218 curricula
M.S./M.F.A. in Library
and Information Science
and Digital Arts
semester 1
M.S. in LIS
LIS-651 Information Professions 3
M.F.A. in DA
DDA-572 Electronic Music and Sound, or
DDA-626 Audio for Digital Media 3
DDA-600 Digital Arts In Context 3
DDA-610 Fundamentals of Computer
Graphics
3
DDA-616 Design for Interactive Media 3
Credits subtotal 15
semester 2
M.S. in LIS
LIS-652 Information Services and
Sources
3
LIS-653 Knowledge Organization 3
M.F.A. in DA
DDA-500 Interactive Studio or
DDA-585 Interactive Installation 3
DDA-622 Interactive Media 3
Credits subtotal 12
semester 3
M.S. in LIS
LIS-654 Information Technologies 3
LIS Course from the list of
“Required Electives:” (See List)
3
M.F.A. in DA
DDA-620 Graphics Programming 3
DDA-625 Video Editing 3
Credits subtotal 12
semester 4
M.S. in LIS
LIS Course from the list of
“Required Electives” (See List)
3
LIS Course from the list of
“Recommended Electives” (See
List)
3
M.F.A. in DA
DDA-645 Digital Imaging Studio 3
DDA-650 Thesis Research 3
Credits subtotal 12
semester 5
M.S. in LIS
LIS Elective Course (Electives
may be selected from lists of
required or recommended
courses.)
3
M.F.A. in DA
DDA-614 3D Modeling 3
DDA-660 Thesis I 3
Note: 6 credits of non-DDA courses required for the MFA
in DA degree are taken in the MSLIS program from list of
MSLIS electives with as asterisks (see list).
DDA Electives (See List) 3
Credits subtotal 12
semester 6
M.S. in LIS
LIS Elective Course 3
LIS Elective Course 3
(Electives may be selected from the above lists of
required or recommended courses.)
M.F.A. in DA
DDA-587 Physical Computing 3
DDA-660 Thesis II 3
Credits subtotal 12
Total credits required 75
subtotals by degree:
M.S. in LIS: 30
M.F.A. in DA: 45
elective courses—m.f.a. in da
Recommended Electives:
DDA-587 Physical Computing 3
DDA-612 Digital Imaging 3
DDA-614 3D Modeling 3
DDA-620 Graphics Programming 3
DDA-645 Digital Imaging Studio 3
Other Electives:
DDA-510 Artist Books in the Digital Age 3
DDA-513 3D Lighting and Rendering 3
DDA-514 Storyboarding and Storytelling 3
DDA-584 ActionScript 3
DDA-624 3D Computer Animation 3
DDA-630 Advanced Interactive Media 3
DDA-643 Digital Animation Studio 3
elective courses—m.s. in lis
Required Electives: 6 credits (two 3-credit courses)
related to digital technology and information; students
select two courses from the following:
LIS-608 Human Information Behavior 3
LIS-632 Conservation and Preservation 3
LIS-643 Information Architecture and
Interaction Design
3
LIS-663 Metadata, Description and
Access
3
LIS-665 Projects in Digital Archives 3
LIS-680 Instructional Technology 3
LIS-693 Digital Libraries 3
Recommended Electives: 12 credits (four 3-credit
courses). Note: Courses with an asterisk satisfy
the 6-credits of non-DA required electives. “SS”
indicates summer session. Besides these elective
courses, students may choose other electives such as
Photography Collections, Film and Media Collections,
and Digital Libraries.
LIS-605 Special Topics in Online Data-
base Searching and Services
3
LIS-611 Information Policy 3
LIS-618 Special Topics in The Art World:
Services and Sources
3
LIS-621 Special Topics in Electronic
Collections and Sources (SS)
3
LIS-623 Online Databases Humanities
and Social Sciences
3
LIS-629 Special Topics in Museum and
Library Research
3
LIS-631 Academic Libraries and
Scholarly Communication
3
LIS-634 Abstracting and Indexing 3
LIS-641 Information Systems Analysis 3
LIS-642 Special Topics in Thesaurus
Design and Construction
3
LIS-686 Special Topics in Performing Arts
Librarianship
3
LIS-696 Special Topics in Special
Collections Institutes
3
LIS-698 Practicum/Seminar 3