McGill University

School of Information Studies (SIS)
Room MS-57F
McLennan Library Building
3459 McTavish Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y1
Phone: 514-398-4204
Fax: 514-398-7193
Email: Sis@mcgill.ca
URL: http://www.mcgill.ca/sis/
| Admissions | Kathryn Hubbard sis@mcgill.com 514-398-4204 x.0742 |
| Financial Aid | http://www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/ Student Aid Office Brown Student Services Building 3600 McTavish Suite 3200 Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2 Tel.: 514-398-6013 Fax: 514-398-7352 |
| Faculty | 9 Faculty |
| ALA Accredited Degree: (# of credits for this degree) | 48 credits. http://www.mcgill.ca/sis/programs/mlis/specializations/ Program offers 3 specializations: -Archival Studies, contact: Dr. Eun Park: eun.park@mcgill.ca, 514-398-3364 http://www.mcgill.ca/sis/programs/mlis/specializations/archives/ -Knowledge Management, contact: Dr. Kimiz Dalkir: kimiz.dalkir@mcgill.ca, 514-398-3368 http://www.mcgill.ca/sis/programs/mlis/specializations/km/ -Librarianship, contact: Dr. Joan Bartlett: joan.bartlett@mcgill.ca, 514-398-6976 |
| PhD | An Ad Hoc PhD program is offered to students that want to pursue interdisciplinary research topics within the Library and Information studies field but at a doctoral level. |
| Certificates | Offer a Graduate Certificate in Library and Information Studies. An ALA accredited MLIS is required to be admitted into the 15 credit Certificate Program. |
| School Library Media Program/Certification | No. |
| Post-Masters | Offer a Graduate Diploma in Library and Information studies. An ALA accredited MLIS is required to be admitted into this 30 credit program. This program is for those already in the Library profession that may want to specialize or redirect their careers. |
| Tuition | PhD Tuition (based on fulltime student): Canada: $3,099.32 International: $10,591 Certificate and Post-Masters programs are charged at a per credit rate. MLIS tution (based on 24 credits, full time students): Quebec Resident: $2,857.84 Non-Quebec: $5,555.92 International: $10,951.28 |
| Internships | Offer a practicum course for 3 credits where students are placed in a supervised field practice. Field work should total 120 hours over 12 weeks. |
| Additional Programs | Research Colloquia is offered to MLIS students to help enrich their knowledge of developments in the Library and Information Studies Fields. Refer to specialization contacts-they serve as coordinators for the practicum courses as well. |
