NCCU School of Library and Information Sciences
MLS Tracks -- School Media Coordinator
Objectives for the school media coordinator concentration provide
experiences through the curriculum which enable the graduate to:
- Develop and implement plans to ensure effective management
of the school media center as an integral part of the educational
program.
- Provide a variety of services that extend and reinforce the
instructional program of the school.
- Coordinate effectively the identification, evaluation, selection,
organization, and preservation of instructional resources.
- Be an effective manager.
- Demonstrate professional integrity by ethical behavior.
- Demonstrate evidence of professional growth and development.
Required Course of Study (39 semester hours)
Students need the following undergraduate courses for Licensure from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the area of Media Coordinator. These courses may be taken at NCCU or at any other university in North Carolina.
- One course dealing with the foundations of education
Examples: EDU 3000, Introduction to Educational Psychology; EDU 3030, Diversity, Pedagogy & Social Change
- One course dealing with measurement and the evaluation of learning
Examples: EDU 3170, Assessment of Learning; EDU 3310, Foundations of Literacy Assessment; EDU 3700, Introduction to Statistical Methods in Education; EDU 4030, Literacy Assessment & Intervention
Required Prerequisites to all Library Science Courses
(taken in the order listed or concurrently)
LSIS 4000, Foundations of Librarianship and Information Services.
LSIS 4220, Selection and Use of Information Sources.
LSIS 5120, Management and Systems Analysis.
Other required courses (taken in the order listed or concurrently)
LSIS 4400, Organization of Information.
LSIS 4300, Uses and Users of Information
Other requirements for concentration (taken in the order listed if possible)
LSIS 5505, Children's Resources and Services.
LSIS 5525, Adolescent Resources and Services.
LSIS 5130, Administration of the School Media Center.
LSIS 5620, Practicum or its equivalent (consult your advisor).
LSIS 5645, Family and Community Relationships.
LSIS 5810, Research Methods or a course that assures that students demonstrate an understanding of the methods of research that are effective in Education (consult your advisor).
Graduate requirements
One course dealing with an understanding of the learner and the learning process
One course that extends an understanding of the basic education philosophies and the school curriculum
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Licensure
Students who wish to receive NC Department of Public Instruction Licensure should contact Dr. Sharon Spencer at sspencer@nccu.edu or (919)530-5208 to request licensure forms.
Language requirement
Students are also required to demonstrate knowledge of a foreign language, sign language, statistics, or a computer language. This requirement may be fulfilled by one semester of course work (3 hrs credit) in a foreign language, sign language, statistics, or a computer language at the undergraduate or graduate level. Original transcripts showing the pertinent courses must be provided as evidence prior to the application for graduation. Alternatively, the requirement may be fulfilled (a) if the student passes a modern language examination administered for this purpose by the Modern Foreign Language Department at North Carolina Central University in French, German, or Spanish, or (b) if the student has a currently valid professional IT certification. No courses taken for this purpose may be counted for course credit toward the master's degree.