MLIS Library & Information Studies

at University College Dublin

Core Modules Stage 1
 

• Management for Information Professionals

  IS40370
   

• Org of Info, Cat&Metadata

  IS40520
   

• Information & Reference Services

  IS40530
   

• Applied Research Methods

  IS40940
   

• Research and Practice in LIS

  IS41060

Optional Modules Stage 1
 

• Archives and their Users - Advocacy and the Archives Gateway

  ARCV40040
   

• Managing Records & Information in Public & Private Organisations

  ARCV40070
   

• Archives preservation

  ARCV41480
   

• Web Publishing

  IS30020
   

• People, Information & Communication: Our Information Behaviour

  IS40030
   

• Research Practice

  IS40390
   

• The Information Professional as Teacher

  IS40480
   

• Digital Libraries

  IS40560
   

• Children & Youth Info Services

  IS40570
   

• UXD: User-Centered Design

  IS40610
   

• Digital Curation:Core Concepts

  IS40630
   

• Quantitative Data Analysis

  IS40730
   

• Research Data Management

  IS40760
   

• Service Learning

  IS40830
   

• Data & Society

  IS40840
   

• Scholarly Communication

  IS40900
   

• Information Ethics

  IS41020
   

• Informatics

  IS41090
   

• Thesis (30 Credits)

  IS41110
   

• Capstone Project (30 Credits)

  IS41160
   

• iSchool Exchange

  IS41220

• Applicants should present with a primary (bachelor's) degree in any subject with an overall score of 2.1 or higher.

• A minimum of 6 weeks' experience working in a library or information environment.

• Names and contact details of two referees who can assess their intellectual ability, maturity and motivation.

• Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0 in each element), or equivalent.

Non-EU fees for academic year 2022/23 are:

€ 20,500

The Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) programme is accredited by Library Association of Ireland and is recognised internationally. Students are qualified to work as library and information professionals in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and throughout Europe. Recent graduates have dynamic careers as librarians in the higher education and the public sectors, as well as information officers in commercial settings.