Graduate Program: Digital Information Management (Certificate NDP)

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Program/Degree
Digital Information Management (Certificate NDP)  
Program Description

The Graduate Certificate in Digital Curation provides students with the theoretical knowledge, conceptual frameworks and practical skills required to create, maintain and curate collections of digital information in libraries, archives and records management departments.

Student Outcomes
Through a combination of required courses and electives chosen to augment and extend the student’s knowledge of digital information management in his/her areas of career interest, students will:

  • Understand the conceptual approaches to collection creation, curation and management underlying digital libraries, digital archives and digital records management, including how they are similar and how they differ;
  • Understand the issues in designing, developing, organizing, providing access, and preserving digital collections in the domain of the student’s choice;
  • Understand the elements of technological practice underpinning digital libraries, digital archives and digital records management;
  • Have practice experience in digital collection creation and curation.

Evaluation in coursework, reflected in grades, assesses the achievement of these outcomes. The capstone course includes an electronic poster integrating academic knowledge with the practical experience of the internship.

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

The ever-increasing pace of technological innovation requires a more information-savvy workforce that understands not only the how, what, where, when, and why of technology and data but how to apply that knowledge.  At the University of Arizona’s School of Information, we have faculty and students engaged in research and education around all aspects of the information sciences without regard for disciplinary boundaries. We do research in: artificial intelligence; data management and curation; computer vision; computer-mediated communication and learning; natural language processing; social networking; human computer interfaces; dark networks; computational art creation; eCommerce, eGovernment, and eHealth; computational music; library sciences; educational and entertainment technologies; and much more.

We are preparing our graduates to be the doers, thinkers, solvers, and game-changers, not only of the problems and opportunities we see now, but also of the myriad scenarios we can’t yet imagine but are sure to arise during our students’ lifetimes.

 
College

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

 
Campuses where offered

Global Direct - Online

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

Arizona Online - Online

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Barb Vandervelde
520-621-3567
Graduate Program Coordinator
Holly B Brown
520-626-7265
Director of Graduate Studies
Jamie Ann Lee
520-621-3566
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Kristi R Davenport
520-626-1930
 
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to the UA Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees. 
Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

The School of Information applies the same minimum criteria as it does for the Master of Arts in Library and Information Science.

  • a bachelor's degree from an accredited school/institution
  • a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

All students are required to complete certificate coursework within 4 years.

If you are not a current student in the School of Information, Master of Arts in Library and Information Science program, please carefully read the minimum requirements to apply for certificate admission.

Please complete this online application for admission to the Graduate College with a $85 application fee.  As part of the online application, you are required to submit the following materials.  Please do not email or mail these materials to the School of Information or Graduate College.  These materials are inputted into your online application:

  • Upload unofficial transcripts from ALL higher education institutions attended in ‘Supplemental Questions’ section;
  • Upload a current resumé or curriculum vitae (CV) in the ‘Supplemental Questions’ section;
  • Write a 750-1000 word written statement of introduction and interest in the program in the ‘Supplemental Questions’ section;
  • Provide email addresses and contact information for two (2) recommenders in the ‘Letters of Recommendation’ section.

Please email official e-Transcripts to si-transcripts@email.arizona.edu directly from the institution or mail one (1) official transcript to the following address (do not send to the Graduate College).  Official transcripts from ALL higher education institutions attended are required.

School of Information
The University of Arizona
Harvill 409
1103 E 2nd Street
Tucson, AZ 85721

If you are a current student in the Master of Arts in Library and Information Science program and meet the minimum requirements for this certificate, please submit the following:

  • Complete and submit a GradApp application;
  • Write a 750-1000 word written statement of introduction and interest in the program in the ‘Supplemental Questions’ section;
  • Unofficial transcripts, a current resume, and letters of recommendation are not required for current students.  Write ‘NA’ for these fields, and submit the application.

Both the application and written statement will be reviewed by the Certificate Coordinator for a decision.  Please contact Barb Vandervelde, Manager of Administration at 520-621-3567 or barbv@email.arizona.edu with questions.

 
Standardized Tests

No standarized tests required.

 
Funding Opportunities

Financial Aid Opportunities are available for students completing a certificate program through UAOnline.  Please contact the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OFSA) for more information.

There are funding opportunities available through the School of Information, if completing both a Master of Arts in Library and Information Science and a certificate program.  Please see the School of Information Financial Aid webpage for information and deadlines to apply: https://ischool.arizona.edu/graduate-student-aid.

 
Admissions Deadlines

 

Admission Deadlines:

Fall Semester: February 15

Spring Semester: October 15

Summer Semester: March 15

 

International Admission Deadlines:

Fall Semester: February 15

Spring Semester: September 1

Summer Semester: March 1

 

Global Campus Experience

Fall Semester: July 15

Spring Semester: November 15

Summer Semester: May 1

 
International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

15 

Core Coursework Requirements

 

LIS 671: Digital Curation and Digital Preservation (3 Units)

LIS 672: Introduction to Applied Technology (3 Units)

LIS 673: Managing the Digital Information Environment (3 Units)

LIS 676: Digital Information Management Capstone (3 Units)

 

 
Elective Coursework

One elective (3 units) from the following courses

LIS 675: Advanced Digital Collections (3 Units)

LIS 570: Database Development and Management (3 Units)

LIS 556: Health Information in Ethnic-Cultural Communities (3 Units)

LIS 580: Data Standards for the Semantic Web (3 Units)

LIS 634: Data Management in Healthcare Systems (Cross-listed: NURS 634) (3 Units)

 
Additional Requirements

N/A

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 
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Last revised 04 Feb 2021