UNT/DLIS Master’s Degree Program Core Courses

The Master’s degree program prepares information professionals for work in a variety of roles and application settings, including various information agencies and all types of libraries. The program requires that all students complete 36 hours of coursework including nine hours of core courses. A program of courses will be offered for the ELMS Cohort students until the Fall 2014 semester. After that semester, students will complete their remaining 18 hours of electives in courses that they will select in consultation with the student advisor.
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Nine hours of core courses are required to be completed by all students in the cohort. These courses are taught in the nine day web institute.

  • Introduction to Information Professions
  • Introduction to Information Organization
  • Introduction to Information Access and Retrieval

Programs Of Study

Programs of study serve as advising guides for students. Each student will work with a faculty advisor to create an individualized program reflecting the student’s career goals. Information describing the types of careers in the information professions and the recommended courses for each program are available on the LIS website and are linked below:

Schedule Of Courses For The ELMS Cohort

Spring 2014

  • SLIS 5000 Introduction to the Information Professions
  • SLIS 5600 Introduction to Information Access and Retrieval Services

Summer 2014

  • SLIS 5200 Introduction to Information Organization
  • SLIS 5300 Management of Information Agencies

Fall 2014

  • SLIS 5714 Website Development
  • SLIS 5960 Digital Curation & Data Management Fundamentals

Spring 2015 through Fall 2015

18 hours of electives delivered via the web by UNT following ELMS Program Curriculum and consultation with an Academic Advisor. Below is a list of some of the online courses that are offered by UNT/DLIS

  • SLIS 5205 Indexing, Abstracting & Retrieval
  • SLIS 5206 Information Retrieval Design
  • SLIS 5210 Organization & Control of Information Resources
  • SLIS 5223  Metadata & Information Organization Retrieval
  • SLIS 5295 Preservation
  • SLIS 5305 Systems Analysis & Design
  • SLIS 5306 Project Management for Information Professionals
  • SLIS 5400 Information Resources Development
  • SLIS 5410 Adult Materials & Reading Interests
  • SLIS 5420 Literature for Youth
  • SLIS 5440 Storytelling for Information Professionals
  • SLIS 5615 Electronic Databases & Information Services
  • SLIS 5680 Graphic Novels & Comics for Youth & Adults
  • SLIS 5685 Information Resources & Services in Culturally Diverse Communities
  • SLIS 5707 Data Modeling for Information Professionals
  • SLIS 5711 Internet Applications
  • SLIS 5712 Horizon Technologies for Library & Information Centers
  • SLIS 5714 Website Development
  • SLIS 5715 Digital Imaging for Information Professionals
  • SLIS 5717 Dynamic WWW Control Structure
  • SLIS 5740 Introduction to Digital Libraries
  • SLIS 5960 Knowledge Management
  • SLIS 5960 Information Architecture
  • SLIS 5960 Digital Curation & Data Management Fundamentals
  • SLIS 5960 Tools, Applications, & Infrastructure for Digital Curation

Graduate Academic Certificates

The University of North Texas offers Graduate Academic Certificate (GAC) programs that enhance existing bachelor’s or graduate degrees in ways that will make the University a life-long center of graduate education.  Information about the GAC programs at UNT is available on the Toulouse Graduate School website at: http://www.tsgs.unt.edu/admissions/certificates.  The Department of Library and Information Sciences offers four concurrent GAC’s with the master’s degree program.  Concurrent programs are defined as programs (degrees, graduate academic certificates or teacher certification) that a student is pursuing simultaneously.  With these programs, the courses required for the GAC are taken while pursuing the master’s degree.  Students receive credit for these classes toward their master’s.  For more information about the GACs offered by the DLIS follow the links below: 

For more information or questions regarding admissions, the UNT/DLIS master’s degree program, courses, and the application process contact either:

 

Yvonne J. Chandler, Associate Professor &
Project Director UNT/DLIS ELMS Scholarship Program

yvonne.chandler@unt.edu

940-565-3777 or 1-877-ASK-SLIS

 

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