Program Overview
The program is designed to allow students to develop a deep technological understanding of the legal issues in the information and computer technology industry and to learn about technology requirements in a law practice.
J.D./M.I.S. Dual Degree Program
Admission Requirements
Admission to both the School of Law and the School of Library and Information Science are required. Students must apply to both schools separately and meet the standards and requirements set by each program. (LSAT score may be used in lieu of GRE for admittance to School of Library and Information Science).
Students already enrolled in the Law School may apply for admission to the program no later than the end of their first year of law study (30 credit hours), and students already enrolled in the School of Library and Information Science may apply to the Law School no later than the end of their first year of M.L.S. study (18 credit hours).
Program Requirements
The J.D./M.I.S. program includes 103 combined credit hours. Twenty-four, required and elective, are from the M.I.S. program, and 88 required and elective credit hours are in the J.D. program.
Nine credit hours of library science courses will meet the elective requirement for the law degree (79 law, 24 library science). While enrolled in the program, students must satisfy the academic requirements of each program.
Curriculum (Courses available online and in the evening)
Core M.I.S. classes (12 credit hours). All students are required to take the following:
LSIS 5475 - Communications Science
LSIS 5171 - Systems Analysis
LSIS 5451 - Databases I
LSIS 5110 - Information Policy
Technology as an Industry (12 credit hours)
LSIS 5010 - Information Systems in Organizations
LSIS 5440 - Data-Mining and Management with SAS
LSIS 5460 - Expert Systems and AI
LSIS 5610 - Information Systems Projects
LSIS 5115 - Intellectual Property
LSIS 5883 - Graphical Representation
LSIS 5810 - Research Methods
LSIS 5750 - Special Topics (Digital Inclusion)
LSIS 5750 - Special Topics (E-government)
LSIS 5620 - Practicum
Systems Design and Implementation
LSIS 5120 - Library and Information Center Management
LSIS 5442 - Network Security
LSIS 5452 - Databases 2
LSIS 5480 - Telecommunications
LSIS 5610 - Information Systems Projects
LSIS 5472 - Advanced Networks
LSIS 5470 - Network Protocols
LSIS 5385 - Seminar in Human Factors
LSIS 5750 - Special Topics (Digital Inclusion)
LSIS 5750 - Special Topics (E-government)
LSIS 5620 - Practicum
Law Elective (Required)
LAW 9700 - Advanced Legal Research
Contact Us
Reid, Richelle L
Assistant Law Library Director
Law Library
Albert L. Turner Law Building, Room 231 
919-530-7711 
Roughen, Patrick
Interim Dean
Library and Information Sciences
How to Apply
For further information, contact Professor Patrick Roughen of the School of Library and Information Sciences or Richelle Reid, the interim Law Library director.