curricula 227
Advanced Certificate
in Archives
semester 1
LIS-625 Management of Archives and
Special Collections
3
Credits subtotal 3
semester 2
LIS Elective See list below 3
Credits subtotal 3
semester 3
LIS Elective See list below 3
Credits subtotal 3
semester 4
LIS-698 Seminar and Practicum 3
Credits subtotal 3
Total credits required 12
LIS Elective courses:
LIS-632 Conservation and Preservation
LIS-650 Principles of Records
Management
LIS-663 Metadata
LIS-665 Projects in Digital Archives
LIS-669 Management of Electronic
Records
LIS-686 Performing Arts Librarianship
LIS-687 Special Collections
LIS-688 Map Collections
LIS-689 Art Collections
LIS-697 Special Topics in Ephemera
Collections
LIS-697 Special Topics in Film and Media
Collections
LIS-697 Special Topics in Photography
Collections
LIS-697 Special Topics in Rare Books
LIS-697 Special Topics in Archives
and Manuscripts
Advanced Certificate
in Library and
Information Studies
LIS-699 Independent Study 6
LIS Elective Courses (8)
See Concentration Advisor
24
Credits subtotal 30
Total credits required 30
Advanced Certificate in
Library Media Specialist
semester 1
LIS-648 Library Media Centers 3
LIS-676 Literature and Literacy for
Children
3
LIS-690 Student Teaching I 3
Credits subtotal 9
semester 2
LIS-677 Literature and Literacy for Young
Adults
3
LIS-680 Instructional Technology 3
LIS-692 Student Teaching II 3
Credits subtotal 9
Total credits required 18
certification requirements
The following academic requirements must be fulfilled
prior to making an application for Initial Teaching
Certification. The courses or workshops may be taken
at Pratt or transferred from another post-secondary
school or institution.
Advanced Certificate in Museum Libraries
Four courses are needed in order to obtain the
Advanced Certificate in Museum Libraries. This
certificate is for students who have already graduated
and obtained an MLS, whether from Pratt-SILS or
another accredited library school.
1 course is required:
LIS-698 Seminar and Practicum
semester 1
LIS Elective from the following courses:
Curatorial:
LIS-629 Museum Library Research
LIS-632 Conservation and Preservation
LIS-667 Art Librarianship
LIS-686 Performing Arts Librarianship
LIS-687 Special Collections
LIS-688 Map Collections
LIS-689 Art Collections
LIS-697 Special Topics in Florentine Art
and Culture
LIS-697 Special Topics in Museum
Librarianship
3
Credits subtotal 3