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Enrolled students must complete 18 credit hours of work, including the five required courses (see below), one required elective, and the Certificate Capstone Paper.

Required Courses*:

• LIS 646: Introduction to Archival Theory and Practice (3 credits)
• LIS 647: Introduction to Archival Organization (3 credits)
• LIS 648: Archival Practicum (3 credits)
• LIS 645: Digital Preservation (3 credits) OR
  • LIS 649: Preservation of Doc Materials (3 credits)
• LIS 652: Metadata for Digital Collections (3 credits) 
• LIS 661: Archival Capstone (0 credits)

Electives (choose one):

• LIS 506: Cataloging Multimedia Objects (3 credits)
• LIS 533: History of the Book (3 credits)
• LIS 580: British Studies (3 credits)
• LIS 631: History of Libraries and Librarianship (3 credits)
• LIS 634: History of Children's Literature (3 credits)
• LIS 642: Special Libraries (3 credits)
• LIS 649: Preservation of Documentary Material (3 credits)
• LIS 650: Museums as Information Centers (3 credits)
• LIS 657: Introduction to Museum Operations (3 credits)
• LIS 658: Museums Today (3 credits)
• LIS 692: Special Problems (on an approved archival topic) (3 credits)
• HUM 501: Introduction to Digital Humanities (3 credits)
• HUM 502: Digital Humanities (3 credits)

* Non-LIS graduate students are required to take LIS 505: Cataloging and Classification as a prerequisite.

Except for the practicum, all required coursework is completed online. For full course descriptions, please scroll to the bottom of this page.

Certificate Capstone Paper (LIS 661)

Upon completing all required and elective courses, students must enroll in LIS 661: Archival Capstone and produce a 2500- to 4500-word research paper on an approved topic. Click here for more information about formal requirements.

Practicum Placements (LIS 648)

Students are required to locate, arrange, and complete 150 hours at a suitable practicum placement. 

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