The MLIS track in Digital Media is a 12-credit graduate program that prepares information professionals with interdisciplinary approaches to acquire knowledge and skills in digital media with a focus on critical studies of global media, data, and metadata.

Core Courses

• LSC 502 (3 credits) Lead, Manage, & Connect Lib & Info Services
• LSC 504 (3 credits) Searching for Answers: Meeting Users’ Information Needs
• LSC 505 (3 credits) Organization of Information
• LSC 508 (3 credits) Introduction to Information Science and Technology
• LSC 595 (3 credits) Apply and Reflect

Fundamentals

• LSC 528 (3 credits) Digital Visual Information Literacy

Content Creation
(Select 2 from the list)

• LSC 536 (3 credits) Media Smart Libraries
• LSC 544 (3 credits) Visual Information Science
• LSC 547 (3 credits) Information Storage and Retrieval and Online Searching and Services
• LSC 548 (3 credits) Information Architecture and Web Site Development
• LSC 550 (3 credits) Information Visualization
• LSC 559 (3 credits) Visual Literacy and Global Media

Content Management
(Select 2 from the list)

• LSC 503 (3 credits) Collection Management
• LSC 506 (3 credits) Data Literacy and Metadata Standards
• LSC 515 (3 credits) Information Ethics and Policy
• LSC 545 (3 credits) Indexing and Abstracting
• LSC 562 (3 credits) Digital Archives and Preservation

Electives

• 6 credits from career-related courses in other online accelerated graduate programs with the approval of your advisor and program.

Total = 36 credits