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SILS Certificate Programs
SILS offers several certificate programs
within the M.S.L.I.S. program, or for
people who already hold library science
degrees and wish to earn a specialization.
advanced certificate
programs in archives and
in museum libraries
Students choose to complete one or both
12-credit certificates within the M.S.L.I.S.
(24 credits plus the 12-credit core for
the 36-credit master’s), as the program
curricula are complementary within the
contexts of cultural informatics and arts
and humanities perspectives.
advanced certificate in
archives (12 credits
within the m.s.l.i.s. program
or post-graduate)
This program can be taken within
Pratt’s M.S.L.I.S. program. It can also
be taken as a stand-alone program
by holders of an M.L.S. degree from an
ALA-accredited program.
Required courses:
LIS-624 Management of Archives and
Special Collections
LIS-698 Practicum/ Seminar
two electives from recommended
archives courses (6 credits)
advanced certificate in
museum libraries (12 credits
within the m.s.l.i.s. program
or post-graduate)
Pratt-SILS is the first and only school of
library and information science to offer
a museum libraries certificate program.
Based on four pillars of knowledge—
research/curatorial; digital technology;
education and outreach, and field
experience—it prepares students for
careers not only in museums, but also
research libraries, art libraries, and in
digital archives and humanities. This
program can be taken within Pratt’s
M.S.L.I.S. program. It can also be taken
as a stand-alone program by holders of an
M.L.S. degree from an ALA-accredited
program. Students select one three-credit
course from a selection of courses for each
of the four required areas.
advanced certificate in
library media specialist
program leading to new york
state teacher certification
in lms (18 credits)
To be eligible for this post-master’s
program, applicants must hold an M.L.S.
degree from an ALA-accredited program.
Required courses:
LIS-648 Library Media Centers
LIS-676 Literature and Literacy for
Children
LIS-677 Literature and Literacy for
Young Adults
LIS-680 Instructional Technology
LIS-690 Student Teaching I
LIS-692 Student Teaching II
One hundred hours of field observation in
school library media centers plus 40 full
days of student teaching (20 elementary
and 20 secondary) are required. Student
teaching is conducted in the fall or
spring terms in New York City under
the supervision of a certified LMS. Field
hours and student teaching must be
completed, documented, and submitted to
the coordinator in order to graduate.
In addition, New York State requires
a firm background in liberal arts and
sciences for all certified teachers. Upon
application to the program, students
must provide proof via transcripts
of at least one three-credit course in each
of the following:
Artistic Expression, Communication,
History, Social Sciences, Humanities,
Science, Mathematics, and Writing.
Students must also provide proof via
transcript of at least six credits in a
language other than English. New York
State requires a pedagogical core of
education courses. This requirement is
satisfied at Pratt Institute.
Required courses:
ED-608 Roots of Urban Education
ED-610 Child and Adolescent
Development