Graduate Certificate in Digital Collections at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

A five-course, 15-credit graduate certificate preparing students to create, manage, maintain and promote digital collections in academic, cultural heritage and professional settings, covering curation, metadata, access and preservation. Offered through distance education.

Faculty: Graduate School (College of Communication and Information) | Department: Information Sciences (distance education) | Duration: 15 graduate credit hours (five courses) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Required (6 credits): INSC 565 Digital Libraries and INSC 524 Metadata. Category I (3-6 credits): INSC 559 Grant Development or INSC 562 Digital Curation. Category II (3-6 credits): INSC 560 Development and Management of Collections, INSC 564 Archives and Records Management, INSC 549 Museum Studies, INSC 567 Digital Humanities.

Career pathways

Digital libraries, archives, institutional repositories and other digital initiatives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be admitted to a UT graduate degree programme or apply directly through the Graduate Admissions Office. A grade of B or better is required in all certificate courses.

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.

Duration: 15 graduate credit hours (five courses)

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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