Graduate

Degree Programs

M.I.S and M.L.S. Dual Degree

CURRICULUM

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

Foundation M.I.S. Courses (18 cr.)

  • ILS-Z 510 Introduction to Information Studies (3 cr.)
    * Must be fulfilled before you complete 18 credit hours
  • ILS-Z 511 Database Design (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 515 Information Architecture (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 516 Human-Computer Interaction (3 cr.)
  • Programming Requirement (e.g. ILS-Z 517, Z 656, approved Z 603)

Complete one course from the following:

  • ILS-Z 513 Organizational Informatics (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 556 Systems Analysis and Design (3 cr.)

Foundation M.L.S. Courses (18 cr.)

  • ILS-Z 501 User Services and Tools (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 503 Representation and Organization (3 cr.)

Complete one course from the following:

  • ILS-Z 551 Library Management (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 552 Academic Library Management (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 553 Public Library Management (3 cr.)

Complete one course from the following:

  • ILS-Z 505 Evaluation of Resources and Services (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 506 Introduction to Research (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 519 Evaluation of Information Systems (3 cr.)

Z 605 Internship in Library and Information Science (3 cr.)*
          * Must complete 18 ILS credits before taking and approval form is required.

Deploy Information Technologies in Effective and Innovative Ways (3 cr.)

Complete one course from the following:

  • ILS-Z 512 Information Systems Design (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 532 Information Architecture for the Web (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 534 Search (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 554 Library Systems (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 634 Metadata (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 636 Data Semantics (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 637 Information Visualization (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 652 Digital Libraries (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 656 Digital Publishing Standards and Systems (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 661 Concepts and Contemporary Issues in Human-Computer Interaction (3 cr.)

Electives (18 cr.)

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