Program Description:

This interdisciplinary Master's program equips graduates to leverage information technology and knowledge management not only to enhance the acquisition, organization, and dissemination of medical science information but also to exercise scientific management over central libraries of medical universities, faculty libraries, and hospital libraries. Through this, they establish the foundation for advancing the flow of medical information to physicians, paramedics, and students.

Program Objectives (Learning Outcomes):

    *   Outcome 1: Information Storage and Retrieval Skills

    *   Outcome 2: Information Literacy Instruction Skills

    *   Outcome 3: Library and Information Center Management Skills

    *   Outcome 4: Research Skills

    *   Outcome 5: Communication Skills

 

Duration of Program: 2 years

 

 Curriculum Overview (List of Core Courses):

 

   Year 1: Statistics, Fundamentals of Information science, Research methods, Research seminar, Library and information centers management, Indexing and abstracting, Fundamentals of Medicine 1, Information Systems and Technology, Digital libraries

   Year 2: Information resourcs management, Information Storage and Retrieval, Introduction to Distance Education Principles, Fundamentals of Medicine 2, Internship, Thesis

 

Admission Requirements:

B.Sc. in Medical Library and Information Sciences