This interdisciplinary program prepares our graduates for entry-level professional positions in archives, manuscript repositories, and records and information management programs. Students may elect to emphasize either archives administration or records management, or to pursue a program equally balanced between the two specializations. Elective courses and internships are selected to support these options. Grounded in the study of History, the program emphasizes the value of historical knowledge and understanding to meeting the information and documentation needs of modern organizations. Students learn basic principles of archives and records management, methods of selecting, organizing, and using recorded information, and gain practical experience in applying these techniques on the job.
Career opportunities remain strong in archives and records management.
Students in the program complete 74 quarter hours of course work and internship. The typical sequence involves enrollment in archives and records management courses during the fall and winter quarters of the first year, internship in one of the cooperating agencies or institutions during the spring and summer quarters, and a return to the campus for the second year, to complete course work in history and elective subjects and the thesis. Elective courses are selected in consultation with the program director, to meet the individual needs of each student. Specialized courses, such as Preservation of Archival Materials, are offered. Students may also select from a wide range of courses in history, or in other disciplines, such as business administration, economics, political science, computer science, or other areas relevant to the student s educational and career goals.