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The MLS degree requires 36 credit hours at a 3.00 (B) average or better. There are 15 hours of required core courses. View all course descriptions.

Core Courses:

  • LIS 505 Introduction to Library and Information Studies
  • LIS 506 Introduction to Information Technology
  • LIS 518 Reference Sources and Services
  • LIS 571 Organization and Control of Recorded Information I
  • LIS 581 Management of Libraries and Information Agencies*

*LMS students take LIS 585 Management of School Library Media Centers rather than LIS 581.

 
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