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CampusMAInformationSessionFall2017 ischool.wisc.edu

InformationSessionforProspectiveCampusStudentsFall2017

Agenda

• IntroductiontotheiSchool

• Programrequirements

• Concentrationoptions

• Applicationrequirements

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WhytheUW-MadisoniSchool?

• 125yearsold,longstandingprogram• Continuouslyaccredited• Academicallyrigorousmixoftheoreticalandpractical• Strongplacementrate• Nationallyranked• Expandingtomeetchangingfieldneeds

WhytheUW-MadisoniSchool?§ Smallclasses- highinteractionwith

accessiblefacultyandstaff§ Community - bondingwithclassmates,

joinstudentorganizations,getinvolved§ Customizable – flexiblecurriculum§ Handsonexperience– supportedwork

experienceinanorganizationrelatedtoyourcareergoals

§ Curricularpartnerships– withothertoprankedUWschoolsincludingbusiness,computerscience,arthistory,music,law,journalism,education

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MA Requirements Overview: 39 credits

OnlinePortfolio

PracticumField-

placement(3credits)

TierM:CoursesMusttakeatleastone

LIS654InfoServicesManagement(allaudiences)

LIS732StrategicInfoServices(nonpubacademiclibrary/archivesettings)

LIS712PublicLibraryAdministration(publibrary&youth)

Tier1:RequiredCourses

Musttakeall3

602:Info:Organization&Search(1st semester)

601:Info:Perspectives&Contexts(1st or2ndsemester)

603:Research&AssessmentforInfoProfessionals

Electives(upto39credits)

TierT:CoursesMusttakeatleastone:

LIS500CodeandPower*LIS644DigitalTools,Trends&DebatesLIS646InformationArchitecture(webdesign)LIS668DigitalCollections&CurationLIS751DatabaseDesignLIS768DigitalHumanitiesAnalytics

MAConcentrations

Fiveconcentrationareas attheiSchool:• Librarianship• ArchivesforaDigitalAge*(campusonly)• UXandInformationTechnology• Data/InfoMgmt &Analytics(DIA)• OrganizationofInformation

Allstudentssharethesamerequiredcourses

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ConcentrationArea:LibrarianshipSupportcommunitiesandlearningandpromoteaccesstoinformation.

Careeropportunities:• Collegeanduniversities• Publiclibraries• Youthlibrarianship• Electroniccollectionsmanagement• Science&healthlibrarianship• Lawlibrarianship• Researchdatamanagement• Schoollibraries

Strongpartnershipswithlocalacademicandpubliclibrariesprovidehandsonexperiencesandnetworking

Example:DorothyTerry(‘13)SocialWorkLibrarianatUniversityMarylandBaltimoreCounty

ConcentrationArea:ArchivesinaDigitalAgeProvideaccesstoandpromotepreservationofborndigitalandhistoricarchivalmaterialsandrecords.

Careeropportunities:digitalassetmanagement,digitalpreservationandcuration,corporatearchives,governmentarchives,specialcollections,triballibrariesarchivesandmuseums

StrongpartnershipswiththeWisconsinStateHistoricalSociety,theUWCenterforFilmandTheaterResearch theUniversityArchivesandlocalDigitalAssetManagementsoftwarecompanies

Example:AprilRodriguez(‘05)FilmArchivist,AcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences

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ConcentrationArea:UX&InformationTechnologiesDesign,developandmanaginginformationtechnologiestosolveproblemsinsociety.

Helppeopletouseinformationtechnologiesmoreeffectively.

CareerTitles: Userexperienceandwebdesign,digitalassetmanagement,digitalcuration,emergingtechnologieslibrarian,digitalhumanitiesdeveloper,systemsanalyst,ITtrainingandinstruction,academictechnologysupport

MaryKateKwasnik(‘15)DigitalHumanitiesProducer/TravelingExhibitionsCoordinatoratTheGilderLehrmanInstituteofAmericanHistory

ConcentrationArea:Data/InfoMgmt &Analytics(DIA)

Workwithdataandinformationineducational,nonprofit,government,startuporbusinesssettings.

Analyzeinformationanddatatocontributetogooddecisionmaking.

Takeadvantageofopportunitiesintheexpandingfieldsofdataanalytics.

Careertitles:DataManager,DigitalAssetManager,ResearchAnalyst/DataAnalyst,EvaluationSpecialist,AnalyticsSpecialist,ResearchDataLibrarian

KatyFox(’16)ResearchAnalystColoradoStateLibraryResearchService

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DegreeCompletionTiming&Length

• 39credits:Partvsfulltime• Parttimemin2creditspersemester,butmin4creditsneededforfinancialaid,3+years

• Fulltime:Takes 4semestersandasummer.Moststudentstake3classes/9creditspersemester

• Typicalload:• Fall/spring:3fullclasses&1shortclass(9-10credits).• Summer:1-4creditsmax

• Hoursofworkaweek?• 3creditclass=10-12hoursperweekoutsideofclass.

• 1credit=3-4hoursperweek

• Goodacademicprogress• Nomorethan1gradeofBCorbelow

CooperativeProgramsonCampusCampusCertificates

CertificateinInformationInnovationandOrganizationalchange(SchoolofBusiness)CertificateinLeadership(UWCenterforLeadershipandInvolvement)§ CanbecompletedconcurrentlyaspartofiSchool

MA.

DoubledegreesMustfulfillrequirementsfortwomastersdegrees.Somecreditsoverlap.

§ DoubledegreeLaw§ DoubledegreeMusic§ DoubledegreeArtHistory

CoursesfromotherdepartmentsCountupto9creditsof approvedcourseworkfromothertopUWMadisondepartments

§ ComputerScience§ ArtHistory/MuseumStudies§ Statistics/Visualization

SeparateCapstones§ CapstoneCertificateinUX§ CapstoneCertificateinAnalyticsforDecisionMaking(planned)

§ Completebefore startingMAdegree.CreditswilltransferintoMA.

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ConcentrationArea:InformationOrganization

Organizeallofthestuff!Workwiththelatestinformationtechnologiesandstandardstohelpsolveinformationoverloadandincreaseaccesstomaterials.

Careertitles:metadataspecialists,catalogers,taxonomyandontologyspecialists,digitalassetmanagers,XMLandlinkeddataspecialists,databaseanddatamanagers.

AmySonnichsen(‘13)MetadataLibrarianGettyResearchInstituteLosAngeles,California

ApplicationRequirements§ NoGRErequired§ Threereferences:• Academicpreferredfor2• Ifoutofschoolfor>5years,minoneacademicreference

§ ReasonsforGraduateStudyessay:§ Careergoals,reasonsforchoosingUW-Madison,leadershipexperience,aspirations

§ Transcripts:§ Uploadunofficialtranscriptstoappsystem

Weareinterestedin:Multiculturalcompetencies,STEMbackground,languageskills,communityservice,jobexperience,timespentabroad,technologyskillsetc.

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ApplicationRequirements

Admissionsdeadlines:• Dec15deadlineforscholarships• Feb1application deadline

BeginprocesswiththeGraduateSchoolelectronicapplication

GraduateSchool’sElectronicApplication• https://apply.grad.wisc.edu

Tuition

http://registrar.wisc.edu/tuition_&_fees.htm(select“Graduate”underStudentCareer)

Tuitionpersemesterfor8ormorecreditsfall2017:

Resident:$5,993.88Minnesota:$8,994.12Nonresident:$12,657

Plus$630.12persemestersegregatedfees

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FundingFAFSA• Federalloansandgrants• 4creditminforfinancialaid

iSchoolFinancialAid• Justunder50%oftheFall2015classhadsomefinancialaidfromtheiSchool

Jobs• Moststudentsworkover20hoursperweek.

TravelAwards• Presentingatprofessionalconferences

CareerServices:StrategicCareerPlanningstartswhenyoustartattheiSchool

• Integratedintocoursework• Coverletterandresumereviews• InterviewingSkills&Strategies• Currentemployerpanels• Samplesofreal-lifesuccessfuljobapplications• CareerWiki– 24/7access• One-on-onehelp

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Careeroutlook

UW–MadisoniSchoolClassof2016–mostrespondentsfoundjobspriortograduationorwithinsixmonthsofgraduating.

• 75%reportedfull-timeemployment• 25%reportedpart-timeorcontract

employment§ 68%reportsatisfactionwithcurrent

position.§ 77%responseratefrom2016grads

Averagestartingsalaryishighlyvariablebycareerchoiceandbyregionofthecountry.

Title Median StartingSalary

Childrens Services 41,300YA/Teen 46,300Archives 42,450Communications/PR/SocialMedia 43,000Metadata 45,000PublicLibrary Management 45,500KnowledgeManagement 52,000DataCuration/Management 53,000KnowledgeManagement 52,000Data Analytics 55,000UXDesign 57,500

AnyQuestions?

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AverageSalarybyJobAssignment:

LibraryJournalEmploymentIssueOct2016