Admissions Requirements
Deadlines
Fall: Rolling
Spring: Rolling
Summer: Rolling
Required Application Materials
- Transcripts
- Statement of goals/purpose
- 1 Letter of Recommendation
Certificate of Graduate Study
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Information Science
Online or On Campus
Program of Study
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UAlbany’s information science graduate certificate program is 18 credits, and you can attend part time or full time, online or on campus.
Aside from one required core course, your concentration will dictate which classes you take toward filling your requirements.
With this certificate as a foundation, you can continue your studies in UAlbany’s master’s program in information science.
Required Core Course
- The Information Environment
Concentrations and Required Courses
Archives and Records Administration
- Records Management
- Digital Curation OR Preservation Management in Archives and Libraries
- Information and Knowledge Organization
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Archival Representation
Artificial Intelligence and Data Analysis
- Statistics for Data Analytics and Prediction
- Database Systems and Data Analysis
- Administration of Information Agencies
- Analysis, Visualization and Prediction in Analytics
- Predictive Modeling
Information Management and Technology
- Information Storage and Retrieval
- Information and Public Policy
- Human Information Behavior
- Information Systems
- Administration of Information Agencies
Library and Information Services
- Information and Knowledge Organization
- Information Processing
- Information Sources and Services
- Collection Development and Management OR Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Techniques
- Academic Libraries and Higher Education OR Public Libraries
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Career Outlook
The information science graduate certificate program at UAlbany prepares you to go on to expand your career in a variety of information environments or go on to earn a master’s in information science.
With the data and record analysis, information technology, archiving, and library skills you gain in this program you can pursue roles in a variety of fields including healthcare, business, government, technology and more.
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International Students
This degree is designated as a STEM program. International students maintaining F-1 status are allowed to apply for up to 12 months of post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) following completion/graduation from their degree program. Currently, this degree program is also designated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as an eligible degree for the F-1 STEM OPT work authorization extension; students who secure qualifying employment may be eligible to apply for the STEM OPT extension for a cumulative total of up to 36 months of F-1 OPT work authorization.
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Student Learning Objectives
Learning objectives that UAlbany students are expected to attain through their course of study within their academic program.
Certificate of Graduate Study
Students who successfully complete the Certificate of Graduate Study in Information Science are able to:
- Explain the basic foundational concepts, models and theories in the information professions.
- Discuss the different environments within which information is produced, processed, sought, disseminated and used.
- Use major sources of information and literature pertaining to the information science disciplines.
- Demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to adapt to the changing nature of information, technology and users.
- Interpret policy through the lens of organizational and information theory.
- Discuss codes of ethics established by professional organizations and how they are applied to information professions.
- Demonstrate foundational techniques and information in a concentration area.
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