MAJOR IN LIBRARY-INFORMATION SERVICE

The B.S. degree program prepares graduates for careers in a variety of information-based fields. The program also prepares graduates for support positions in libraries. The major consists of 30 credits, 9 credits of required core courses and 21 credits of electives. Liberal education requirements total 90 credits including 41 credits in University Requirements, an academic concentration of 18-30 credits, and free electives totaling 24-30 credits. 

Required (9 credits)

ILS 302 - Information Service
ILS 320 - Technical Services
ILS 330 - User Services

Information and Library Science Electives (9-12 credits highly recommended)

ILS 300 - Literature for Children
ILS 310 - Book Trade
ILS 400 - Information Service Practice
ILS 410 - Literature for Adults
ILS 421 - Organization of the Information Center
ILS 425 - Information Sources
ILS 440 - Information Service Technology
ITC 380 - Instructional Design Basics
ITC 470 - Multi-Media Production

Additional Electives (12-21 credits recommended)

Communications
COM 205 - Fundamentals of Professional Presentations
COM 225 - Interpersonal Communications
COM 253 - Fundamentals of Video Production
COM 315 - Communication Processes in Decision-Making
COM 332 - Interviewing

Computer Science
CSC 152 - Computer Programming I
CSC 200 - Personal Computer Applications
CSC 204 - Web Technology
CSC 304 - Internet: Applications and Management
CSC 324 - Computer Ethics

Journalism
JRN 230 - Fundamentals of Public Relations

Management
MGT 300 - Management and Organization
MGT 305 - Organizational Behavior
MGT 400 - Values and Conflicts in Managerial Decision-Making

Marketing
MGT 412 - Diagnosing Management Problems
MGT 415 - Developing Managerial Skills

Psychology
PSY 215 - Adolescent Development
PSY 227 - Social Psychology
PSY 370 - Educational Psychology
PSY 371 - Educational  Psychology for Early Childhood

MINOR IN LIBRARY-INFORMATION SERVICE

The minor in library-information service may be used as a pre-professional preparation for those intending to do graduate work in library science, as a career ladder component for students who have earned an associate of science degree in the field, and as a career-oriented concentration for students in professional studies, or liberal arts programs.

Required (3 credits)

ILS 302 - Information Service

Electives: (15 credits with recommended distribution among the following areas)

Information and Library Science (0-15 credits)

ILS 320 - Technical Services
ILS 330 - User Services
ILS 400 - Information Service Practice
ILS 421 - Organization of the Information Center
ILS 425 - Information Sources
ILS 440 - Information Service Technology
ITC 380 - Instructional Design Basics
ITC 470 - Multi-Media Production

Mathematics/Statistics (0-3 credits)

MAT 107 - Elementary Statistics
MAT 139 - Short Courses in Calculus for Social Sciences
MAT 221- Intermediate Applied Statistics
ECO 221- Statistics for Economics and Business
PSY 259 - Statistics in Psychology

Interpersonal and Organizational Communication (0-3 credits)

COM 205 - Fundamentals of Professional Presentations
COM 225 - Interpersonal Communication
COM 300 - Organizational Communication
ENG 304 - Technical Writing and Communication

 

State University Consortium

A consortium of the Connecticut State Universities enables students enrolled at the other three State Universities to take undergraduate courses in library science at Southern Connecticut State University. Students register and pay tuition and fees at their respective colleges. An interview should be held with a faculty advisor at Southern.  

From the 2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog