Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Metadata and Digital Technologies
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: 25-4000
About the Program
The four-course Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Metadata and Digital Technologies, drawing on the School of Computer and Information Sciences' expertise in both technology and metadata, prepares students to work with digital technologies for the organization, categorization and retrieval of digital sources.
Graduates of Drexel SCIS' PBC in Metadata and Digital Technology will be able to:
- Develop specialized metadata schemes for resource description and discovery in digital repositories.
- Apply information architecture theories and practices to web development for libraries, museums, archives, and other information organizations.
- Demonstrate skills and trends in current and emerging digital library technologies.
- Articulate the needs and strategies for information organizations to store, curate, and preserve data and information for the purpose of providing information service to communities.
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 School of Computer and Information Sciences website to learn more about admission requirements.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| INFO 657 | Digital Library Technologies * | 3.0 |
| INFO 662 | Metadata and Resource Description | 3.0 |
| Elective Courses | 6.0 | |
| Choose 2 of the following | ||
| Design Thinking for Digital Community Service | ||
| Introduction to Web Design for Information Organizations | ||
| Cataloging and Classification | ||
| Total Credits | 12.0 | |
- *
INFO 657 has a prerequisite of INFO 552, or INFO 540 or INFO 590. Students with sufficient technical background may be eligible for a prerequisite waiver. Students needing the prerequisite may fulfill this by taking INFO 552 as an elective for this certificate, or by completing one of the prerequisite courses in fulfillment of a requirement for a master's degree or another certificate.
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year (Part-Time) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| INFO 662 | Metadata and Resource Description | 3.0 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Winter | ||
| Elective | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer | ||
| INFO 657 | Digital Library Technologies * | 3.0 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
- *
INFO 657 has a prerequisite of INFO 552, or INFO 540, or INFO 590. Students with sufficient technical background may be eligible for a prerequisite waiver. Students needing the prerequisite may fulfill this by taking INFO 552 as an elective for this certificate, or by completing one of the prerequisite courses in fulfillment of a requirement for a master's degree or another certificate.
Additional Information
For more information about the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate program in Metadata and Digital Technologies, please visit the the School of Computer and Information Sciences website.