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Curriculum Overview

This overview provides detailed information about the curriculum at the School of Information and Library Science, including required courses, elective options, exemptions, study abroad opportunities, and more. Discover the diverse range of programs and courses available to students.

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Curriculum Overview

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  1. Curriculum Overview School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill BW

  2. The School’s curricula • BSIS • Juniors & seniors; 10 courses in SILS • MSLS & MSIS • 16 courses; 6 required, plus master’s paper • CAS • 10 courses • PhD • 10 courses plus dissertation BW

  3. Courses at UNC-CH • Numbered below 100 • Undergraduate credit only • 100-199 • Advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students • 200-299 • Graduate students only (except with POI) • 300+ • Advanced graduate students, including doctoral seminars BW

  4. Required courses: MSLS • INLS 102, Information Tools (often waived) • INLS 111, Information Resources & Services • INLS 131, Management for Information Professionals • INLS 151, Organization of Materials I • INLS 153, Resources Selection & Evaluation (or INLS 242, Curriculum Issues and the School Librarian • INLS 180, Human Information Interactions • INLS 201, Research Methods • INLS 392, Master’s Paper BW

  5. One example of MSLS Core Requirements Capstone Requirements Electives *180, Human Info Interactions 252, Metadata Arch & Appl *151, Org of Materials I 156, Intro to DB Concepts *201, Res. Methods *392, MS Paper 157, DB Sys I *153, Res Sel & Eval 162, Sys Analysis 235, Digital Libraries *131, Manage- ment 216, Health Sci Environ 225, Health Sciences Info *111, Info Res & Services 211, IR Srch Strategies 237, Marketing of Info Serv BW

  6. Required courses: MSIS • INLS 102, Information Tools (often waived) • INLS 131, Management for Information Professionals • INLS 150, Organization of Information • INLS 162, Systems Analysis • INLS 172, Information Retrieval • INLS 180, Human Information Interactions • INLS 201, Research Methods • INLS 392, Master’s Paper DK

  7. One example of MSIS Core Requirements Capstone Requirements Electives 110, Appl of Data Mining *172, Info Retrieval 181, Internet Applications 259, Web Databases *150, Org of Info 157, DB Sys I *201, Res. Methods *392, MS Paper 258, DB Sys II *162, Systems Analysis 257, User Interface Design 357, HCI Seminar *180, Human Info Interactions 187, Info Security 235, Digital Libraries *131, Manage- ment DK

  8. Being exempted from a requirement • Why: • You have completed an equivalent course elsewhere • You have significant experience in the content covered by the required course • How: fill out a requirement waiver form • It will be reviewed by the instructor of the course • Does not shorten the degree program • Most common example: INLS 102, Info Tools DK

  9. Special topics courses • Register for INLS 110, 210, 310 • Different topics offered each semester • Many will never be offered again • Some will become part of the curriculum • Offerings in Fall 2005: • 110, Visual Communication and Design • 210, Evidence-Based Medicine • 210, Evidence-Based Information Practice • 210, Access, Outreach and Public Service in Cultural Heritage Repositories • 210, Practical Metadata DK

  10. Independent studies • If what you want to learn is not covered in a course offered in the curriculum • Register as INLS 300 • Examples: • User interfaces of GIS in city planning departments • Music retrieval • Archives of churches and religious institutions • Proposed by student, guided by faculty (with permission of instructor) DK

  11. Supervised Field Experience • If you want to gain some work experience in your future career • Register as INLS 299 • Work with field experience coordinator (Marshall) • Identify site and site supervisor • Develop objectives • Work at site, attend seminars, write paper BW

  12. Courses from other departments • Must be relevant to your program • Select in consultation with advisor • Examples: • Computer science • “Resources” courses offered by departments • Research methods • Formal minor allowed, but requires 9 additional credits • Inter-institutional registration is also possible BW

  13. Study abroad opportunities • Summer programs • Oxford: “Libraries and Librarianship: Past, Present and Future” • Prague: “Libraries and Librarianship in the Czech Republic” • Ljubljana, Slovenia: Summer seminar • “Sister” universities • Royal School of Library and Information Studies, Copenhagen • Charles University, Prague • University of Ljubljana, Slovenia BW

  14. Comprehensive exam • During final semester (spring or fall, not summer) • Information sessions early in semester • Must sign up to take it BW

  15. Master’s paper • A mechanism for conducting some original research • Proposal can be developed in the Research Methods class • Completed with the guidance of an individual faculty member • Completed papers available via SILS Library or Master’s Paper Index on the SILS Library Web pages BW

  16. Commencement • And at the end, you commence! Additional questions? BW

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