Post-Master’s Certificate in Community Information
Website: https://twu.edu/slis/
The Post-Master's Certificate in Community Information gives professionals the opportunity to develop competencies and skills in community engagement, which will help them expand library services, foster community-led collaborations and grant writing, and ensure libraries are an essential part of the social infrastructure. Students learn how to engage community members and organizations to facilitate positive change in their own communities.
Marketable Skills
Defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's 60x30 Strategic Plan as, "Those skills valued by employers that can be applied in a variety of work settings, including interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skills areas. These skills can be either primary or complementary to a major and are acquired by students through education, including curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities."
- Deliver community-embedded services responsive to the needs of diverse communities.
- Utilize technologies to meet changing community information needs.
- Facilitate the access and use of community-based resources.
Admissions
All students must meet the University requirements as outlined in the Admission to the TWU Graduate School section of the catalog.
The academic program may have additional admission criteria that must also be completed as outlined on the program's website.
Degree Requirements
The certificate program's curriculum consists of one required Community Information course, three courses selected from a set, and one required practicum as the capstone course.
Total Semester Credit Hours Required
15 semester credit hours (SCH).
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| LS 5173 | Community-Based Project Design | 3 |
| Community Information Courses | ||
| Select three of the following | 9 | |
| Grant Writing and Management | ||
| Data Communications for Information Professions | ||
| Assessment in Practice | ||
| Patient and Consumer Health Information | ||
| Library Marketing and Advocacy | ||
| Required Practicum | ||
| LS 5843 | Practicum | 3 |
| Total SCHs | 15 | |
