图书情报学硕士-信息管理

合格的信息专业人员在世界各地的不同环境中工作。如今，由于美国超过50％的国内生产总值（GDP）与信息管理（IM）相关，对于具有这些必不可少的技能和能力的人来说，职业机会是丰富而多样的。信息专业人员将在何处以及如何应用其知识和能力方面拥有比以往更多的选择。在公共，私人和非营利部门中都存在令人兴奋的职业机会，包括商业，法律，医学，出版，政府，档案馆和博物馆，通讯和媒体，工程学和学术界。经认可的图书馆与信息科学硕士（MLIS）学位的任务是为专业人员做好在图书馆和其他信息组织中的领导角色的准备。通过强调信息访问，
Qualified information professionals work in varied settings the world over. Today, with over 50 percent of US gross domestic product (GDP) related to information management (IM), career opportunities are abundant and diverse for persons with these in-demand skills and competencies. Information professionals will have more choices than ever before of where and how to apply their knowledge and abilities. Exciting career opportunities exist throughout the public, private, and nonprofit sectors including business, law, medicine, publishing, government, archives and museums, communications and media, engineering, and academia. The mission of the accredited Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree is to prepare professionals for leadership roles in libraries and other information organizations. By emphasizing the core principles and practical experiences of information access, organization, services, and support, we educate a diverse student body for professional service to meet the various information needs of their local and global communities. The MLIS degree requires a minimum of 36 graduate level credits distributed as follows: 18 credit hours in the Information Sciences professional core and a minimum of 18 credit hours in an area of professional specialization. A maximum of 6 credit hours in courses outside SIS may be accepted as cognates.<br>The MLIS degree is available online with selected classes also offered on-campus. The SIS Master Schedule indicates when the School expects to offer courses in varying formats.