MLIS in Library and Information Science with Emphasis in Youth Services
Degree Requirements
The MLIS program consists of 39 credit hours, 18 credits of required courses. Each student completes a practicum (two to three credits).
Elective courses are selected in consultation with faculty advisers, and specifically must include 15 credit hours of 9000-level courses, and 12 hours of courses taught by a full-time faculty member.
| Required Courses | ||
| IS_LT 7301 | Library and Information Technology | 3 |
| or IS_LT 7320 | Emerging Technologies in Libraries | |
| IS_LT 7305 | Foundations of Library and Information Science | 3 |
| IS_LT 7312 | Principles of Cataloging and Classification | 3 |
| or IS_LT 7302 | Organization of Information | |
| IS_LT 7313 | Collection and Access Management | 3 |
| IS_LT 7314 | Reference Sources and Services | 3 |
| IS_LT 7315 | Management of Information Agencies | 3 |
| Required Youth Services Courses | ||
| IS_LT 9431 | Children's Library Materials | 3 |
| or IS_LT 9434 | Teen Library Materials | |
| IS_LT 9433 | Youth Services in Libraries | 3 |
| Youth Services Electives (must take 6 credits) | ||
| IS_LT 9403 | Gender Construction in Children's/Adolescent Literature and Media | 3 |
| IS_LT 9405 | Sociocultural Aspects of Literacy | 3 |
| or IS_LT 9403 | Gender Construction in Children's/Adolescent Literature and Media | |
| IS_LT 9407 | Intellectual Freedom and Its Discontents | 3 |
| IS_LT 9444 | The Public Library | 3 |
| IS_LT 9410 | Seminar in Information Science and Learning Technology | 1-3 |
| Capstone: Portfolio Development | ||
| Required for all LIS students. | ||