Overview

In collaboration with several other academic units at UW-Milwaukee, SOIS offers students the opportunity to obtain two Master’s degrees concurrently—one in Library and Information Science (MLIS) and one in a subject area.

Health Care Informatics with Library and Information Science Degree Requirements at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

The number of degree credits needed for each of the coordinated programs is usually 12 fewer than the sum of the two programs if they were not taken simultaneously. All degree requirements of each component must be satisfied.
The MLIS portion of the coordinated degrees can be completed online.
Prerequisite to the award of either degree in this program is the simultaneous award of its counterpart degree.

MLIS Component

The Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) component of each of the coordinated programs includes 30 credits of SOIS courses. These include the MLIS core courses (12 credits). The remaining 18 MLIS credits are selected from the School’s offerings in accordance with the student’s goals in the coordinated degree program.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Information Technology Management Concepts and Languages
Healthcare Information Systems Analysis and Design
Healthcare Database Design and Management
Organization of Information
Information Access and Retrieval
Topics in Library and Information Science

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00

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Rolling admission.

Language

English

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Credits

56 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Milwaukee, United States

Disciplines

Library Science Information Technology (IT) Health Informatics View 279 other Masters in Information Technology (IT) in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

An applicant must meet the UWM Graduate School requirements plus all admission requirements of both the School of Information Studies and the coordinated degree department. Please review the admission details of each program and contact an advisor with any questions.
A bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, from an approved accredited institution with an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 (4.0 basis)
UWM Graduate School Online Application
One copy of transcripts (directly from each institution you attended)
Reasons for Graduate Study
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27090 USD / year

≈ 27090 USD / year
Out-of-State

27090 USD / year

≈ 27090 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13659 USD / year

≈ 13659 USD / year

Funding

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