This New York State-approved Certificate is designed to help you develop skills in the following areas:
Archival theory and practice
Preservation and conservation of cultural materials
Records management
**Students enrolled in the MLS program who wish to receive the Certificate will take the required 12 credits of coursework as electives within the overall MLS program.**
If you already hold an MLS degree and wish to earn the Certificate, you may enroll in a standalone, 12-credit program provided that you meet all the Queens College, CUNY, entrance requirements for graduate study.
You may not enroll for the Certificate alone if you are not enrolling in the MLS degree program and do not already hold an MLS degree.
LBSCI 730: Archival Appraisal, Arrangement, and Access*
LBSCI 732: Introduction to Archival Studies
*Should be taken first in the sequence, following completion of the core required courses.
LBSCI 710: Applied Research in Information Studies
LBSCI 728: Public History
LBSCI 733: Preservation of Cultural Materials
LBSCI 736: Records Management
LBSCI 752: Digital Preservation
LBSCI 757: Digitization of Cultural Materials
LBSCI 758: Advanced Archival Practice
LBSCI 790.3: Community Archives and Libraries
LBSCI 790.3: Memory Work
LBSCI 790.3: Museum Collection Development
LBSCI 790.3 Oral History: Theory, Methods, and Practice
*Many archives are in academic libraries, which require a second Subject Master’s degree. You may wish to consider the Dual Degree in Library Science and History (MLS/MA) program.