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Fall 2005

SLIS 5000 Introduction to the Information Professions
SLIS 5600 Introduction to Information Access and Retrieval

The cohort will meet at the University of Minnesota Law Library September 2-5, 2005 and will receive orientation, instruction, and socialization. Students should be prepared to devote all their time during those four days to the program. 

The remainder of the instruction for these two courses will be via the Web.

Spring 2006

SLIS 5200 Introduction to Information Organization
SLIS 5300 Management of Information Agencies

The cohort will meet again at the University of Minnesota Law Library January 13 -16, 2006 and will receive instruction in SLIS 5200. Students should be prepared to devote all their time during those four days to the program.

The instruction for SLIS 5300 and the remainder of the instruction for SLIS 5200 will be via the Web.

Summer 2006

SLIS 5711 Internet Applications for Information Professionals
SLIS 5080 Research Methods

Both offered entirely via the Web.

 Fall of 2005 through Summer of 2007

Students will take electives delivered via the Web by UNT and from approved local programs to total 36 semester credit hours. UNT SLIS courses planned to be offered via the Web:

SLIS 5080 Research Methods
SLIS 5205 Indexing and Abstracting

SLIS 5210 Organization of Information Resources I
SLIS 5305 Systems Analysis
SLIS 5711 Internet Applications for Information Professionals
SLIS 5713 Telecommunications for Information Professionals
SLIS 5400 Information Resources Development
SLIS 5210 Organization and Control of Information Resources I
SLIS 5340 Learning Resources and Services
SLIS 5685 Information Resources and Services in Culturally Diverse Communities
SLIS 5960 Learning Resources and Organizational Media
SLIS 5615 Electronic Databases and Information Services
SLIS 5420 Children and Young Adult’s Materials
SLIS 5430 Children and Young Adult’s Services

All students must possess Information Technology Knowledge and Skills before starting the program.  See http://www.unt.edu/slis/apppacket/ITKS/ITKSFAQ.htm

All students will participate in an exit experience that will be conducted via the Web in the last semester of study.

All students must demonstrate professional practice either through the approval of prior experience or through taking SLIS 5090 Practicum in addition to the 36 hours of coursework.