What are special strengths of the Information and Archive Management M.S. program?
The breadth and diversity in the professional backgrounds, workplaces, and career plans of the Information and Archive Management M.S. students is the greatest strength of the program. This breadth and diversity of experience enlivens and enriches the classroom discussions, and significantly expands the knowledge and perspective of both students and faculty. The Information and Archive Management M.S. program has a practical, career-development orientation. The program and faculty are committed to encouraging students to draw on their own professional experiences and career plans as they go forward with their classroom and master’s project work in the program. Students in the Information and Archive Management M.S. program are able to take two elective courses in other schools and departments of Columbia University in order to expand their substantive knowledge in the particular professional fields they are in or plan to enter. The Information and Archive Management M.S. program is esp