Curriculum Overview
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Curriculum Overview School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill BW
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Comprehensive exam • During final semester (spring or fall, not summer) • Information sessions early in semester • Must sign up to take it BW
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
Commencement • And at the end, you commence! Additional questions? BW