Persons applying to the joint master's program in Public History and Library and Information Science must meet the entrance requirements of both the Department of History and the School of Library and Information Science.

Students earn both the Master of Arts in Public History and the Master of Library and Information Science upon successful completion of 60 hours of course work consisting of 30 hours in each area. (Earning both degrees separately would require 72 hours of graduate credit.) Courses required in the School of Library and Information Science are SLIS 701, 707, 705, 706, 750 (Information and Records Management), and 719 (Preservation Planning and Administration); three hours of elective specialization courses; and 3 hours of internship in libraries, archives, museums, records management settings, or historical agencies. In Public History each student will complete 21 hours of the following foundations courses: Historical Research Methods, Archival Administration and Techniques, Historical Editing, History of Historical Writing, and two courses and a Research Seminar in the student's minor field of study. Six hours of elective specialization courses and a thesis (3 hours) also are required in Public History. Students must also demonstrate a reading knowledge of one foreign language or competency in an appropriate research methodology. Written comprehensive examinations are required by the History Department.

Public History Program

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Joint Master's Program English and Library and Information Science

The joint master's program in English and Library and Information Science prepares students for careers as subject specialists in academic or public libraries. Subject specialists typically work in such areas as collection development, reference, and bibliographic instruction.

Admission Criteria:

Persons applying to the joint master's program in English and Library and Information Science must meet the entrance requirements of both the Department of English and the School of Library and Information Science.

Degree Requirements:

The joint master's program in English and Library and Information Science is a 55-hour program leading to a Master of Arts in English and a Master of Library and Information Science. (Earning both degrees separately normally requires 66 hours of course work.) The program is administered by the Joint Committee, which recommends a student for admission and approves the student's program. Admission, is only to the joint program. Neither degree will be awarded separately. If a student wishes to change from the joint program to either the degree program in English or Library and Information Science, the student must reapply to the particular program he or she wishes to enter.

The student takes 28 hours of English courses: 15 hours from five required groups, one course in an allied field, two electives, ENGL 700 (3 hours) and ENGL 799 (1 hour). Twenty-seven hours are taken in the School of Library and Information Science: 12 hours of required courses (SLIS 701, 706, 707,705 ) and 15 hours of elective courses. There is no comprehensive examination. A thesis is required by the English Department, and there is a foreign language requirement.