Students will complete twenty-nine credits in core and elective Information Science courses and seven credits in History elective courses.

Library and Information Science requirements 

• INF 6010 Foundation for the Information Professions (3 credits)
• INF 6080 Fundamentals of Information Technology (3 credits)
• INF 6120 Access to Information (3 credits)
• INF 6210 Organization of Information (3 credits)
• INF 7040 Management and Leadership (3 credits)
• INF 7996 Research for the Information Profession (3 credits)
• 11 credits of elective INF courses
• 7 credits of History elective courses

Total: 36 hours of study for the MLIS degree

In History, students will complete 28 hours of History credits and 7 hours of INF credits.

History Course requirements

• HIS 7830 Methods and Research in History (3 credits), normally taken in the first fall semester of enrollment
• HIS 7999 Master's Essay (3 credits)
• HIS electives (17 credits), including:
  • At least one 8000-level History seminar
  • No more than two courses may be taken at the 5000- or 6000-level without permission of the advisor and DGS (granted by their signatures on the Plan of Work); 5000- and 6000-level courses must be offered for graduate credit to count toward the MA degree
• 7 credits of elective INF courses

Total: 30 hours of study for MA History degree

53 credits total for both degrees (no more than 13 credits may be double-counted)

Plans of Work

All graduate students are required to file a Plan of Work (POW) with their first progress report. Transfer credits must be listed on a Transfer of Credits form and submitted with the POW. Students enrolled in dual degree programs or who plan to earn multiple degrees must file separate POWs for each degree. For example, an MLIS/MA student would submit a SIS Plan of Work to their MLIS advisor and a CLAS Plan of Work to their History advisor. Failure to submit the POW on time will result in an unsatisfactory progress report and a registration hold, which will prevent you from registering for classes.

Please review the Department of History's Graduate Handbook for more information about the program's admission and degree requirements.