Library and Information Studies

MLIS Curriculum

Track: Digital Media

Core Courses

  • LSC 502 (3 credits) Lead, Manage, & Connect Lib & Info Services
  • LSC 504 (3 credits) Searching for Answers: Meeting Users’ Information Needs
  • LSC 505 (3 credits) Organization of Information
  • LSC 508 (3 credits) Introduction to Information Science and Technology*
  • LSC 595 (3 credits) Apply and Reflect

Fundamentals

  • LSC 528 (3 credits) Digital Visual Information Literacy

Content Creation
(Select 1 from the list)

  • LSC 527 (3 credits) Digital Information Literacy Instruction
  • LSC 544 (3 credits) Visual Information Science
  • LSC 548 (3 credits) Information Architecture and Web Site Development
  • COM 520 (3 credits) Seminar in Media Studies

Content Management
(Select 1 from the list)

  • LSC 503 (3 credits) Collection Management
  • LSC 510 (3 credits) Books to Bytes
  • LSC 516 (3 credits) Information and Culture
  • LSC 518 (3 credits) Global Information Services
  • LSC 545 (3 credits) Indexing and Abstracting
  • LSC 547 (3 credits) Information Storage and Retrieval and Online Searching and Services
  • LSC 550 (3 credits) Organization of Digital and Non Book Resources

Ethics

  • LSC 515 (3 credits) Information Ethics and Policy

Electives

  • 9 credits from any discipline

Total = 36 credits

*LSC 508 is required only for students beginning the program in Fall 2017 or later.