Visualization 
  • ILS-Z 639 Social Media Mining
  • ILS-Z 652 Digital Libraries 
  • ILS-Z 656 Digital Publishing Standards and Systems 
  • ILS-Z 657 Digital Humanities

Complete one research methods course from the following:

  • ILS-Z 505 Evaluation of Resources and Services
  • ILS-Z 506 Introduction to Research
  • ILS-Z 516 Human-Computer Interaction**
  • ILS-Z 517 Web Programming**
  • ILS-Z 519 Evaluation of Information Systems (Information Analytics)
  • ILS-Z 555 Strategic Intelligence 
  • ILS-Z 556 Systems Analysis and Design** 
  • ILS-Z 586 Digital Curation
  • ILS-Z 604 Archival Appraisal
  • ILS-Z 637 Information Visualization** 
  • ILS-Z 639 Social Media Mining**
  • ILS-Z 641 Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis 
  • ILS-Z 642 Content Analysis for the Web 
*Or another ILS course or course outside the ILS department with approval from the MLS Program Director. 
 
**If a course is being used for the technology requirement, it cannot be used for the Research Methods requirement. 

Electives (18 cr.)

MLS electives must be ILS courses. Choose from:

  • Any 500/600 level ILS course
  • ILS-Z 601 Directed Readings 
  • ILS-Z 602 Directed Research 
  • ILS-Z 603 Workshop in Library and Information Science 
    • These workshops focus on practical, professional skills. You can count up to 6 credits of Z 603 toward your degree.
  • ILS-Z 604 Topics in Library and Information Science (professional issue topic)
  • ILS-Z 629 Topics in Information Sources and Services (professional issue topic)

You can find more information about current course offerings on the Courses page of our website.

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