阿爾伯塔大學

In this inter-faculty joint degree program, students may complete the Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) degree in conjunction with the Master of Arts (MA) in Digital Humanities degree. This is a thesis-based degree program, which typically extends over three years of full-time study.

Program Requirements:

The School of Library and Information Studies and the Digital Humanities program offer a combined MA/MLIS that students can complete within three years. The combined program is offered on-site at the University of Alberta and requires ★45 and a thesis for completion (★18 from MA program and ★27 from MLIS program).

Please Note: Students in an on-campus MLIS program cannot take courses designated for students in the online MLIS. Course listings in Bear Tracks will indicate if a course is restricted to online or on-campus MLIS students.

Required MLIS Courses:

LIS 501: Foundations of Library and Information Studies

LIS 502: Organization of Information

LIS 503: Reference and Information Services

LIS 504: Leadership and Management Principles for Library and Information Services

LIS 505: Research Methods for Library and Information Studies

LIS 597: Seminar in Advanced Research

Required MA Courses:

DH 500: Survey of Digital Humanities

DH 510: Theoretical Issues in Digital Humanities

DH 520: Technical Concepts & Approaches in Digital Humanities

DH 530: Project Design & Management in Digital Humanities

All students must take LIS 501, DH 500, and DH 520 in the first term of their program, as these provide a context for all of the other courses in the program.

Note: The MLIS requirement to complete two (★3 or equivalent) designated Information Technology courses is fulfilled by content covered in the Digital Humanities courses.

Tentative Course Schedule:

Students will typically take three courses per term at ★3 each (or equivalent) with the sixth and final term designated for the thesis.

Year 1 - 3 DH & 3 SLIS courses (6 total)

Year 2 - 2 DH & 4 SLIS courses (6 total)

Year 3 - 1 DH & 2 SLIS courses (3 total) & THESIS