Core Studies

The required courses for all SLIS students are outlined below:

The School has a set of four courses that are required of all students:

LIS 600 Information in Society
LIS 601 Information Seeking, Retrieval and Services
LIS 602 Information Representation and Access
LIS 603 Management in Library & Information Science

In addition, all students are required to take at least one qualifying technology course. Courses that qualify are:

LIS 636 Foundations of Information Technology
LIS 637 Information Technology
LIS 638 Internet Technologies & Information Services
LIS 668 Information Systems Design

In the design of the core courses, emphasis has been given to both the conceptual foundations of library and information science and to the acquisition of professional knowledge and skills that will provide students with a common foundation upon which to build their personalized programs of study. Other courses in the curriculum assume, and build upon, the foundation that is established by the four required courses. For this reason, students are urged and expected to take the required courses in their first 18-24 hours.