Increasingly, archival employers have recognized that archivists use skills that require both technical training and historical knowledge, and they seek applicants with master's degrees in both library and information science and history. To meet the needs of students pursuing these positions, the GSLIS and the Simmons college history department offer a dual-degree program in archives management leading to a master of science in library and information science and a master of arts in history.

Applicants to this 57-semester-hour program must be admitted to both the master's programs of the Simmons College Department of History and to the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Concurrent application to both programs is not necessary; however, students must be admitted separately to the history portion of the program.

Please note: The dual degree program in Archives Management and History takes approximately 3 1/2 years to complete.

Degree Requirements

The degree requires 57 credit hours.

33 credit hours at GSLIS:

• Five core courses in library and information science (15 credit hours)
• At least five courses in archives management (15 credit hours), including four core courses in archives and one archives elective (see the Archives Management Concentration list of required and elective courses.)
• One elective course (3 credit hours) from either archives/preservation or the general LIS curriculum

24 credit hours in the CAS history department:

• 4 credit hours in Historical Methods and Research (HIST 597)
• 16 credit hours of history courses at the 400 level or above
• 4 credit hours of final thesis

Please note: all dual-degree students must take Archives, History, and Collective Memory. Students may take the class as either an LIS elective for three credits (LIS 443) or a history elective for four credits (HIST 527).

 

Graduate History Courses

Please see the Online Course Catalog for more information.

 

Contact Us

Dr. Jeannette Bastian
Program Co-Director
Room P-204G
617-521-2808

Dr. Laura R. Prieto
Program Co-Director
Room C319C
617-521-2253

 

 

 

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