What is the Master of Library Science degree (MLS) offered by St. John’s University?
The program leading to the MLS degree is accredited by the American Library Association. This course of graduate study is suitable for students interested in school, public, special, college, and university libraries. There are five required courses and one course which must be selected from a menu of courses related to information sources. The student completes the program by taking 12 courses, including the above requirements, and successfully completing a comprehensive examination. Class size ranges from six to 20. Most classes have about 15 students. The 36 credit MLS program prepares students for careers in libraries and information centers in public and academic libraries, law firms, hospitals, corporations, museums and school library media centers. St. John’s graduates also find successful employment as database managers, systems analysts, online searchers, bibliographic editors, indexers and abstractors, archivists, and drug information specialists.
