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LEEP: Library and Information Science Program URL: http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/leep/ Campus: Urbana-Champaign Number of Required Campus Visits: 1 each semester
Program Type: Master's Degree Award Conferred: Master of Science in Library and Information Science Admission Deadline: March 1st Description:
Our LEEP online learning option is unique among schools of library and information science.It provides significant advantages in a field increasingly involved in organizing and using electronic information. Simply put, UIUC's nationally recognized GSLIS faculty combine very brief periods of on-campus instruction with Internet instruction and independent learning. Students complete the majority of course-work for our ALA-accredited program at the site they choose--usually their home or office. Students can earn a master's degree, a certificate in advanced study, or take continuing education courses through this program.
Live Web-based instruction allows LEEP students to hear faculty, see slides and other graphics, and chat with the professor and each other. Students from as far away as Japan, Argentina, Mexico, France, Alaska, and Hawaii study together and develop a true learning community.
All our master's students learn theories and practices of library and information science (LIS) through the study of the foundations, principles and ideas of the discipline and the status and expectations of the profession. Program objectives include teaching graduates to anticipate social and technological changes, and to promote change to advance the profession; fostering critical thinking about literature and research in LIS and related fields; encouraging commitment to high standards of practice, conduct, resaponsibility, and service; and preparing for evaluation and development of services.
For a list of courses associated with the LEEP program click here Admission Requirement(s): Admission to the master's program requires a bachelor's degree with GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (B) TOEFL of 620 on the paper-based test (pbt), 260 on the computer-based test (cbt) or 104 on the internet-based test (int) for International Students. (C) Admission materials (application, fees, official transcripts, resume, references essays, and GRE if required). Admission requirements for other programs and additional information is available at www.lis.uiuc.edu/admissions/requirements/
Technical Requirement(s): Technologies currently in use support the following activities: asynchronous discussions via an electronic bulletin board (class discussions via threaded text messages); live session interactivity (class presentations by faculty, students and guest lecturers; group Web browsing; text-chatting; break-out rooms for small group discussions); archive of live sessions (including all class components--audio, webpages, text); collaborative document creation and editing (create, edit, and share documents online without leaving one's Web browser). For specific hardware, software, and network connectivity requirements, refer to the program Web page.
Other Requirement(s): Students are expected to have three basic competencies when classes start:
1) Elementary computer literacy;
2) E-mail and bulletin board skills;
3) Information retrieval skills.
Workshops in these areas are offered at the beginning of the program cycle."
Program Cost(s):
Contact institution for program costs. Program Contact(s):
Valerie Youngen
Admissions Representative
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
501 East Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820-6211
Phone: (217) 333-0734
E-mail: lis-apply@uiuc.edu
Penny Ames
Secretary, Admissions
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
501 East Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820-6211
Phone: (800) 982-0914
E-mail: lis-apply@uiuc.edu
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