Company Profile
University of Alabama - School of Library & Information Studies
Company Overview
Founded in 1831 as Alabama’s first public college, The University of Alabama (UA) is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service. With an enrollment of more than 38,000 undergraduate and graduate students, UA provides a creative, nurturing campus environment where students can become the best individuals possible, learn from the best and brightest faculty, and make a positive difference in the community, the state, the nation, and the world.
The College of Communication and Information Sciences affords many exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations including a multi-million dollar Digital Media Center, which houses a commercial television station run by the College as well as the Center for Public Television and Radio, and the Institute for Communication and Information Research (ICIR) that supports a broad range of media and information research.
The School of Library and Information Studies is part of the College of Communication and Information Sciences, and offers an ALA-accredited master’s program, an MFA degree program in the book arts, and doctoral courses that contribute to a multidisciplinary doctorate in communication and information sciences.