Spring Break
School starts new masters program
Jessica Larriviere
Issue date: 1/29/08 Section: NEWS
NT's School of Library and Information Sciences will launch a master's program with two Web institutes in West Virginia, Va., and Georgia beginning fall 2008.
Named "top-ranked graduate program" by U.S. News and World Report, this American Library Association approved program has been successful with many NT graduates living in Minnesota, Nevada and Texas cities such as Houston, San Antonio and El Paso.
Jurhee Curtis, information sciences coordinator for external affairs, said the master's program has been successful with graduate students because many of them live far from a library association-accredited school, work full time and often have family responsibilities that interfere with their future in the profession.
"The way NT has combined its four-day institutes and online courses provides these people an avenue for advancement," Curtis said.
The Virginia institute will admit no more than 40 students, and they will stay together as a cohort, or a body of students who begin and pursue the degree as a group, through the first year of classes.
In this distance program, students are required to attend two four-day sessions at the James Madison University Library in Virginia, and students can complete the rest of course work online.
Upon admittance, up to nine of the 36 required hours are transferable to the program.
Herman Totten, dean of library and information sciences said NT worked hard to make courses that are distributed comparable to the courses taught face-to-face.
"I believe in quality education," Totten said. "And I believe that all of our students receive the same quality education irrespective in how they take their coursework."
Named "top-ranked graduate program" by U.S. News and World Report, this American Library Association approved program has been successful with many NT graduates living in Minnesota, Nevada and Texas cities such as Houston, San Antonio and El Paso.
Jurhee Curtis, information sciences coordinator for external affairs, said the master's program has been successful with graduate students because many of them live far from a library association-accredited school, work full time and often have family responsibilities that interfere with their future in the profession.
"The way NT has combined its four-day institutes and online courses provides these people an avenue for advancement," Curtis said.
The Virginia institute will admit no more than 40 students, and they will stay together as a cohort, or a body of students who begin and pursue the degree as a group, through the first year of classes.
In this distance program, students are required to attend two four-day sessions at the James Madison University Library in Virginia, and students can complete the rest of course work online.
Upon admittance, up to nine of the 36 required hours are transferable to the program.
Herman Totten, dean of library and information sciences said NT worked hard to make courses that are distributed comparable to the courses taught face-to-face.
"I believe in quality education," Totten said. "And I believe that all of our students receive the same quality education irrespective in how they take their coursework."
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