Overview

The school at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers graduate instruction leading to the degrees of master of science in information science (M.S.I.S.), master of science in Library Science (M.S.L.S.), professional science master's degrees (P.S.M.) in digital curation and biomedical and health informatics, post-master’s certificate (P.M.C.) in data curation, doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in information and library science, and a doctor of philosophy (Ph.D) in health informatics.

Key Facts

The school also offers an undergraduate major in information science (B.S.I.S.) and an undergraduate minor in information systems.

Within these degree programs, students complete a core set of courses and build their own specialized program of studies on this foundation.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Understanding Information Technology for Managing Digital Collections

Selected Topics

Field Experience

Human Information Interactions

Information Resources and Services

Information Retrieval

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-12 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

48 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chapel Hill, United States

Disciplines

Library Science View 189 other Masters in Library Science in United States

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application fee (non-refundable $95.00)

Transcripts (complete, not selected courses): One unofficial transcript from each university attended must be uploaded within the application.

Current letters of recommendation

Standardized test scores

Statement of purpose

Resume/CV

Community Standards Questions

Supplemental program information

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

29422 USD / year

≈ 29422 USD / year
Out-of-State

29422 USD / year

≈ 29422 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

10764 USD / year

≈ 10764 USD / year

Living costs

Chapel Hill

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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