School of Informatics and Computing
Departments
Library and Information Science
Graduate
Designed for the student seeking a career in the field of health information management with opportunities in health sciences libraries, academia, information technology (IT), hospital management, hospital information systems, corporate research centers, and corporate IT.
This is a 60 credit hour program.
Course Requirements:
30 Credit Hours SLIS + S401
Prerequistie (3 credits):
- S401 Computer Based Information (Pass/Fail)
SLIS Requirements (18 credits):
- S501 Reference
- S502 Collection Development and Mangement
- S503 Organization and Representationof Knowledge and Info
- S506 Introduction to Research
- S533 Online Searching
- S653 Health Sciences Librarianship
Directed SLIS Electives ( Minimum 12 credits):
- S505 Evaluation of Library Sources and Services
- S511 Database Design
- S519 Evaluation of Information Systems
- S573 Education of Information Users
- S604 Consumer Health Informatics
- S622 Resources and Serivces for People with Disabilities
SLIS Program Electives (Maximum 9 credits):
- S504 Cataloging
- S516 Human Computer Interaction
- S517 Web Programming
- S523 Science and Technology Information
- S532 Information Architecture for the Web
- S541 Information Policy
- S554 Library Systems
- S556 Systems Analysis and Design
- S573 Education of Information Users
- S605 Internship in Library and Information Science ( Permission of faculty advisor)
- S652 Digital Libraries
Informatics Requirements
24 graduate credits plus 6 thesis credits.
See the School of Informatics Health Informatics Web site for specific requirements.
SLIS Advisor: Dr. Katherine Schilling (katschil [at] iupui [dot] edu)