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The Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS) is developed in close interaction with the global society around us.

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Each year, more than 300 students are admitted to SSLIS and about 130 Master’s theses are produced. We educate those who want to work with library and information services in a globalised knowledge society.

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Journal: Information Research

Information Research is a freely available, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. It was established in 1995 by Professor T.D. Wilson, Professor Emeritus of the University of Sheffield and subsequently Senior Professor, University of Borås. It is now published by the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås, Sweden.

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INCLUDE – Centre for Inclusive Studies

With the broader ambition of Equal Opportunities for All, the Centre for Inclusive Studies aims to promote and enable research and innovation that relate to issues of Inclusion, Participation, Accessibility, and Equality.

The Centre for Cultural Policy Research (KPC)

The Centre for Cultural Policy Research work is based in the university's vision of Science for the Professions. We seek to play a key role in the growing field of research and practice in the field of cultural politics in the broadest sense.

Information Practices and Digital Cultures

The research group Information Practices and Digital Cultures acts as a dynamic cluster bringing together researchers at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, whose work concerns people‘s engagement with information in different practices, roles, or institutions and the implications of digital cultures for how information and knowledge are shaped in contemporary society.

Culture, Library, Politics

Studies of (public) libraries’ current and historical conditions in different respects, cultural policy change processes, and cultural mediation and citizen involvement; these three themes gather the members of this research group.

Knowledge infrastructures

The Knowledge infrastructures research group (KIR) focuses on how information and knowledge is generated, maintained, shared and transferred.

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Ingvar Carlsson: “Libraries are a cornerstone of democratic society”

Ingvar Carlsson has been appointed Honorary Doctor of Library and Information Science at the University of Borås. He is as forthright and determined today as when he held the post of Prime Minister of Sweden, and in his new role, he highlights the importance of protecting democracy, equality, freedom of expression, and the rule of law.

New honorary doctors

It has now been announced who will be honoured with the title of Honorary Doctor: Former Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, entrepreneur and investor Staffan Hillberg, and Professor Xianyi Zeng of ENSAIT, University of Lille.

Major research project: What gets us to make smart choices for the climate?

“It is clear that society has failed in our environmental communication in some way. Today's advanced technology provides us with extensive information about the critical situation of the climate and about the seriousness of the reduction of biological diversity.” That's according to Jutta Haider, Professor of Library and Information Science at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, who leads the sub-project "Information cultures, data, and technology in environmental communication" within the research programme Mistra Environmental Communication.

Doctoral thesis sheds new light on Oscar II

Is it possible to tell something about a person from what is on their bookshelf? This is the question asked by Arvid Jakobsson, Court Librarian at the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace of Sweden, who has delved deep into the library of King Oskar II and has now defended his doctoral thesis From the depths to the heights: A biography of Oscar II's library. He has studied large parts of Oskar II's book collections, catalogues, notes, letters, and archival material. This type of comprehensive library history research has not been done before on a private library collection.

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Several of the university's researchers have once again been included in a prestigious international ranking of the most cited researchers in the world. This list was drawn up by researchers at Stanford University and published in October.

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A large consortium of interdisciplinary experts from four continents is brought together to combat the threat of forest fires and improve forest resilience against climate change. Researchers at the Swedish School of Library and information Science contribute with research expertise in knowledge organization, information management, user studies and participatory methodology.

Information Science: Digital Environments

Our new Master´s programme starts autumn 2023. You study information from both a technical and theoretical perspective.

The program is suitable for those with a bachelor's degree in library and information science, information architecture, archival science, digital humanities, computer science, information systems, or a related field.

Read more about the programme: Information Science: Digital Environments .

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Information Studies MPhil/PhD

London, Bloomsbury

UCL Information Studies is one of the only departments in the UK with research programmes in library and information studies, information science, archives and records management, publishing, and digital humanities. We can also offer unparalleled opportunities for cross-domain research, such as user studies and usability, metadata, the management of electronic resources, information governance, data science and semantic technologies for the humanities.

UK tuition fees (2024/25)

Overseas tuition fees (2024/25), programme starts, applications accepted.

• Entry requirements

A minimum of an upper-second class UK Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate subject, or a recognised taught Master’s degree. Overseas qualifications of an equivalent standard from a recognised higher education institution are also accepted.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 2

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website .

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree

UCL Information Studies undertakes research in fields including Librarianship, Archives and Records Management, Publishing, Information and Data Science, Machine Learning, Knowledge-based Artificial Intelligence and Digital Humanities, and offers doctoral study in these fields. Our research aims to develop the understanding and insight needed to shape the emerging information environment, while elucidating and building on the historical developments that have created it. We are the country's largest department of Information Studies located within one of the world's top ten universities and our teaching is built upon an international research reputation .

Who this course is for

This MPhil/PhD is for applicants with a strong interest or background in librarianship, archives and records management, publishing, information and data science, machine learning, knowledge-based artificial intelligence, and/or digital humanities. It is suitable for both recent masters graduates as well as early or mid-career professionals.

What this course will give you

The department has strong links with a wide variety of organisations including the National Archives, the Turing Institute, the British Museum and other major museums and galleries, and with various publishing houses. We are located close to the British Library and other major research libraries. Our central London location makes it easy for collaborative work with other nearby institutions and groups to take place .

The department's research is organised around four research centres and groups. These facilitate interaction between established researchers, and offer research training and career development opportunities for early stage researchers and research students. Importantly, they provide coherence and a critical mass of researchers in key areas.

The foundation of your career

Our doctoral students go on to do a wide variety of interesting jobs after they graduate from UCL. Many go into senior posts in the information professions, both in the UK and abroad. Examples include: Head, Curation and Preservation Services, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Libraries, USA; Chief of Archives at the United Nations; and Head of Research, The National Archives, UK. Others continue their academic career in universities around the world, in departments of library science, computer science, information management, archive studies, digital humanities and publishing.

Employability

Some of our research students have already worked as information professionals in the public and private sectors or in academia in the UK and worldwide. Other research students have recently completed masters programmes and have yet to start a professional career. The successful completion of a research degree has enabled many of our students to achieve high positions in fields including information and technical professions, cultural heritage/GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) professions, and policy, both in the UK and around the world.

The department has a strong culture of collaborative research and brings together researchers, whether staff or students, from across UCL as well as other institutions and organisations. Crucial to this are our research groups and centres, which provide a focus for our research activity, including doctoral students, post-docs and staff with specific research interests. Most doctoral students are attached to one or more of these groups and will be encouraged to get involved in research seminars, visiting speakers, annual lectures, visits and other activities which these centres organise regularly. The centres also facilitate online interaction through blogs and twitter feeds.

Teaching and learning

During your first year you will attend the DIS Doctoral Studies Research Seminar module (a weekly seminar based programme). You will work with supervisors to develop your research proposal and research questions, undertake an extended literature review and identify your research approach and methods.

All doctoral students are expected to take full advantage of the skills development programme available through the UCL Doctoral School. Research students should accrue 20 points per year (60 points over 3 years, or 80 points over 4 years).

All research students are initially registered for an MPhil. Upgrade to PhD status is dependent on satisfactory progress and takes place between months 9 and 18 for full-time students (15 and 30 for part-time students). The upgrade examination involves a written upgrade report and viva examination. A total of 20 training points are also required to Upgrade. Final PhD examination is by thesis submission and an oral viva examination.

Contact hours and hours of self-study are agreed between the student and the supervisor at the beginning of their research degree and should be reviewed on a regular basis. Full-time postgraduate research (PGR) students are expected to work a minimum of 36.5 hours per week on their project. With agreement of their supervisors, contact time can be on-site or remote working depending upon the nature and stage of the project. PGR students can have the opportunity to access UCL facilities ‘out of hours’ including weekends and holidays during their period of registration, and will have research meetings with their supervisors at least once per month. Full-time PGR students can take 27 days of annual leave, plus eight days of bank holidays and six UCL closure days.

Research areas and structure

At the heart of our research activities lie the following centres and groups hosted by the department:

• Centre for Digital Humanities
• Centre for Publishing
• Centre for Archives and Records Research
• Forum for information literacy Research
• Knowledge, Information and Data Science group

Research environment

We are one of the only university departments in the United Kingdom with postgraduate programmes in Library and Information Studies, Knowledge, Information and Data Science, Archives and Records Management, Publishing, and Digital Humanities. As well as topics within these specific areas, we can offer unparalleled opportunities for cross-domain research, for example in user studies and usability, metadata, the management of electronic resources, data visualisation, and applications of machine learning to natural language processing.

You will benefit from conducting research at one of the world’s top universities and will be supervised by experienced and internationally known researchers.

Year 1 Full-time

During your first year, you will attend the DIS Doctoral Studies Research Seminar module (a weekly seminar based programme which continues for 3 terms in Year 1).

Typically in the first year of study, you will work with supervisors to develop your research proposal and research questions, undertake an extended literature review, identify your broad research approach and appropriate research methods. By the end of Year 1, you should have a clearly articulated research proposal and associated research method, an initial bibliography appropriately referenced, have read a range of relevant literature, and developed a provisional timetable for the next two to three years. You will have done sufficient initial research to prepare for upgrade to full PhD candidate status.

Year 2 Full-time

If progress has been sufficient in Year 1, an upgrade to doctoral student status is made. If you are a full-time student, you should undertake the PhD upgrade after 9-18 months of registration. The exact timing will depend on when you are ready to meet the requirements.

Your activities in your second year will depend on your research area and methodology. Some students focus on primary data collection, others on experimentation, computer coding, or development of formal models or theories. You may focus on training in specific software packages or other tools that you wish to use to conduct analysis or experiments. Throughout your PhD, you will continue to meet your supervisor regularly to reassess your skills development and training needs and maintain the Log progress record.

Year 3 Full-time

In your third year, you will typically continue with the research activities undertaken in the previous year but with an increasing emphasis on analysis of the results accumulated using your chosen methodologies. During this year, you will also increasingly spend time on structuring and writing your final thesis, revising and improving earlier written material as necessary. Some students also begin to publish parts of their work and/or present their research at academic venues.

Completing Research Status (CRS)

The formal minimum length of the MPhil/PhD is three years. If you are not ready to submit your thesis after three years you will be required to apply for ‘Completing Research Status' (CRS). If agreed, it enables you to be registered with UCL for a fourth year of study without payment of any fees. Many full-time students complete and submit their thesis in this way

The milestones are spread over a longer timescale if you are part-time. You may have to take the DIS Doctoral Studies Research Seminar module over your first and second year and will not usually be ready to upgrade until your second year. You will conduct your main research over several years and will plan to write up and submit in your fifth year. If you are not ready to submit by the end of your fifth year, you can have up to two years of CRS.

UCL Information Studies has a number of doctoral students who study part-time over a minimum of five years. Part-time study is typically undertaken in conjunction with other employment, for example within the information professions, or because you have significant other time-consuming commitments.

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Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble accessable.co.uk . Further information can also be obtained from the UCL Student Support and Wellbeing team .

Fees and funding

Fees for this course.

The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Where the programme is offered on a flexible/modular basis, fees are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website: ucl.ac.uk/students/fees .

Additional costs

The department strives to keep additional costs low. Books and journal articles are usually available via the UCL library (hard copies or via e-journal subscriptions).

The department has some funds which can be applied for, on a case by case basis, for research expenses.

For more information on additional costs for prospective students please go to our estimated cost of essential expenditure at Accommodation and living costs .

Funding your studies

Please visit our Scholarships for doctoral students in DIS page for more information about our departmental funding opportunities.

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website .

Quirk PhD Scholarship

Deadline: 26 January 2024 Value: Fees and maintenance (3yrs) Criteria Based on both academic merit and financial need Eligibility: UK

Applicants can identify and contact potential supervisors before making their application. If they do not, the research proposal will be used to identify any potential supervisors in the department. For more information, see our Applying for a PhD in the Department of Information Studies page.

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate programmes (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

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Year of entry: 2024-2025

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Mission statement for research and teaching at the berlin school of library and information science (ibi).

The mission statement of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is to promote research and teaching, independent scholarship for its own sake, and personal development. Likewise research and teaching at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science supports these principles.

Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt were inquiring persons engaged in discovering and understanding the world. Although they approached inquiry from different angles - Alexander used an explorative approach whereas Wilhelm used an analytical one - they were connected by a desire to extend their knowledge. This 'Humboldt ideal' must be encouraged and cultivated in each scholarly generation. These ideas guide research and teaching at the Berlin School.

The Berlin School of Library and Information science is the only university in the German-speaking world where students can get a BA, MA, or PhD in the field of Library and Information Science. The Berlin School was elected to membership in the iSchool Caucus in 2009, an indication of its role as one of the leading programs in Library and Information Science internationally.

As the only German school for Library and Information Science at the university level, we aspire to research that which preserves the focus of traditional library science, while embracing the shift in scholarly communication and the focus on digitalization.

Within the arena of information and knowledge processes and the development of new communication cultures, the interaction between humans and technology takes center stage in research and teaching. Students acquire professional competencies and skills by actively answering scientific questions. Students at the IBI also gain necessary management competencies that qualify them for a variety of visionary roles in designing information services and in librarianship.

Students and teachers must learn from each other. This reciprocity occurs through the use of modern pedagogy and by integrating students into research projects: both supporting and challenging them. Our students are versatile, flexible, and excellently educated information professionals.

Research at IBI

Research at the Berlin School puts an emphasis on electronic publishing, digital libraries, ontologies, and cross-language searching. Our mission statement is a quote by Michael Seadle: “Excellence in scholarship, research and teaching through a culture of inquiry and analysis that mediates the connections between libraries, information, technology and people”. This does not only represent the abovementioned strive for excellence at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, but also the vision of the iSchools.

The iSchools organization is a consortium of Information Schools dedicated to advancing the information field. The consortium’s focus is the promotion of innovative information-solutions. Through the study of information, we seek to understand human information behavior in order to develop systems that create effective and efficient human-machine-interactions in times of a steadily rising volume of available information.

The Berlin School of Library and Information Science (IBI) was one of the first European Schools to pursue this goal and could successfully establish Library and Information Science in the German research field. We dedicate a lot of our work to memory institutions, especially libraries, as well as other public bodies that support the structure, operate and preserve how information flows in Germany.

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Library and information science distance studies, master of arts (library and information science).

Master Degree

4 semesters

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Admission semester.

Winter Semester only

Area of study

• Library Science
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Management of Libraries and Information Facilities, Electronic Publishing, Copyright and Library Law, Information Management, Inventory Development and Indexing, Knowledge Management and Knowledge Representation, Library Education and Information Literacy Licenses and e-media, Information Management, Library Construction, Equipment and Technology, Science and Library Infrastructure

Target group

The distance learning programme leads to a specialist qualification for high-level tasks in library, information and documentation facilities. It is aimed both at people who want to gain further qualifications in the library, information and documentation area and at people who are looking to work in this area.

Subject to a registration or selection procedure; The application period is from 1 April to 30 June. Required practical experience: One year of qualified professional activity after your previous professionally qualifying graduation in a field conducive to the degree course (not necessarily library/information, but also e.g. in the field of education, IT, science or management)

Admission modus

selection by the HEI

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Admission requirements

see at https://hu.berlin/master

Lecture period

• 15.04.2024 - 20.07.2024
• 14.10.2024 - 15.02.2025

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2024/2025), application deadline for germans and inhabitants.

- for Master of Arts/Science with admission restrictions: 02.05.-31.05.2023 - For Master of Education with admission restrictions: 01.06.-31.08.2023

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- for Master of Arts/Science with admission restrictions: 02.05.-31.05.2023 - For Master of Education with admission restrictions: 02.05.-15.06.2023

Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

- for Master of Arts/Science with admission restrictions: 02.05.2023-31.05.2022 (cut-off date) - For Master of Education with admission restrictions: 02.05.-15.06.2023

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61 Best universities for Library and Information science in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

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Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 386K citations received by 15.6K academic papers made by 61 universities in France was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Library and Information science

2. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

3. University of Montpellier

4. Paris-Sud University

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

6. University of Bordeaux

7. Grenoble Alpes University

8. Polytechnic School

9. University of Strasbourg

10. University of Aix-Marseilles

11. University of Rouen Normandie

12. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

13. University of Nantes

14. University of Lille

15. University of Lorraine

16. University of Angers

17. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

18. Normal Superior School of Lyon

19. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

20. University of Burgundy

21. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

22. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

23. University of Paris 8

24. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

25. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

26. University of Franche-Comte

27. University of Orleans

28. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

29. Paris Diderot University

30. University of Western Brittany

31. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

32. Normal Superior School

33. Paris Institute of Political Studies

34. Paris Descartes University

35. University of Caen Normandy

36. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

37. Paris Dauphine University

38. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

39. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

40. University of Poitiers

41. Francois Rabelais University

42. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

43. National School of Bridges and Roads

44. University of Technology of Compiegne

45. University of Picardie Jules Verne

46. EHESP School of Public Health

47. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

48. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

49. TELECOM ParisTech

50. University of Limoges

51. Grenoble Institute of Technology

52. ESSEC Business School Paris

53. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

54. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

55. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

56. University of Clermont Auvergne

57. University of La Rochelle

58. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

59. University of Rennes 2

60. National Advanced School of Engineering

61. Catholic University of Lyon

The best cities to study Library and Information science in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris , Villeurbanne , Montpellier , and Orsay .

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The American Library Association currently accredits library programs on the master's level within North America. 

The following countries have been identified as having "formal" accreditation processes for library studies at the master's level.  A list of the specific institutions can be found at:

• Australia  
• Berlin School of Library and Information Science (Institut für Bibliotheks und Informationswissenschaft) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• Cologne Library and Information Science Program  
• New Zealand  
• Singapore  
• United Kingdom  

If an individual wishes to attend an institution of higher learning in regions of the world other than those mentioned above, the following website may be of service in identifying programs who offer programs in library studies:

World list of schools and departments of information science, information management and related disciplines  

Additionally, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has created Guidelines for Professional Library/Information Educational Programs which can be accessed at: Guidelines for Professional Library/Information Educational Programs - 2000  [Last revised February 2009.]

If you have questions or need additional assistance, contact the ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR) at 800/545-2433 ext. 4280.  You may also email Beatrice Calvin , Program Officer for Placement & Recruitment.

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Library and Information Science, PhD

The Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science program, in the Department of Information Culture and Data Stewardship (ICDS), prepares students for careers in research, education, and professional practice. The primary purpose of the PhD program is to develop an understanding of library and information science beyond the master’s degree, with particular emphasis on the conduct of original research, the production of significant research findings, and the contribution of such findings to public knowledge.

This is a research-driven program where you will work closely with professors who are experts in their fields. Opportunities for our PhD students include:

• Archives and Information Science: For doctoral students interested in pursuing academic careers in the archives area, with a focus on digital preservation or curation and archival ethics, accountability, and appraisal issues.
• Information Behavior: For doctoral students who seek to understand how people plot a course through complex information ecologies including digital environments, and how such ecologies can respond to their ways of thinking, feeling, and valuing. A special emphasis is placed on behaviors of children and youth.
• Health Information Behavior and Health Education Interventions: For doctoral students who wish to investigate the information practices and behaviors of health professionals, patients, caregivers, and consumers.
• Social Information Systems: For doctoral students who will investigate issues related to the design and use of social information systems, focusing on the impact of social media on people’s information behavior.
• Web-based Information Systems: For doctoral students interested in studying, designing, and implementing web-based systems for representing, retrieving, extracting, and disseminating relevant information.
• School Librarianship: For doctoral students interested in teaching, research, and administrative experience in a top-ranked, competency-based School Library Certification Program designed for school librarians and school library supervisors.

Degree Requirements

This PhD degree requires a minimum of 54 credits beyond the master’s degree with a total credit minimum of 72. A minimum of 36 credits must be taken in advanced course work. The student must receive a letter grade in each course taken in this 36-credit requirement, except for the teaching practicum course.  

An additional 18 credits are required, which must be applied to dissertation research and writing; however, regardless of the number of credits taken, no more than 18 credits for dissertation research and writing may be applied toward graduation. The grade for these credits will appear as an “S” on the student’s transcript. In order to register for, and successfully complete, dissertation credits, students must show evidence of work toward the dissertation by completing the Dissertation Credit Tracking Checklist and updating it at the end of the term.  

The minimum of 36 credits of course work, all of which must be on the graduate level, must be distributed as follows: 

• 3 credits: LIS 3000 Introduction to Doctoral Studies
• 9 credits: 3000-level doctoral seminars offered by SCI
• 3 credits: LIS 3950 Teaching Practicum or FACDEV 2200 Practicum on University Teaching
• 6 credits: Courses in research methodology and statistics
• 6 credits: Courses in cognate field
• 3000-level independent studies or doctoral seminars offered by SCI (maximum of 6 credits)
• Additional 3000-level doctoral seminars offered by SCI
• Additional cognate courses (up to 6 credits)
• Additional research methodology courses
• 2000-level courses in SCI (subject to approval by the students’ advisor)

For full degree requirement details, visit the Library and Information Science course catalog .

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USF School of Information MLIS Program Ranks in Top 50 U.S. Library and Information Studies Graduate Programs

• April 10, 2024
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The School of Information is proud to announce that our M.A. in Library and Information Science program was ranked as the 27th best Library and Information Studies program by U.S. News & World Report ! What an incredible recognition to our university, school, faculty, staff, & students.

The University of South Florida is home to nearly two dozen graduate programs considered among the best in America, according to new rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. USF features 23 graduate programs ranked inside the top 100 among all public and private institutions, including 11 ranked in the top 50.

“We are thrilled that many University of South Florida graduate programs are included among the nation’s best in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings,” USF President Rhea Law said. “This recognition underscores the commitment of our faculty and staff, who continue to provide high-quality programs that empower our students to enhance their skills, expand their knowledge and progress in their careers by earning an advanced degree.”

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