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| School | Western University - School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | | |
| Location | London, ON, Canada | | |
| School Type | Graduate School | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 25,991
Full-time Graduate: 3,869 | | |
| Degree | Doctorate | | |
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| Length | 4 Year(s) | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | PhD Applicants with an MLIS degree
▪ Four-year Honors undergraduate degree or equivalent
▪ ALA-accredited Master in Library and Information Science degree
▪ Minimum 78% average for the last degree
PhD Applicants without an MLIS degree
▪ Four-year Honors undergraduate degree or equivalent
▪ Master's degree in another field
▪ Minimum 78% average for the last degree
▪ Will be required to complete three core MLIS courses along with PhD course work
PhD/MLIS Concurrent degree
▪ Four-year Honors undergraduate degree or equivalent
▪ Master's degree in another field
▪ Minimum 78% average for the last degree
▪ May count three doctoral courses towards the 15 credits required for the MLIS degree | | |
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| Description | The program is designed to offer students a great degree of flexibility to take advantage of the broad and dynamic range of faculty research that contributes to the evolution of the discipline and the development of information professions, and that strives to find solutions for the emerging information society. | | |
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