Applied Data and Information Science B.S. + Master of Library and Information Science
Put the focus on data and how to tame it by earning a Bachelor of Science in Applied Data and Information Science and a Master of Library and Information Science through IU’s 5-year accelerated degree program.
Plan of Study
Fourth Year
Fall Semester (13 credits)
- INFO-I 453 Computer and Information Ethics (3 cr.)
- INFO-B 505 Informatics Project Management (3 cr.)
- LIS-S 402 Data Preservation (3 cr.)
- LIS-S 500 Methods and Tools for the Information Profession (3 cr.)
- Elective (1 cr.)
Spring Semester (15 credits)
- INFO-I 465 Informatics for Social Change (3 cr.)
- Capstone (Choose from: INFO-I 491 Capstone Project Internship; INFO-I 492 Senior Thesis; or INFO-I 494 Design and Development of an Information System) (3 cr.)
- MLIS elective: LIS-S 501 Information Sources and Services (3 cr.)
- MLIS elective: LIS-S 502 Acquisitions and Management of Knowledge and Information (3 cr.)
- MLIS elective (3 cr.)
Fifth Year
Summer (6 credits)
- LIS-S 503 Organization and Representation of Knowledge and Information (3 cr.)
- MLIS elective (3 cr.)
Fall Semester (9 credits)
- LIS-S 505 Evaluation of Information Sources and Services or LIS-S 506 Introduction to Research (3 cr.)
- MLIS elective (3 cr.)
- MLIS elective (3 cr.)
Spring Semester (9 credits)
- MLIS Management Core (3 cr.)
Options:
LIS-S 551 Library Management
LIS-S 552 Academic Library Management
LIS-S 553 Public Library Management
LIS-S 585 Archival Appraisal and Management
LIS-S 671 School Library Management - MLIS elective (3 cr.)
- MLIS elective (3 cr.)