I am doing a dual degree. I need 36 hours to graduate. I also work 40 hours, but it’s a laid-back job and as an employee, I might get to take 3 hours of leave to study once every week. For related, I want to focus on anything digital-related because I want to keep lucrative job openings in mind for the future.
The program is nonthesis and asynchronous.
Core Courses for MLIS at University I got accepted to.
(18 hours)
LIS 7000 Information and Society 3
LIS 7004 Management of Information Organizations 3
LIS 7008 Information Technologies and Systems 3
LIS 7009 Understanding Research 3
LIS 7010 Organization of Information 3
LIS 7011 Information Needs and Information Seeking 3
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN RECORDS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (15 hours)
Required courses:
LIS 7604 Principles of Records Management 3
LIS 7612 Information Governance 3
LIS 7909 Directed Independent Study 3
Select two elective courses
LIS 4511 Information Architecture 3
LIS 7505 Introduction to Digital Curation 3
LIS 7508 Management of Knowledge-based Assets in Organizations 3
LIS 7618 e-Discovery 3
https://www.icrm.org/ This records certificate is accredited by this. Is this even a real organization? It seems flimsy.
The tentative schedule for me: Full-term courses (January 11-April 24, 2021)
LIS 7000 Information and Society 3
LIS 7004 Management of Information Organizations 3
LIS 7008 Information Technologies and Systems 3
First Summer Term (May 24-June 26, 2021)
7604 001 Principles of Records Management
Second Summer Term (July 6-August 7, 2021)
7009 001 Understanding Research
Fall 2022
Organization and Information
Information and Seeking
Spring 2022 Information Governance
Summer 1 2022 Intro to Digital Curation
Summer 2 Directed Independent Study
Fall Internship
Basically, should I take three courses per semester? Or two per semester?
How strict do I have to keep in mind the mindset below? I’m worried about financial aid as well because loans will only pay for part-time(6 hours) I think and taking one course isn’t considered that I don’t think.
What are the easier courses and harder ones because I want a mixture so I want to be overloaded?
There was this special topic course worth six hours for Sci-Fi and Fantasy Libraries that I wanted to do, but I have to see if it will take the place of another course.
Spring 2021 Full-Term Courses/Workload Expectations
Students are expected to devote nine hours a week to three-credit courses taught during the full-term. Some of the spring 2021 courses are being offered in accelerated seven-week terms (January 11th through February 26th and March 15th through April 30th). Students are expected to devote 18 hours a week to three-credit courses taught during accelerated terms.
The University is now scheduling all summer courses in two five-week terms (May 24th through June 26th and July 6th through August 7th). Students are expected to devote 25 hours per week to three-credit courses taught during the summer terms.