Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Archives and Curation
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 12.0
Instructional Delivery: Online; Campus
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 25.0101
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 25-4011
About the Program
The four-course Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Archives and Curation responds to the rising demand for professionals who possess skills in archives and curation to work in government, academic, and corporate archives, libraries, and other repositories.
Graduates of Drexel CCI’s PBC in Archives and Curation will be able to:
- Demonstrate skills in the acquisition, appraisal, arrangement and description, curation, reference, outreach, and technology in archives.
- Create, maintain, and evaluate archival access systems.
- Recognize legal, ethical, cultural, and political issues in historical and contemporary archival formats and standards.
- Select, organize, and access materials in trusted repositories in both technological and institutional settings.
This certificate is one of three leading to the MSI in Library and Information Science or can be taken alone.
Admission Requirements
Please visit the College of Computing & Informatics website to learn more about admission requirements.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| INFO 560 | Introduction to Archives I | 3.0 |
| INFO 561 | Introduction to Archives II | 3.0 |
| Elective Courses | 6.0 | |
| Choose 2 from the following: | ||
| Archival Access Systems | ||
| Electronic Records Management | ||
| Digital Preservation | ||
| Total Credits | 12.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year (Part-Time) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| INFO 560 | 3.0 | INFO 561 | 3.0 | Elective | 3.0 |
| Elective | 3.0 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Total Credits 12 | |||||
Additional Information
For more information about the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program in Archives and Curation, please visit the the College of Computing & Informatics website.