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The Universityof Iowa
School of Library and Information Science
M.A. Curriculum (36 semester hours)


CORE courses are required. Courses marked by an asterisk have co- or prerequisites.
See catalog or SLIS website: http://www.uiowa.edu/~libsci

Foundations/Applications
(Minimum 6 hours)

Conceptual Structures/Systems
(Minimum 7 hours)

Resources/Services
(Minimum 5 hours)

Policy/Planning
(Minimum 5 hours)

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101. Foundations of LIS (3 sh)

120. Design of Automated Systems (3 sh)

 

260. Strategic Management (2 sh) 
or 
262. School Media Administration (2 sh) 
or 
263. Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I (3 sh)

202. Research Methods (3 sh)

122. Organization of Information (3 sh)

141. Reference (3 sh) 

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282. Practicum in LIS (2-3 sh)*

123. User Education: Multimedia (3 sh) 

142. Web Search Engines (1 sh) 

261. Personnel Management (1 sh) 

284. School Library Media Practicum (3 sh)*

124. Database Systems (3 sh)* 

143. Resources for Children (3 sh) 

264. Program Evaluation (1 sh)* 

286. Research Practicum (1-3 sh)*

134.  Videotape Production (3 sh) 

144. Resources for Young Adults (3 sh) 

265. Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness II

(3 sh)

290. Capstone (1 sh)* 

220. Programming for Text Manipulation (3 sh) 

240. Collection Management (3 sh) 

269. Archives Administration  (3 sh) 

292. Independent Study (1-3 sh)

222. Organization of Info Resources II (3 h)*

242. Online Information Systems (2 sh) 

270. Public Libraries (3 sh)

299. Thesis (6 sh)* 

223. Organization of Information III (3 sh)*

244. Government Information Resources (3 sh) 

271. College and University Libraries (3 sh)

 

224. Electronic Publishing (3 sh)*

246. Youth Programming  (1 sh) 

272. Special Libraries (3 sh)* 

 

226. Digital Libraries (3 sh)*

248. Information Literacy (1 sh)* 

273. Informatics and Law (3 sh) 

 

228. Hypertext Systems (2 sh)* 

254. Scholarly Domains (3 sh)* 

274. Health Care Classifications and Knowledge Building (3 sh)

 

230. Text Retrieval (3 sh)*

256. History of Reading (3 sh) 

275. Health Informatics I (3 sh)

 

232. Computer Networks (3 sh)* 

258. Transition from Manuscript to Print (3 sh) 

278. Information Policy (2 sh) 

 

234. Information Knowledge Mangement (3 sh)

259. Topics (1-3 sh) 

279. Topics (1-3 sh)* 

 

 239. Topics (1-3 sh)* 

 

280. Health Informatics II (3 sh)*

 

NOTE: This curriculum applies only to students beginning in Fall 2004 or later. Earlier students, please see previous MA Curriculum Chart for your requirements.