Chapel Hill,
NC,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc in Information Science and Master of Public Administration in Charlotte United States | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
|
Charlotte United States
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Qualification
Double Major Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
28,844
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
Maintaining public information is a core duty in democratic societies. Government records, publications, and datasets document official actions, decisions, and obligations across all levels of government. Ensuring proper access to these materials supports transparency, citizen rights, policy implementation, and historical preservation.
Information specialists like archivists, records managers, and librarians frequently bear the primary responsibility for keeping public information available and understandable. Yet the decentralized nature of both governance and digital systems means many professionals share this duty, including those who create, enforce, and analyze public policies.
The combined MSIS/MSLS and MPA program merges policy creation, legal considerations, and government expertise with information science principles, ethics, techniques, and technologies.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
A bachelor's degree (based on a four-year curriculum) completed before graduate study begins or its international equivalent with an accredited institution an average grade of B (cumulative GPA 3.0) or better. One unofficial transcript from each university attended must be uploaded within the application. All unofficial transcripts must be uploaded to your application in order for your application to be reviewed. Please do not mail transcripts as part of your admission application, we only accept unofficial uploads for application evaluation. If you are offered admission, one official transcript for each university attended will be required prior to the first day of the term. IELTS -7.0 , TOEFL IBT- 90
Tuition
USD
28,844