华盛顿大学

The MLIS curriculum is designed to prepare you for a broad array of professional experiences at diverse organizations and companies. The program is 63 quarter credits, consisting of three elements: core courses, electives, and a final degree project. Program requirements are the same for students in the Residential MLIS and Online MLIS programs.

The MLIS curriculum is grounded in a set of core courses which are designed to give you a broad and solid foundation in important aspects of the library and information science field. Our world-class and diverse faculty has established this core curriculum to provide a conceptual and theoretical base of knowledge on how information is organized, stored, searched, and used, along with important technological, policy, pedagogical, research, management, and design concepts.

Beyond the required core courses, you have a lot of flexibility and the option of designing a program of study specific to your interests and career goals. Elective credits may include advanced LIS courses, other iSchool graduate courses, directed fieldwork, independent study, or relevant upper-level coursework in other academic disciplines.

Residential MLIS

As a Residential MLIS student, you have the opportunity to engage full-time in your educational experience on the UW campus. The Residential MLIS program is designed as a full-time two-year program.

Online MLIS

The Online MLIS program allows you a way to complete your degree via the internet if you are unable to attend classes on campus in Seattle, with the option to attend some classes on campus if you’re in the area.

Careers for Library and Information Science Graduates

Our recent graduates’ job titles include:

• Archives and special collections librarian
• Children’s librarian
• Competitive intelligence analyst
• Electronic resource librarian
• Information architect
• Information officer
• Internet trainer
• Knowledge management specialist
• Learning resource center librarian
• Librarian and media specialist
• Program consultant
• Publishing manager
• Rare books curator
• Reference librarian
• Research analyst
• School librarian
• Semantic modeler
• Senior program manager
• Subject specialist librarian
• Taxonomist
• University library director
• Urban branch manager
• Web content strategist
• Youth services librarian