Archives and Records Management Post Baccalaureate Certificate | CIMST

Archives and Records Management Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Archives and Records Management (ARM) is designed for students with undergraduate degrees in history, or any other discipline who are interested in careers in archives and records management. It will also provide professional development opportunities for support staff in Chicago-area who need a credential in their field of practice. Some of the credit hours earned in this certificate may be later applied towards the Master degree in History or Library and Information Science.

The certificate consists of six courses or 18 credit hours: (1) four required courses, and (2) two out of six directed elective courses. All the six courses must be passed with a GPA 3.0 and above. This certificate is associated with the Masters of Science in Library and Information Science (M.S. LIS). Students interested in learning more about the field, may be interested in completing the Masters degree.

Archives and Records Management Program Goals

The goals of the program are:

To help prepare students for careers as archivists, curators, oral historians, records managers, and historical interpreters
To underscore the interdisciplinary nature of the historical and archival professions
To lay the groundwork for a broader program in public history

Curriculum Sequence

Required Courses (12 credit hours):

LIS 5200 Archives and Records Administration
LIS 5220 Electronic Records Management
HIST 5312 Nineteenth Century Europe
HIST 5352 The Chicago Experience

Directed Elective Courses (Select two for a total of six credit hours):

HIST 5400 Seminar in Historical Methods
LIS 5210 Description and Arrangement in Archives
LIS 5240 Curatorship of Historical Collections
LIS 5270 History of Archives, Libraries and Museums
HIST 5400 Historical Methods
LIS 5570 Digitization and Digital Repositories
LIS 5970 Archives Practicum
Other advisor-approved courses may be used (as substitutions)

For more information, contact: lis@csu.edu