Curriculum
Required Courses
Twenty-seven semester hours, comprised of:
- IM 701 Information in Society, Organizations, and Cultures (co-requisite for IM 750, IM 784 and IM 791)
- IM 703 Information Architecture
- IM 704 Data Structures and Representation
- IM 720 Data Analytics for Information Professionals
- IM 760 Human Computer Interaction
- IM 750 Information Storage and Retrieval
- IM 751 Database Management
- IM 755 Information Policy
- IM 791 Organizational and Multicultural Communication
Electives
The remaining nine semester hours will be chosen from among the following courses, and may be grouped into a specialty area:
- IM 780 Introduction to Information Security
- IM 783 Organizational Information Security
- IM 784 Foundations of Health Informatics
- IM 785 Information Privacy
- IM 787 Cybersecurity Governance
- IM 884 Big Data and Competitive Intelligence
- LIS 737 Library and Data Management Systems
- LIS 749 Crisis Informatics
- LIS 752 Networks
- LIS 753 Internet Fundamentals and Design
- LIS 754 Systems Analysis and Design
- IM 757 Digital Asset Management
- LIS 758 Community Informatics
- LIS 759 Digital Libraries
- LIS 768 Social Media and Emerging Technologies
- LIS 769 Research Methods
- LIS 786 Advanced Web Design
- LIS 805 Special Topics
- LIS 845 Data Librarianship
- LIS 880 Knowledge Management
- LIS 882 Metadata for Digital Resources
- LIS 886 Records and Information Management
- LIS 889 Digital Curation
Additional Requirements
Submission of an e-Portfolio (IM 890 - e-Portfolio) during the last semester of study.
Requirements for All Graduate Degrees
- Maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
- Complete the degree within six years.
- Submit an application for graduation to the Office of the Registrar by the filing deadline for the semester when requirements will be completed.