Information Science Graduate Certificate Program

The Certificate of Graduate Study in Information Science is designed to provide students with a broad set of skills that can be used in a variety of information environments. In addition to general Information Science courses, students will be able to focus most of their coursework on an area that they are most interested in. Concentrations include: Library and Information Services; Archives and Records Administration; Information Management and Technology; and Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics. Students in the certificate program are encouraged to apply to the MS in Information Science as well.

Program of Study (18 Credits)

  1. Required Information Science Course for All Concentrations: (3 Credits)
    • Ist 601The Information Environment (3)
  2. Concentration courses: (15 credits)
    1. Archives and Records Administration
      • Ist 546 Records Management (3)
      • Ist 547 Digital Curation (3) OR Ist 654 Preservation Management in Archives and Libraries (3)
      • Ist 602 Information and Knowledge Organization (3)
      • Ist 656 Archives and Manuscripts (3)
      • Ist 660 Archival Representation (3)
    2. Library and Information Services
      • Ist 602 Information and Knowledge Organization (3)
      • Ist 603 Information Processing (3)
      • Ist 605 Information Sources and Services (3)
      • Ist 606 Collection Development and Management (3) OR Ist 649 Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Techniques (3)
      • Ist 617 Academic Libraries and Higher Education (3) OR Ist 618 Public Libraries (3)
    3. Information Management and Technology
      • Ist 533 Information Storage and Retrieval (3)
      • Ist 560 Information and Public Policy (3)
      • Ist 565 Human Information Behavior (3)
      • Ist 611 Information Systems (3)
      • Ist 614 Administration of Information Agencies (3)
    4. Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
      • Ist 504 Statistics for Data Analytics and Prediction (3)
      • Ist 506 Database Systems and Data Analysis (3)
      • Ist 614 Administration of Information Agencies (3)
      • Inf 528 Analysis, Visualization, and Prediction in Analytics (3)
      • Inf 624 Predictive Modeling (3)

Please note:This program is not eligible for federal financial aid.