Library and Information Studies

MLIS Curriculum

Track: Libraries, Leadership and Transforming Communities

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 570 (3 credits) Leadership in Information Professions

Public Relations and Advocacy

  • LSC 517 (3 credits) Community Relations for Libraries

Communication
(Select 1 from the list)

  • LSC 525 (3 credits) Multiculturalism in Libraries
  • LSC 527 (3 credits) Digital Information Literacy Instruction
  • COM 510 (3 credits) Seminar in Interpersonal Communication
  • COM 520 (3 credits) Seminar in Media Studies
  • COM 530 (3 credits) Seminar in Organizational Communication

Communities and Contexts
(Select 1 from the list)

  • LSC 503 (3 credits) Collection Management
  • LSC 515 (3 credits) Information Ethics and Policy
  • LSC 516 (3 credits) Information and Culture
  • LSC 521 (3 credits) Public Library Service
  • LSC 522 (3 credits) College and University Library Service
  • LSC 523 (3 credits) Special Library Service
  • LSC 560 (3 credits) Human Information Behavior

Electives

  • 9 credits free electives

Total = 36 credits

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