Graduate

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 (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.)

MLS Foundation Requirements (15 cr.)

  • ILS-Z 501 User Services and Tools (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 503 Representation and Organization (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 550 Perspectives on Librarianship (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 605 Internships in Library and Information Science (3 cr.)*
    •  * Must complete 18 ILS credits before taking and approval form is required.

Complete one course from the following:

  • ILS-Z 511 Database Design (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 512 Information Systems Design (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 516 Human-Computer Interaction (3 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 517 Web Programming (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 556 Systems Analysis and Design (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 (21 cr.)

MLS electives must be ILS courses. Choose from:

  • Any 500/600 level ILS course
  • ILS-Z 601 Directed Readings (1-6 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 602 Directed Research (1-6 cr.)
  • ILS-Z 603 Workshop in Library and Information Science (1-3 cr., often 1.5 cr.)
    • 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 (3 cr.) (professional issue topic)
  • ILS-Z 629 Topics in Information Sources and Services (3 cr.) (professional issue topic)

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