Overview

Department of Information Studies / Department of Information Studies is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Business Administration/Master of Library and Information Sciences (MBA/MLIS)
Master of Library and Information Science/Master of Arts (MLIS/MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Information studies
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)	Rare books, print and visual culture
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)	Library studies
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)	Informatics
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)	Archival studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Moving image archive studies
(Certificate)	Library and information science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	40
Doctoral Degrees	3
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Alternate accepted Professional portfolio
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Oral and written qualifying exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

156

Applied

93

Accepted

47

Enrolled

Applying

80

Application Fee - Domestic

100

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 10th	December 10th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Previous course work in statistics
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Previous course work in statistics, 2 samples of research writing in English

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 560 TOEFL IBT score: 87
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 10
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

125

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	12.8%
Black or African American	5.6%
White or Caucasian	61%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.6%
Asian	15.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.8%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (32%)

Female (68%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 15

Part-time - 8

Male (7)

Female (16)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Digital libraries, archives and electronic records, interface design, cultural informatics, preservation/conservation, access
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2320A Moore Hall
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1521
United States

Contact Dr. Jonathan Furner
Professor/Chair
Email: furner@gseis.ucla.edu
Phone: 310-825-8799

Larger Map