Master of Information (MI) formerly MLIS.

The MLIS degree is a 2 year course of study for full-time students. A total of 16 half-credit courses (48 credit hours) and the non-credit Practicum are needed to complete the degree

Full-time status: a minimum of 3 half-credit courses in a single term is considered full-time status. Typically full-time MLIS students take 4 half-credit courses in both the fall and winter terms.

Part-time status: less than 3 half-credit courses in a single term is considered part-time status. Students taking the degree part-time have 7 years to complete the degree.

The MLIS Program is designed for fall admission. Applicants who transfer from another Library & Information Studies (LIS) program or who possess considerable experience in the field may request consideration for a January admission.

Plan of Study:

• MGMT 5000 Management Without Borders (capstone)
• INFO 0590.00 Practicum (required non-credit)
• INFO 5500 Information in Society
• INFO 5515 Organization of Information
• INFO 5520 Research Methods
• INFO 5530 Information Sources Services & Retrieval
• INFO 5570 Organizational Management & Strategy
• INFO 5590 Information Management Systems
• INFO 6540 Data Management

Advanced technology requirement (choose one of the options below):

• INFO 6270 Introduction to Data Science
• INFO 6513 Business Analytics & Data Visualization
• INFO 6620 Web Design & Architecture
• INFO 6681 Geospatial Information Management
• INFO 6840 Content Management Systems.