Archives & Records Administration Tier 2 courses waived.

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1 Suggested Courses for Possible Specializations in LIS. The master s degree in LIS provides graduates with the ability to practice librarianship and information service at a professional level in a diverse, technological, and global society. Some students may choose to specialize in order to gain a particular skill set or to prepare for a particular field. This is a list of suggested courses for possible specializations. You may choose to specialize in something else, or you may choose not to specialize at all. Use these suggestions in conjunction with advice from your faculty adviser and the Checklist for Master s Students. These courses are not required (with two exceptions: both the Archives and the School Library Media tracks have required courses). It is not intended that you take all courses suggested for the specialization and in most cases it is impossible to do so. Choose courses that best suit your degree program and career goals. In some cases, this may mean selecting courses that are not on the list below. Some courses, indicated by *, are typically offered once every two years or less. Academic Librarianship 653*: Government Information Sources 722*: College and University Libraries Archives & Records Administration Tier 2 courses waived. Required courses (15 credits): 616: Records Management 734: Modern Archives Administration 754: Archives User Services and Outreach 818: Archives Accessioning and Appraisal 977: Archival Description and Arrangement, including EAD Practicum, which can be satisfied by taking LIS 620, completing a 40-hour practicum as part of a class, or completing an internship. One of the following is also required (3 credits): 976: Special Problems in Archives-Manuscripts Administration 839: Special Collections 839: Preservation and Conservation 839: Digital Curation Art Librarianship An undergraduate degree in art or art history, plus knowledge of at least one foreign language is recommended. 570: History of Books & Print Culture 836*: Topic: Special Collections 855*: Topic: Manag. Licensed Digital Art Hist 601*: Intro to Museum Studies I Art Hist 602*: Intro to Museum Studies II Art Hist 701: Practicum in Art History Practicum: 490 and/or 620 in an art library 1 * indicates that a course is typically offered once every two years or less frequently 6/2/10

2 Book Studies & Print Culture 569*: History of American Librarianship 570: History of Books & Print Culture 629*: Multicultural Literature for Children & YA 678*: Preservation & Conservation of Library and Archives Materials 810*: Topic: History of Readers and Reading 839*: Topic: Rare Books & Special Collections See the PhD minor for the Center for the History of Print Culture for suggested courses and departments: Practicum: 620 Children and Young Adult (YA) Services Refer to Youth Services section. Digital Libraries and 644: Digital Tools Trends & Debates s and/or, depending on sub-specialization 640: Topic: Human-Computer Interaction & Management 855: Topic: Metadata 855: Topic: Metadata and Document Structures: XML 855: Topic: Managing Licensed Digital 855*: Topic: Systems Analysis and Design See Practicum: 620 or 826 depending on subspecialization Digital students should choose a subspecialization in either instruction or reference: Instruction sub-specialization: 826: Field Project in Library and Information Literacy Instruction Reference sub-specialization: 620 with a reference emphasis Health Librarianship 617*: Health Information Systems 847*: Topic: Consumer Health Information or LSC 532: Web Design for the Sciences 875*: Topic: Metadata 931*: Seminar: Information Retrieval and Knowledge Representation in Medicine Journ 617: Health Communication in the Information Age Law Librarianship Refer to Special Librarianship section 2 * indicates that a course is typically offered once every two years or less frequently 6/2/10

3 Music Librarianship For the double degree, refer to Suggested courses for specialization: 619: Music Research Methods & Materials 855*: Topic: Music Librarianship Practicum: LIS 620 in a music library Music theory, history, ethnomusicology, or composition courses, up to 9 credits. Public Librarianship 569*: History of American Librarianship 622 and/or 629 and/or 631: (Children s/ya Lit) 712: Public Libraries 772: Library Services to Children & YA Reference/Adult Services 712: Public Libraries or 722*: College and University Libraries 822: Information Use & Users 847: Topics in User Services (topics vary-select this course if the topic is relevant) 3 * indicates that a course is typically offered once every two years or less frequently 6/2/10

4 School Library Media Required courses (24 credits): 641: The School Library Media Center 651: Cataloging C&I 620: Field Experience : Pick two from this list 629: Multicultural Literature for Children & YA 848: Topics in Literature for Children & YA Technology: Pick two from this list Technology courses from UWSSLEC with permission from advisor Electives (Choose 9 credits): 624: Storytelling and Oral Literature 645: Intellectual Freedom C&I, UWSSLEC, or other courses may also be taken as electives with permission from advisor Special Librarianship 616: Records Management 732*: Corporate & Specialized Info Services (recommended over 861) 855*: Topic: Metadata 855*: Topic: Metadata and Document Structures: XML 855*: Topic: Systems Analysis 855*: Topic: Knowledge Management Courses from business school and Industrial Engineering For law librarianship, also consider: 620 (in a law library) 847*: Topic: Legal Reference 847*: Topic: Law Librarianship 863*: International Cyber Law Courses from law school or legal studies Technical Services 651: Cataloging & Classification 640*: Topic: Human-Computer Interaction 815*: Advanced Cataloging 875*: Topics in Information Processing & Retrieval Practicum: * indicates that a course is typically offered once every two years or less frequently 6/2/10

5 Youth Services Strongly recommended: (or 861) 651: Cataloging 629*: Multicultural Literature for Children & YA 772: Library Services to Children & YA (or 644) Also recommended: 624*: Storytelling and Oral Literature 645: Intellectual Freedom 712: Public Libraries 848: Topics in Literature for Children & YA Practicum: may be taken in addition to but not in lieu of * indicates that a course is typically offered once every two years or less frequently 6/2/10