Master's Program

Archives, Preservation & Records Management Specialization

Full-time students may enter this specialization in the Fall Term only.
Part-Time students may enter this specialization in the Fall and Summer Terms only.

Archives, Preservation, and Records Management students must declare themselves to be in this specialized track by October 15th of the Fall term by completing this declaration form and submitting it to their academic advisor.

Archives, Preservation and Records Management students must take the following CORE required courses:

LIS 2000 Understanding Information is required of all students in the program. Due to sequencing requirements, Archives and Preservation students must take this course in the Fall term.
LIS 2220 Archives and Records Management
LIS 2222 Archival Appraisal
LIS 2223 Archival Access, Advocacy, and Ethics
LIS 2224 Archival Representation
LIS 2600 Introduction to Information Technologies

Students are required to take the following courses within the specialization:

LIS 2214 Library and Archival Preservation
LIS 2215 Preservation Management
LIS 2224 Archival Representation
LIS 2674 Digital Preservation

Students will take any 3 elective courses from the list below.

LIS 2110 Action Research: Methods and Applications
LIS 2184 Legal Issues in Information Handling: Copyright & Fair Use in the Digital Age
LIS 2225 Museum Archives
LIS 2226 Moving Image Archives (as available - prereq LIS 2220)
LIS 2227 Photographic Archives (as available - prereq LIS 2220)
LIS 2228 International Archives (as available - prereq LIS 2220)
LIS 2901 Individual Research
LIS 2924 Field Experience

Required Sequencing for Archives and Records Courses for Full Time Students

This sequencing of courses provides a rigorous grounding in archival, preservation, and records management theory, methodology, and practice. Each course offers a careful building on theoretical knowledge and practical applications.

Full-Time Course of Study

Students may start in the Fall term only.

Fall Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
LIS 2000 Understanding Information	LIS 2222 Archival Appraisal	LIS 2215 Preservation Management
LIS 2220 Archives and Records Management	LIS 2223 Archival Access, Advocacy, and Ethics	Select up to 3 from the following electives: LIS 2110 Action Research LIS 2225 Museum Archives LIS 2226 Moving Image Archives LIS 2227 Photographic Archives (as available) LIS 2228 International Perspectives on Archives (as available)
LIS 2214 Library & Archives Preservation	LIS 2674 Digital Preservation	LIS 2924 Field Experience (optional)
LIS 2600 Introduction to Information Technologies	LIS 2224 Archival Representation	LIS 2184 Legal Issues in Information Handling: Copyright and Fair Use in Digital Age (as available)

Part-Time Course of Study

Students in the archives, preservation, and records management specialization can do the program on a part-time basis. However, as most of these courses are offered only once during the academic year, it is required that students take two courses in each term of study (this also will enable students to follow a coherent course of study). Students may start in the Summer term (on a part-time basis only) with permission of the advisor.

Year One

Fall Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

LIS 2220 Archives and Records Management

LIS 2222 Archival Appraisal

LIS 2924 Field Experience (optional)

LIS 2000 Understanding Information

LIS 2224 Archival Representation

Select up to 2 from the following electives:

LIS 2110 Action Research

LIS 2225 Museum Archives