MLIS Library & Information Science at Louisiana State University

Programme overview

The MLIS is completed fully online as a non-thesis degree with a common core and elective courses.

Faculty: The Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School | Department: School of Library and Information Science | Duration: Minimum 36 semester hours; completion within five years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baton Rouge, LA, United States

What you will study

18 hours of core (LIS 7000 Information and Society, LIS 7004 Management of Information Organizations, LIS 7008 Information Technologies and Systems, LIS 7009 Understanding Research, LIS 7010 Organization of Information, LIS 7011 Information Behavior) and 18 hours of electives. Core courses need a B or better and a 3.0 GPA is required to graduate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School (master's applicants): a conferred bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution; minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the undergraduate degree (or last 60 credit hours) and in any graduate coursework attempted; curriculum vitae or resume; transcripts. Departmental requirements may apply in addition. International applicants whose native language is not English or who were educated in a non-English-speaking country: TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 59, Duolingo English 110 or Michigan English Test 53, achieved in a single test and valid for two years.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

International applicants complete the online application and pay a $50 non-refundable application fee online by credit card or by check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank. Official transcripts and TOEFL or IELTS scores (TOEFL code 6373) are required, and documents should arrive at least 120 days before the semester starts.

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