Degrees at the College
M.S. or M.A. in Library Science
The School of Library and Information Science
("School") conforms to the University of Kentucky
Graduate School in offering three forms of the master's degree:
the Master of Science in Library Science (M.S.L.S.) and the
Master of Arts (M.A.), plans A and B. Most students elect the
M.S.L.S degree, which requires satisfactory completion of 36
credit hours and of the final written examination. The 36 credit
hours are distributed in this way: 12 hours of core courses, a
qualifying technology course, 21 hours of additional electives.
The required core courses are LIS 600 Information in Society,
LIS 601 Information Sources and Services, LIS 602 Information
Storage and Retrieval, and LIS 603 Management in Library and
Information Science. Qualifying technology courses are LIS 636
Microcomputers in Libraries and Information Centers, LIS 637
Information Technology, LIS 638 Internet Technologies and
Information Services, and LIS 668 Information Systems Design. As
many as 6 elective hours may be taken in a cognate area of
study. Transfer credit is limited to 6 credit hours, except that
as many as 9 credit hours of the School's courses, taken while
in post-baccalaureate status, may be transferred into the
program.
The M.A. degree, plan A, requires essentially
the above plus (i) satisfactory demonstration of a language
competency and (ii) a thesis, which substitutes for six elective
hours. Six hours must be in a cognate area. The M.A., plan B, is
the same as plan A except 6 hours of advanced bibliography or
technical services course work substitute for the thesis.
Degree requirements allow a student considerable
freedom to design her/his program to suit individual needs and
interests. The curriculum is sufficiently varied to permit
opportunities to build both breadth and depth into the course of
study. The student is assisted in this endeavor by a faculty
advisor who provides guidance and counsel. Advisor assignment is
based, when possible, on student interests and preferences.
Ultimately, however, it is the student's responsibility to see
that all School and Graduate School requirements are met prior
to taking the final written examination.
GRADUATE COURSES
- LIS 510 CHILDRENS LITERATURE AND RELATED MATERIALS (3)
- LIS 514 LITERATURE AND RELATED MEDIA FOR YOUNG ADULTS (3)
- LIS 600 INFORMATION IN SOCIETY (3)
- LIS 601 INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES (3)
- LIS 602 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL (3)
- LIS 603 MANAGEMENT IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (3)
- LIS 604 LIBRARY AND BOOK HISTORY (3)
- LIS 608 METHODS OF RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION
SCIENCE (3)
- LIS 609 CURRENT PROBLEMS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION
SCIENCE (3)
- LIS 611 CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE (3)
- LIS 613 INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
(3)
- LIS 622 SOCIAL SCIENCE INFORMATION (3)
- LIS 623 INFORMATION IN THE HUMANITIES (3)
- LIS 624 INFORMATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (3)
- LIS 625 INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES (3)
- LIS 630 ONLINE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES (3)
- LIS 636 MICROCOMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION
CENTERS (3)
- LIS 637 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3)
- LIS 638 INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES (3)
- LIS 640 HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIES (3)
- LIS 641 LAW LIBRARIANSHIP (3)
- LIS 643 ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS MANAGEMENT (3)
- LIS 644 ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTERS (3)
- LIS 645 PUBLIC LIBRARIES (3)
- LIS 646 ACADEMIC LIBRARIES (3)
- LIS 647 CURRENT TRENDS IN SCHOOL MEDIA CENTERS (3)
- LIS 650 TECHNICAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS (3)
- LIS 651 LIBRARY AND INFORMATION NETWORKS (3)
- LIS 653 PRESERVATION MANAGEMENT (3)
- LIS 655 ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE I (3)
- LIS 656 ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE II (3)
- LIS 659 COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT (3)
- LIS 668 INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN (3)
- LIS 675 PROFESSIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE (3)
- LIS 676 SCHOOL MEDIA PRACTICUM (1-12)
- LIS 690 SPECIAL TOPICS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
(1-3)
- LIS 695 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION
SCIENCE (3)
- LIS 748 MASTER'S THESIS RESEARCH (0)
- LIS 768 RESIDENCE CREDIT FOR THE MASTER'S DEGREE (1-6)
Note: School
Media Certification is also available for those interested
in careers in School Media Librarianship.
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