Master of Library and Information Studies (Library and Information Studies)

Program Requirements

The MLIS program may be taken as either a course-based or a thesis-based degree.

Course-based MLIS

Students must complete a minimum of 39 units in coursework, including a capping exercise.

Required courses (21 units)

LIS 501 - Foundations of Library and Information Studies - normally a prerequisite for the rest of the program
LIS 502 - Organization of Information
LIS 503 - Reference and Information Services
LIS 504 - Leadership and Management Principles for Library and Information Services
LIS 505 - Introduction to Research in Library and Information Studies
Two 3-unit courses from the approved Information Technology courses (see SLIS website for current offerings)

Elective courses (18 units)

Six 3-unit courses.
With approval, students may select elective courses outside of SLIS.

Capping Exercise

LIS 600 - Capping Exercise

Professional Development Requirement

Students in the course-based Master of Library and Information Studies programs fulfill the GPS Professional Development Requirement throughout their program, culminated in the LIS 600 capping exercise course.

Thesis-based MLIS

Students must complete a minimum of 30 units in coursework and a thesis.

Required courses (24 units)

LIS 501 - Foundations of Library and Information Studies - normally a prerequisite for the rest of the program
LIS 502 - Organization of Information
LIS 503 - Reference and Information Services
LIS 504 - Leadership and Management Principles for Library and Information Services
LIS 505 - Introduction to Research in Library and Information Studies
LIS 597 - Advanced Research and Scholarship in LIS (or equivalent)
Two 3-unit courses from the approved Information Technology courses (see SLIS website for current offerings)

Elective courses (6 units)

Two 3-unit courses.

Thesis

Registration in 900-level THES

Professional Development Requirement

Students in the thesis-based Master of Library and Information Studies programs fulfill the GPS Professional Development Requirement throughout their program.

Ethics Requirement

Students in the Master of Library and Information Studies programs must meet the GPS Ethics and Academic Citizenship Requirement through the completion of INT D 710 by the end of the first term of registration in their degree program.

Length of Program

The maximum time to complete the course-based MLIS program as set by the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies is six years.

The maximum time to complete the thesis-based MLIS program as set by the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies is four years.