Master of Library & Information Science / Public Management Certificate
The Dual-Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) / Public Management Certificate, offered through the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, is designed for students who are enrolled in the MLIS program and wish to obtain organizational management skills through the SPEA certificate. The Dual-MLIS/Public Management Certificate program is flexible enough to be adapted to the needs of pre-career and in-service individuals. Career employees of public and private sector agencies seeking courses in public management, and especially those changing from professional or technical roles to managerial roles, find the certificate program beneficial.
Getting Started
Students should apply to both programs, preferably within the same academic year. Application deadlines for the SPEA certificate programs are May 15 for the fall semester, September 15 for the spring semester, and March 15 for summer sessions. Students must pay a nonrefundable application fee.
Degree Requirements
Download a degree checklist.
Prerequisite
Students must complete LIS S500 Methods and Tools for the Information Profession. This course is required the first semester for all MLIS
students.
Library and Information Science Requirements (30 cr.)
- LIS S501 Information Sources and Services
- LIS S502 Acquisitions and Management of Knowledge and Information
- LIS S503 Organization and Representation of Knowledge and Information
- LIS S505 Evaluation of Information Sources and Services or LIS S506 Introduction to Research
- LIS S525 Government Information or LIS S526 Business Information
- LIS S533 Online Searching
- LIS 541 Information Policy or LIS S640 Seminar in Intellectual Freedom
- LIS S551 Library Management
- LIS S552 Academic Library Management or LIS S553 Public Library Management
- LIS S605 Internship in Library and Information Science
Public and Environmental Affairs Requirements (12 cr.)
- SPEA V502 Public Management
- SPEA V560 Public Finance and Budgeting
- SPEA V561 Public Human Resource Management
Electives (3 cr.)
One additional SPEA V course approved by the School of Public and Environmental Affairs Graduate Program Director.
