Archival Studies

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