Online and Distance Degrees > Degree Programs > Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies

Graduate Certificate in
Archival Studies

Online

Program Overview

Enhance your understanding of the art of preserving rare books, manuscripts and other media artifacts for perpetuity. By earning the certificate in Archival Studies, you can complement your education and career experience with a prestigious credential that provides a comprehensive foundation for the theory and practice of archival work.

Program Format
Online
Credit Hours
15
Tuition Per Hour
$480

Be a Guardian of History

Live, interactive classes are 100% online and taught by the same renowned faculty who teach in UA’s top-ranked MLIS program. This certificate may be combined with an MLIS or serve as supplemental coursework to other related master’s degrees.

Application DeadlineMay 15 for the fall cohort; Nov. 16 for the spring cohort
Application Priority DeadlineFeb. 1 for the fall cohort; Oct. 1 for the spring cohort

Curriculum

Students must earn 15 credit hours of coursework to receive the certificate. Please note that courses are subject to change.

Required Courses

LS 555 Introduction to Archival Studies (must be taken during first fall semester)
LS 556 Intellectual Foundations of Archival Theory and Practice
LS 557 Archival Appraisal
LS 558 Archival Representation, Access and Use

Approved archival studies elective (3 credit hours)

LS 535 Records Management
LS 562 Digital Libraries
LS 564 Programming for Digital Libraries
LS 565 Social Media and Informatics
LS 566 Metadata
LS 570 Internship
LS 581 Universal Design for Information Technologies
LS 582 Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Library & Information Studies
LS 583 Social Aspects of Information
LS 590 Courses Applicable, advisor approved, special topics courses may be applied to the archival studies specialization
LS 598 Directed Research
CIS 656 Electronic and Contemporary Publishing

Online students enrolled in the MLIS program are required to meet hardware and software requirements as specified. Access to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) with a high-speed broadband Internet connection is required.

In addition, MLIS students who study online must have

A personal computer
Email access
An up-to-date operating system (Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X)
An up-to-date web browser
A headset with an attached microphone
A quiet place to “attend” class (virtually) without interruption

Admission

Applications are accepted from students pursuing graduate work in allied disciplines or already possessing graduate degrees in related disciplines. Students pursuing the MLIS should apply for admission to the Archival Studies concentration.

To be considered for admission, students should have a 3.0 GPA overall for the last 60 semester hours in an undergraduate degree program.

Find more information and learn about restrictions related to this certificate program that may exist regarding licensure in the state in which you reside.