If you are interested in this program, please contact the Office of Admission at gslisadm@simmons.edu for an application.
The Archives Management Certificate Program is specifically designed for students who have already earned a Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library school.
Program Requirements: 5 courses (15 credits). Listed below are the course requirements for the Archives Certificate. Individual programs will be determined between the certificate student and the program director depending on student course work already completed during the earned Master's degree.
Tuition:
Admitted students who earned their master's degree at Simmons College GSLIS will pay 50% of the current master's degree tuition.
Admitted students who are not graduates of Simmons College GSLIS will pay the same tuition as master's degree students.
Current tuition rates can be found at http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/admission/tuition/
Archives Management Courses:
Core Courses
LIS 438 - Introduction to Archival Methods and Services (internship required)
LIS 440 - Archival Access and Use
LIS 456 - Managing Records in Electronic Environments
LIS 532B - Archives Field Experience
One of the following courses:
LIS 439 - Preservation Management for Libraries and Archives
LIS 433 - Oral History
LIS 441 - Appraisal of Archives and Manuscripts
LIS 442 - Establishing Archives and Manuscripts Programs
LIS 443 - Archives, History and Collective Memory
LIS 444 - Archiving and Preserving Digital Media
LIS 469 - XML
LIS 471 - Photographic Archives and Visual Information
Certificate students are not eligible for financial aid through Simmons. For more information about the Archives Certificate program, including admission application requirements, please contact GSLIS Office of Admission (617-521-2868) or gslisadm@simmons.edu.