MA Program Requirements

For students who begin the MA program in the Fall of 2022, and for continuing students who have been approved to switch, the iSchool MA curriculum is 36 credits. Requirements include: 3 core courses, a minimum of one technology course and one management course, two courses from an LIS fundamentals grouping, one DEI course, a capstone experience, and the Program Level Learning Outcomes (PLO) Assessment.

For full details of the 36 credit curriculum see Library and Information Studies, M.A. in the UW Graduate Guide. Select one of the named options, either the Campus Program, or the Online Program, and then choose Requirements to see required courses.

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For students who began the MA program prior to the Fall of 2022, and who did not choose to switch, the iSchool MA curriculum is 39 credits. Requirements include: 3 core courses, a minimum of one technology course and one management course, a field experience, and the Program Level Learning Outcomes (PLO) Assessment. Click the button below to see an overview of the 39-credit curriculum.

See the 39-credit curriculum