Department of Interdisciplinary Professions

Vivian W. Mott, Interim Chair, 2318A Bate Building

The Department of Interdisciplinary Professions offers cutting-edge educational programs that prepare students to meet informational and educational community needs. The Department offers graduate degrees in library science (MLS), business and marketing education (MAEd), and vocational education (MS). The MLS and MS programs are offered totally online. Many of the department’s graduates find open doors to fulfilling futures as informational technologists, business or marketing educators, school media coordinators or librarians.

Programs

• Adult Education, MAEd
• Business Education, MAEd
• Counselor Education, MS
• Library Science, MLS
• Vocational Education, MS

• Community College Instruction Certificate

Courses

• LIBS 6135 - Materials for Children
• LIBS 6137 - Materials for Young Adults
• LIBS 6142 - Instructional Foundations of the School Library Media Program
• LIBS 6144 - Instructional Strategies and Leadership for School Media Specialists
• LIBS 6160 - The Art of Storytelling
• LIBS 6215 - Genealogy for Librarians
• LIBS 6220 - History of Books and Libraries
• LIBS 6225 - Government Publications
• LIBS 6240 - Virtual Reality: Principles and Applications
• LIBS 6242 - Building and Using Graphics-Based Virtual Environments for Education
• LIBS 6244 - Building and Using Text-Based Virtual Reality Environments for Education
• LIBS 6320 - Advanced Reference
• LIBS 6345 - Library of Congress Classification System
• LIBS 6735 - Seminar on Intellectual Freedom
• LIBS 6810 - Academic Libraries
• LIBS 6848 - Seminar on Virtual Reality and Education
• LIBS 6900 - Electronic Portfolio Development
• LIBS 6901 - Special Topics in Library Studies
• LIBS 6902 - Special Topics in Library Studies
• LIBS 6903 - Special Topics in Library Studies
• LIBS 6904 - Special Topics in Library Studies
• LIBS 6972 - Research Methods in Library and Information Studies
• LIBS 6973 - Research Paper
• LIBS 6981 - Directed Independent Study
• LIBS 6982 - Directed Independent Study
• LIBS 6983 - Directed Independent Study
• LIBS 6989 - Early Internship
• LIBS 6991 - Internship: Seminar
• LIBS 6992 - Internship: Seminar
• LIBS 7000 - Thesis
• LIBS 7001 - Thesis: Summer Research
• LIBS 7030 - Financial Management of Public Library Organizations
• LIBS 7050 - Seminar on Public Libraries
• LIBS 7060 - Seminar on Community College Learning Resource Centers
• LIBS 7070 - Seminar on Library Automation
• LIBS 7110 - Advanced Storytelling
• LIBS 7150 - Programs for Youth in Public Libraries
• LIBS 7160 - The Adult Reader
• LIBS 7210 - Computer-Assisted Instruction in Librarianship
• LIBS 7250 - Qualitative Research and Evaluation in Librarianship
• LIBS 7901 - Special Topics in Library Studies
• LIBS 7902 - Special Topics in Library Studies
• LIBS 7903 - Special Topics in Library Studies
• LIBS 7904 - Special Topics in Library Studies

• LIBS 6003 - Reference in the Social Sciences
• LIBS 6004 - Reference in the Humanities
• LIBS 6005 - Reference in the Pure and Applied Sciences
• LIBS 6046 - Automation in Libraries
• LIBS 6120 - Information Storage and Retrieval
• LIBS 6340 - Online Cataloging
• LIBS 6360 - Telecommunications
• LIBS 6725 - Seminar on Technical Services
• LIBS 6730 - Seminar on Organization of Special Materials