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Library and Information Services Specialization Requirements
General MSI Requirements
(for students entering Fall 2007 or later)
All MSI students who enter in Fall 2007 or later must complete at least 48 credit hours of graduate coursework, including
- 2 core courses (SI 500 and SI 501)
- 1 core technology course (SI 502; may be waived based on test)
- 1 management course (view list)
- 1 methods course (view list)
- 3 credits in cognate courses taken elsewhere at U-M (B- or better required)
- 8 credits that meet Practical Engagement requirements, through credit-based internships or class-based experiential learning (students who entered the program before fall 2008 need earn only 6 PEP credits)
These general MSI program requirements are effective for the 2008-2009 academic year. (View general MSI requirements for students who entered prior to Fall 2007.)
Additional LIS Requirements
LIS students must complete 15 credits from the list below. LIS courses are grouped into three main areas. Students are expected to take at least one 3-credit course or two 1.5-credit courses in each area. Bolded courses are highly recommended (but not required) gateways to a strong foundation in the diverse field of LIS.
Students interested in School Library Media should choose LIS and complete additional requirements within the 48 credit total.
Area 1 Tools and approaches to information representation, organization, and retrieval
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SI 531: Human Interaction in Information Retrieval
(3 credits)
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SI 572: Database Application Design
(3 credits)
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SI 639: Web Archiving
(1.5 credits)
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SI 650: Information Retrieval
(3 credits)
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SI 658: Information Architecture
(3 credits)
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SI 665: Online Searching and Databases
(3 credits)
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SI 666: Organization of Information Resources
(3 credits)
Area 2 Recorded knowledge: content and collections
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SI 579: Government Information: Issues, Resources, and Policy
(3 credits)
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SI 581: Preserving Information
(1.5 credits)
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SI 586: Music Bibliography
(3 credits)
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SI 596: Digital Information Services
(3 credits)
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SI 620: Collection Development and Management
(3 credits)
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SI 624: Media for Children and Young Adults
(3 credits)
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SI 633: History of Books and Printing
(3 credits)
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SI 640: Digital Libraries and Archives
(3 credits)
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SI 641: Information Literacy for Teaching and Learning
(3 credits)
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SI 644: Advanced Preservation Administration
(1.5 credits)
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SI 647: Information Resources and Services
(3 credits)
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SI 653: Evidence-Based Health Information Practice
(3 credits)
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SI 675: Digitization for Preservation
(1.5 credits)
Area 3 Information needs, uses, and environments
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SI 551: Information-Seeking Behavior
(3 credits)
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SI 623: Outcome-based Evaluation of Programs and Services
(3 credits)
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SI 626: Management of Nonprofit Libraries and Information Services
(3 credits)
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SI 638: School Library Media Management
(3 credits)
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SI 643: Professional Practice in Libraries and Information Centers
(3 credits)
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SI 645: Information Use in Communities
(3 credits)
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SI 653: Evidence-Based Health Information Practice
(3 credits)
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SI 663: Entrepreneurship in the Information Industry
(3 credits)
Program requirements on this page are current for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Last updated: Jul 21, 2009
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