Program Overview

Library Science Master's

Program Overview

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Library Science is a graduate degree program offered by the University of North Texas (UNT). The program is designed to prepare information professionals for work in a variety of roles and application settings, including all types of libraries and other information agencies.

Program Type and Format

• Program type: Master of Science (M.S.)
• Format: On Campus, Online, Hybrid

Estimated Time to Complete and Credit Hours

• Estimated time to complete: 2 years
• Credit Hours: 36

Program Description

The program rests on a broad conceptual framework that explores the nature of information, its organization and retrieval, and its access and use from the user's viewpoint. In addition, the program prepares individuals who wish to pursue doctoral studies in information science theory, research, and practice.

Concentrations

• Archival Studies
  • Requirements
• Information Organization
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• Knowledge Management
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• Law Librarianship and Legal Informatics
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• Music Librarianship
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• Children's and Young Adult Librarianship
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Marketable Skills

• Information resource management
• Information access and services
• Information organization, cataloging, and classification
• Curation and preservation
• Information behavior and systems

Program Highlights

• Special lectures hosted by the college and the department feature renowned scholars who provide different perspectives and insights into the information science field.
• Our students and faculty are active members of different professional associations and learned societies, such as the iSchools consortium, the American Library Association, the Association for Information Science and Technology, and the Knowledge & Information Professional Association.
• The Department of Information Science provides limited travel support to select students who are in good academic standing.
• The Master of Science in Library Science is ranked 20th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

Career Opportunities

Students earning this degree will be prepared for a wide range of careers, such as:

• Reference librarian
• Technical services librarian
• Youth and children's librarian
• Museum/archive curator
• Special collections librarian
• Electronic resources librarian
• Cataloging/metadata librarian
• Instructional services librarian
• Law/legal librarian
• Institutional repository /digital collection manager
• Data curation specialist

Sample Courses

• Information Access and Knowledge Inquiry (3 hrs)
• Information Organization (3 hrs)
• Economics of Information (3 hrs)
• Digital Citizenship (3 hrs)
• Storytelling for Information Professionals (3 hrs)
• Information and Knowledge Professions (3 hrs)