Library and Information Management Graduate Certificate

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The Graduate Certificate in Library and Information Management is designed to provide specialized knowledge in library leadership for library managers who do not hold the MMLIS degree and current holders of the equivalent MLIS degree looking for career advancement. The certificate is offered entirely online.

Admission

Certificate applicants must meet the same basic admission requirements as the Master of Management in Library and Information Science applicants.

Program Requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Library and Information Management requires 16 units. Each student will develop an individual academic plan and course of study under a faculty member’s guidance, subject to the program director’s approval.

For students who already hold an MMLIS degree or equivalent:

LIM electives Units: 12
LIM 591 Research and Professional Applications Units: 2 -2

Students who do not already hold an MMLIS degree or equivalent

will be required to successfully complete the following:

LIM 500 Fundamentals of Library and Information Science Units: 3
LIM 501 Fundamentals of Library Leadership and Management Units: 3
LIM electives Units: 6
LIM 591 Research and Professional Applications Units: 2 -2

Notes:

For current USC graduate students, courses credited to the Graduate Certificate in Library and Information Management may be completed in conjunction with course work required for a program in which the student is already enrolled. Applicability of these courses to the student’s primary degree program is determined by the student’s home department.

Successful completion of the program is acknowledged by a certificate awarded by the university.