MLIS Elective Courses
Elective courses build upon the foundation of the required courses by furthering students' knowledge and understanding of specific areas of academic interest or professional practice. Elective courses may be taught either by full-time faculty or by skilled, experienced part-time instructors, many of whom have careers in the information professions. Elective courses normally are offered frequently and those that have not been taught within a three-year period are removed from the list of offerings.
Designated Technology courses are identified with a [T]. Students are required to successfully complete one of these courses to meet the requirements for graduation (effective May 2007). While most courses within this section are designated as Technology [T] courses for purposes of degree requirements, students should be aware that some courses listed here may not be [T] courses.
Special Topic courses provide an opportunity to offer a course that is very specialized or unique in some way. Special Topic courses are intended to be offered only once, such as in the case of a visiting scholar, information professional or doctoral student who wishes to share his/her expertise while s/he is resident at the university.
For a full list of Elective Courses, See All Elective Courses.
For a list of anticipated electives for the coming academic year, see the Schedule of Elective Courses.
For ease of finding, the MLIS elective courses are organized into very general topical categories noted below. Students should note, however, that there is necessarily some overlap between categories, so courses in one category may also reflect subject content from other topical areas.