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Dual-degree Programs
m.s.l.i.s. and m.s. in theory,
criticism, and history of art,
design, and architecture
This program is especially designed for
students who wish to pursue careers
in art-related fields—where art,
information, and technology converge.
Students will be prepared to work in
any number of settings from academic
libraries and museums, to galleries and
auction houses, as well as other cultural
settings. The program requires 30 credits
at SILS and 30 credits in history of art, for
a total of 60 credits. Students must apply
to and be accepted as matriculated in
both programs. Application may be made
initially to the dual-degree program, or
to one of the two programs, with later
application to the other, provided that the
student has not yet graduated from the
first program entered.
m.s.l.i.s. and m.f.a. in
digital arts (digital arts
and information)
This three-year, 75-credit dual-degree
prepares students to work at the intersec-
tion of digital arts and information. It
offers students the opportunity to develop
high-level knowledge and skills in using
digital tools creatively across media in
such emerging areas as virtual informa-
tion and learning environments for a wide
range of information settings.
library and information
science and law (two
dual-degree programs with
brooklyn law school)
M.S.L.I.S. and J.D.: 104 credits; M.S.L.I.S.
and L.L.M. (Law Master’s) in Information
Law and Society: 45 credits
In affiliation with Brooklyn Law School,
this program prepares students for careers
in law librarianship and related fields.
Today’s employers often give preference
to law librarians holding a J.D. as well
an M.S.L.I.S. The joint degree requires
completion of 86 credits for the law
degree and 36 credits for the M.S.L.I.S
degree; nine of the 36 LIS credits can be
taken at Brooklyn Law School, subject to
the approval of the dean of SILS. Students
wishing to pursue the M.S.L.I.S./L.L.M.
must already hold a J.D.
Recommended courses:
Accounting for Lawyers
Administrative Law
American Legal History
Comparative Law
Copyright Law
Information Privacy
Intellectual Property: Protection of
Digital Information
International and Foreign Law
Research
Similarly, nine of the 86 credits required
for the J.D. may be taken at Pratt.
Recommended courses:
LIS-613 Government Information
Sources
LIS-616 Business, Economics and
Statistical Sources
LIS-617 Legal Research Methods and
Law Literature
LIS-619 International Information
Sources
LIS-626 Online Databases: Law
LIS-627 Online Databases: Business
LIS-684 Law Librarianship:
Contemporary Issues
This dual degree can be completed in
three to four years of full-time study,
or four to five years of part-time study,
including summers. To enter the
program, a student must apply separately
to Pratt and to Brooklyn Law School.
Each school processes applications
independently, without reference to the
joint degree. Upon acceptance to both
schools, a student follows the joint degree
program leading to the conferring of
both degrees. Students who have already
earned a library science or law degree
before applying to Pratt are not eligible
for the joint degree program. To obtain
a Brooklyn Law School application and
catalog contact:
Office of Admissions
Brooklyn Law School
250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-780-0385