PhD in Medical Library and Information Science

This is an interdisciplinary program by nature making use of social sciences, health sciences, and information technology where applicable to health libraries. The program prepares students for careers in research, education, and professional practice in healthcare libraries, university libraries and other related centers.

 Core Courses
Course  Name Credits/hours
‍‍Information-seeking Behavior and Information Needs 2
Libraries and Information Centers Planning and Evaluation 2
Information Retrieval Systems  2
Database Management Systems 2
Research Seminar in Medical Library and Information Sciences 2
Health Information Management 2
Communication Sciences 2
Information Economy 2
Practicum  2
Dissertation  20
 
Prerequisite Courses (Required)
Course  Name Credit/hours
Application of Information Technology in Medical  Information Systems 2
Economics of Healthcare 2
Indexing and Abstracting 2
Medical Cataloging and Classification 3
Information Storage and Retrieval  3

Non-Core Courses (Elective)
Course  Name Credits/hours
Health care management systems 2
Medical information systems 2
Statistics for medical library and information sciences 2
Educational planning and management 2



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