Degree Requirements

Students must complete 45 semester hours of course work with a minimum B (3.0) grade point average. During the course of the graduate program, eighteen (18) semester credit hours will be in areas defined as core archival knowledge that provides the theoretical and practical basis necessary to work as a professional archivist. In addition, nine (9) hours will include research methods, plus an internship/directed research or a thesis. The remaining hours will include interdisciplinary courses, with a concentration on information technology or archives management.

Core Archival Knowledge (required)

ARST 5000 - Principles and Practices in Archives
ARST 5100 - Archives and Technology
ARST 5150 - Preservation of Archival Records
ARST 5200 - Arrangement and Description of Archival Materials
ARST 5300 - Digital Preservation
ARST 5500 - Archival Appraisal and Selection

Archival Administration Concentration (elective)

ARST 5110 - Archives and the Web
ARST 5170 - Reference, Access, and Outreach
ARST 5400 - Records Management
ARST 6610 - Law, Ethics and Archives
ARST 6620 - Managing Archives
ITFN 5000 - Intermediate Database Design for Archives

Research Capstone (required)

ARST 6800 - Research Methods
ARST 6900 - Internship/Directed Research (6 hours)
OR
ARST 6800 - Research Methods
ARST 6999 - Thesis (6 hours)

Typical Programs of Study

When students start the program, they meet with the program director to develop a program of study. The program is a framework, not a contract. The student and director review the program during advising each semester and make adjustments as necessary.

The programs of study outlined below will typically be accelerated by taking research capstone courses (internships, directed research, or thesis) during the summer.

Full time option (three courses per semester)

Fall 1

ARST 5000 Principles and Practices
ARST 5100 Archives and Technology
ARST 5150 Preservation of Archival Records

Spring 1

ARST 5110 Archives and the Web
ARST 5500 Appraisal and Acquisition
ARST 6800 Research Methods

Fall 2

ARST 5170 Reference, Access and Outreach
ARST 5200 Arrangement and Description
ITFN 5000 Database Design for Archives

Spring 2

ARST 5300 Digital Preservation
ARST 5400 Records Management
ARST 6610 Law, Ethics, and Archives

Fall 3

ARST 6620 Managing Archives
ARST 69** Research Capstone

Part-time option (two courses per semester)

Fall 1

ARST 5000 Principles and Practices
ARST 5100 Archives and Technology

Spring 1

ARST 5110 Archives and the Web
ARST 6800 Research Methods

Fall 2

ARST 5150 Preservation of Archival Records
ARST 5200 Arrangement and Description

Spring 2

ARST 5500 Appraisal and Acquisition
ARST 5300 Digital Preservation

Fall 3

ARST 5170 Reference, Access and Outreach
ITFN 5000 Database Design for Archives

Spring 3

ARST 5400 Records Management
ARST 6610 Law, Ethics, and Archives

Fall 3

ARST 6620 Managing Archives
ARST 69** Research Capstone