Graduate School Course Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Library Science, MLS
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Return to: School of Library and Information Sciences
CIP Code: 11.0401
SLIS has specializations for MLS students in public libraries, academic libraries, digital libraries, school media, and other areas. Each specialization or concentration requires 36 hours of graduate courses (except School Media, which requires 39; see Certificate in School Librarianship/School Media Coordinator under Certification Programs.) These concentration share 6 core courses (18 hours) but vary in terms of resources and services courses, a librarian specialization course, and recommended electives. Each area gives students the chance to see how libraries today are information centers where users come to collaborate and build as well as investigate sources of knowledge. The core courses are: LSIS 5000 - Foundations of Librarianship and Information Services , LSIS 5225 - Selection and Use of Information Sources , LSIS 5120 - Management and Systems Analysis , LSIS 5425 - Organization of Information , LSIS 5325 - Uses and Users of Information , LSIS 5810 - Research Methods .
These are the specialization courses, and as part of the flexibility of the MLS degree program, they also can be taken as electives by students in different concentrations:
In each specialization, at two Resources and Services courses are required. The choices cover the many areas of learning and documentation available in electronic databases as well as published materials. Courses are: LSIS 5220 - Social Science Resources and Services , LSIS 5230 - Humanities Resources and Services , LSIS 5240 - Science and Technology Resources and Services , LSIS 5245 - Health Sciences Resources and Services , LSIS 5260 - Business Information Resources and Services , LSIS 5505 - Children’s Resources and Services , LSIS 5525 - Adolescent Resources and Services , LSIS 5530 - Ethnic Materials for Children and Adolescents , and LSIS 5580 - Government Publications . In addition, students may consider LSIS 5700 - Independent Study and LSIS 5620 - Practicum , as well as some courses in the MIS degree program.
See our SLIS homepage (www.nccuslis.org) for details about requirements for each specialization.
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