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School of Information students, staff and faculty continue to benefit from the guidance and teachings from members of this community.  \nRequired Information  \n\n| Name of the Unit | School of Information |\n| --- | --- |\n| Name of the Degree Program | Master of Library and Information Studies |\n| Director of the School of Information | Dr. Luanne Sinnamon |\n| Chair of the MLIS Program | Dr. Richard Arias-Hernández |\n| Name of the Institution | University of British Columbia |\n| President of the University | Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon |\n| Provost and Vice President Academic | Dr. Gage Averill |\n| Dean of the Faculty of Arts | Dr. Clare Haru Crowston |\n| Regional Accreditation Agency | N/A |\n| Authorization | The MLIS degree is authorized by the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education on the recommendation of the Degree Quality Assessment Board |\n| Standards Version | Standards for Accreditation of Master’s Programs in Library and Information Studies, 2015 |\n\nBrief Description of the MLIS Program  \nThe University of British Columbia’s Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) is a 48-credit program offered in person on a full-time and part-time basis at the UBC Vancouver campus. The MLIS prepares graduates to work in a variety of information settings and contribute to the library and information professions and the larger communities in which they live and work. Graduates go on to careers as librarians, information managers, researchers, analysts, interaction designers, web content specialists, and more.  \nThe MLIS is the largest program offered by the School of Information, with an average of 148 students enrolled per year. The MLIS program is offered as a stand-alone degree and as part of a Dual degree, in which students complete both the MLIS and the Master of Archival Studies (MAS) program in a condensed format. A further 76 students are enrolled in the Dual program annually. The Dual degree requires 81 credits, of which at least 36 must be from the MLIS curriculum. Students typically complete the stand-alone MLIS program over a 2-year period, and the Dual Degree over 3-4 years. For most of the review period, two program start dates were offered for the MLIS, in September and in January. As of the 2024-25 academic year, the program has shifted to a single large intake each September.  \nFor most of the review period, the MLIS consisted of 15 credits of core and required courses and 33 credits of electives, including a 6 credit Thesis option and a number of options for independent study and work-engaged learning. MLIS students can take 12 external elective credits of courses relevant to their degree. As of 2023, we replaced the requirement to take LIBR 504, a 3-credit course in management with a 6-credit Management Requirement, in which students choose 2 courses from a set of designated management courses. As of 2024, the core course requirement has been reduced to 9 credits (3 courses) and a new end-of-program requirement (LIBR 598 Program Synthesis Portfolio) has been introduced, in response to a long-term need for an end-of-program learning outcomes assessment component. Therefore, the current MLIS program consists of 9 core course credits, 6 management credits, 3 summative course credits and 30 elective credits. For Dual students, the same MLIS requirements apply, but students take fewer electives (minimum 18 credits) while also completing the MAS program.  \nThe MLIS program has one formal specialization, the First Nations Curriculum Concentration, designed to prepare information professionals to work effectively with Indigenous communities in support of Indigenous culture and langu","cbCaidPlL9BVQPRa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidPlL9BVQPRa","pdf",3479315,172,"English","# Required Information\n## Program and institutional details\n# Brief Description of the MLIS Program\n## Program format and enrollment\n## Dual degree structure\n## Curriculum structure and changes\n## Specializations and pathways\n## Complementary graduate programs","[{\"question\":\"What is the MLIS program format and credit structure described in the self-study?\",\"answer\":\"The MLIS is a 48-credit program offered in person at the UBC Vancouver campus on a full-time and part-time basis. 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