Projected MLIS Course Schedule
Last updated 10/1/2025.
Autumn 2025
| Course | Course Name | # of Sect | Mode | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIS 501 | History and Foundations of Libraries and Librarianship | 1 | Campus | 3 |
| LIS 520 | Concepts, Services, and Issues for Information Professionals | 5 | Campus & Online | 4 |
| LIS 522 | Collection Development | 1 | Campus | 3 |
| LIS 526 | Government Information: Production and Access | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 531 | Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification | 1 | Online | 4 |
| LIS 534 | Indigenous Systems of Knowledge | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 536 | Metadata for Interactive Media | 1 | Campus | 3 |
| LIS 537 | Taxonomy and Indexing Construction | 1 | Online | 4 |
| LIS 539 | Metadata Design | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 563 | Cultural History of Children's and Young Adult Literature | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 564 | Multicultural Resources for Youth | 1 | Campus | 3 |
| LIS 565 | Resources for Digital Age Children | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 569 | Capstone I: Project Preparation | 2 | Online | 1 |
| LIS 570 | Research, Assessment, and Design | 5 | Campus & Online | 4 |
| LIS 572 | Introduction to Data Science | 1 | Campus | 4 |
| LIS 577 | Participatory Design in Libraries | 1 | Campus | 4 |
| LIS 579 | Law Teaching Practicum I | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 580 | Management of Information Organizations | 2 | Online | 4 |
| LIS 583 | Cross Cultural Approaches to Leadership | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 586 | Public Libraries and Advocacy | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 590 | Directed Fieldwork | 1 | Online | 1-5 |
| LIS 592 | Legal Research Methods | 1 | Campus | 3-4 |
| LIS 595 | Research and Writing in Law Librarianship | 1 | Online | 1-5 |
| LIS 598 | Special Topics in Information and Library Science | 1 | Online | 1-6 |
| LIS 600 | Independent Study or Research | 1 | Arranged | Variable |
Winter 2026
| Course | Course Name | # of Sect | Mode | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIS 502 | Foundations of Law Librarianship | 1 | Online | 1 |
| LIS 506 | Introduction to Digital Preservation | 1 | Campus | 4 |
| LIS 508 | History of Recorded Information | 1 | Campus | 4 |
| LIS 521 | Principles of Information Services | 1 | Campus | 4 |
| LIS 524 | Adult Reader Services in the Public Library | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 530 | Organization of Information and Resources | 5 | Campus & Online | 4 |
| LIS 540 | Technology Fundamentals for Library and Information Science Professionals | 2 | Campus & Online | 4 |
| LIS 543 | Relational Database Management Systems | 2 | Campus & Online | 4 |
| LIS 545 | Data Curation I: Fundamentals | 1 | Online | 4 |
| LIS 547 | Design Methods for Librarianship | 2 | Campus & Online | 4 |
| LIS 553 | Information and Social Justice | 1 | Campus | 3 |
| LIS 555 | Data Sovereignty and Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Sovereign Rights, Protections, and Protocols | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 566 | Resources for Digital Age Teens | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 568 | Information Literacy in a Digital Age | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 575 | Portfolio Retreat: Development | 2 | Online | 1 |
| LIS 582 | Community Engagement Strategies in Information Science | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 584 | Trauma-informed Care in Public Libraries | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 585 | Future of Libraries | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 587 | Systems Librarianship | 1 | Online | 4 |
| LIS 588 | Special Librarianship | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 589 | Academic Librarianship | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 590 | Directed Fieldwork | 1 | Online | 1-5 |
| LIS 591 | Legal Informatics | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 592 | Legal Research Methods | 1 | Online | 3-4 |
| LIS 593 | Law Teaching Practicum II | 1 | Online | 2 |
| LIS 596 | Capstone II - Project Planning | 2 | Online | 2 |
| LIS 598 | Special Topics in Information and Library Science | 4 | Campus & Online | 1-6 |
| LIS 600 | Independent Study or Research | 1 | Arranged | Variable |
Spring 2026
| Course | Course Name | # of Sect | Mode | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIS 505 | Archival and Manuscript Services | 1 | Online | 4 |
| LIS 510 | Information Behavior | 2 | Campus & Online | 3 |
| LIS 511 | Introduction to Programming for Information and Data Science | 2 | Campus & Online | 4 |
| LIS 512 | Community Analysis | 1 | Online | 4 |
| LIS 513 | Information and Migration | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 514 | Indigenous Art is Indigenous Knowledge | 1 | Online | 4 |
| LIS 516 | Youth Development and Information Behavior in a Digital Age | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 522 | Collection Development | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 531 | Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification | 1 | Campus | 4 |
| LIS 534 | Indigenous Systems of Knowledge | 1 | Campus | 3 |
| LIS 537 | Taxonomy and Indexing Construction | 1 | Campus | 4 |
| LIS 542 | Information Structures Using XML | 1 | Online | 4 |
| LIS 549 | Beginning Web Development | 1 | Campus | 4 |
| LIS 551 | Intellectual Freedom in Libraries | 1 | Campus | 3 |
| LIS 556 | Copyright for Information Professionals | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 558 | Technology Law and Public Policy | 1 | Campus | 2 |
| LIS 560 | Critical Pedagogy and Instructional Design | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 561 | Storytelling in a Digital Age | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 567 | Libraries As Learning Labs in a Digital Age | 1 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 571 | Grant Writing | 1 | Online | 2 |
| LIS 572 | Introduction to Data Science | 1 | Online | 4 |
| LIS 574 | Portfolio Retreat: Discovery | 2 | Online | 1 |
| LIS 576 | Low Bono Legal Research | 1 | Campus | 3 |
| LIS 580 | Management of Information Organizations | 2 | Campus | 4 |
| LIS 582 | Community Engagement Strategies in Information Science | 1 | Campus | 3 |
| LIS 583 | Cross Cultural Approaches to Leadership | 1 | Campus | 3 |
| LIS 590 | Directed Fieldwork | 1 | Online | 1-5 |
| LIS 595 | Research and Writing in Law Librarianship | 1 | Online | 1-5 |
| LIS 597 | Capstone III - Project Implementation | 2 | Online | 2 |
| LIS 598 | Special Topics in Information and Library Science | 4 | Campus & Online | 1-6 |
| LIS 599 | Portfolio | 2 | Online | 3 |
| LIS 600 | Independent Study or Research | 1 | Arranged | Variable |