Specializations within Masters Degrees

Chemical Information Specialization and Master of Information Science

Candidates in this Specialization will receive the MIS degree and the Chemical Information Specialization which will be noted on the transcript. Students in this Specialization will complete the following requirements:

1. 1. Prerequisite and Requirements

   MIS Foundation:
   (Each course is 3 credit hours, for a total of 21 hours)

   • S510 - Introduction to Information Science (3 cr.)
   • S515 - Information Architecture (3 cr.)
   • S511 - Database Design (3 cr.)

   • S516 - Human Computer Interaction (3 cr.)
   • S513 - Organizational Informatics (3 cr.)
   • Programming Requirement (3 cr.)

   • S556 - Systems Analysis and Design (3 cr.)

2. 2. Required

   SLIS courses (9 credit hours)

   • S523 - Science and Technology Informatio
   • S533 - Online Searching
   • Informatics I571 - Chemical Information Technology
     or another course on chemical information chosen with the specialization advisor.

3. 3. Electives
   SLIS courses (12 credit hours)
4. 4. Specialization Advisor
   Roger Beckman, Director of the IU Life Sciences and IU Chemistry Libraries, is the specialization advisor (beckmanr@indiana.edu).

Additional Links:

• Life Sciences Library
• Chemistry Library
• SLIS Chemical Information Specialization Alumni (partial list)
• Chemistry Department
• Chemistry Division - Special Libraries Association
• Division of Chemical Information - American Chemistry Society