Open Classes Course List
Spring 2025 Course List
The list of Spring 2025 courses below includes all MLIS and MARA electives offered. Some INFM courses are available in Open Classes.
Note: Enrollment is based on space availability and is not guaranteed. Some of the classes below might already be filled.
As you explore these courses, we encourage you to read the course syllabus. (Click on the course title to view the syllabus.) Note that in some cases, the syllabus may be from a previous semester, as the Spring 2025 syllabus is not yet available. Also, some courses are new, and thus there are no previous syllabi available. When viewing a course syllabus from a previous semester, please note that the instructor for the Spring 2025 Open Class may not be the same instructor in the sample syllabus we have linked to from a previous semester. Check the iSchool Schedule of Classes for spring Special Session, for any mandatory Zoom web conferencing dates, which will be added before Open Classes registration.
The course syllabus includes a brief course description, along with details regarding assignments, technology requirements, grades, course calendar, workload expectations, student learning outcomes, and textbooks. If any live synchronous class sessions are required, they will be noted on the syllabus.
Students who enroll in MLIS and MARA Open Classes electives do not need to complete any core course prerequisites prior to enrolling. Students requesting INFM courses through Open Classes need to meet the INFM required tech competency before requesting classes.
If you are interested in a specific course, we invite you to complete a sign-up form, which will be available starting Dec 2, 2024 at 8 am Pacific, and then we will get in touch with you to confirm whether space is available. Request period will close on Jan. 2, 2025 at 5 pm Pacific.
MLIS and MARA Electives
Fees for MLIS and MARA classes are $541 per unit.
Semester runs 01-21-25 to 05-23-25.
MS Informatics Electives
Fees for Informatics classes are $592 per unit.
Check INFM course dates listed for each class on the INFM Session I and Session II schedules from our website.
Students requesting INFM courses through Open Classes need to meet the INFM required technology competency, before enrolling in an INFM Open Class: Applicants are required to demonstrate a strong technical foundation by having completed coursework and/or work experience with either 1) HTML5 and CSS, 2) a programming language, or 3) in information systems.
Transferring Open Classes into a Future Degree or Certificate
A maximum of 9 units can transfer into a future MLIS or MARA degree, including:
- MLIS and MARA electives taken in iSchool Open Classes
- SJSU World Languages Classes
- Units from outside institutions
- Only 6 of these 9 units can be INFM classes (Prospective MARA students should review the electives approval process for the MARA program.)
A maximum of 3 units taken in Open Classes can be transferred into a future Post-Master’s Certificate or Digital Assets Certificate.
INFM classes taken in Open Classes cannot transfer into a future MS in Informatics because of the cohort nature of the MS Informatics program.
Choose courses in any of the following areas:
- Emerging Trends in the Profession
- Developing and Managing Information Systems and Web Applications
- Information Assurance, Big Data, Informatics, and Information Visualization
- Leadership and Management
- Managing, Preserving, and Curating Digital Assets, Records, and Other Cultural Heritage Artifacts
- Information Organization and Retrieval
- Information Intermediation and Instruction
- Library Services for Children and Young Adults
- Courses Covering Specific Work Environments
- Research and Program Evaluation
- Language and Culture for Information Professionals
| Emerging Trends in the Profession | |
|---|---|
| INFO 282-11 | Emerging Future Technology Issues and Trends |
| INFO 287-15 | Problem Solving With Data – part two (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 287-16 | Collecting and Analysing Data for Evidence-Based Decisions |
| INFO 287-17 | Design Thinking (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 287-18 | AI, Data and Ethics |
| Developing and Managing Information Systems and Web Applications | |
|---|---|
| INFO 240-10, 11 | Web Design and Programming |
| INFO 240-12 | Web Design and Programming |
| INFO 246-10 | Building Web Applications with PHP and JavaScript |
| INFO 246-11 | Python (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 246-12 | Information Visualization |
| INFO 246-13 | APIs (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 246-14 | Math for Machine Learning (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 251-10 | Web Usability |
| Information Assurance, Big Data, Informatics, and Information Visualization | |
|---|---|
| INFM 201-10 | Informatics Technology Foundations (2 units) Runs from TBA. Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement |
| INFM 202-10 | Information Security Overview (1 unit ) Runs from TBA Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement. |
| INFM 202-11 | Information Security Overview (1 unit) Runs from TBA Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement. |
| INFM 204-10 | Human Centered Design (2 units) Runs from TBA. Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement Project seminar: choose 12/4 (6-8pm PT) or 12/5 (6-8pm PT) |
| INFM 204-11 | Human Centered Design (2 units) Runs from TBA Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement Students are required to attend ONE of the following Zoom seminars: 12/2 or 12/3 (6:00-7:30pm PT) |
| INFM 203-10 | Big Data Analytics and Management (2 units) Runs from TBA. Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement |
| INFO 287-14 | Cybersecurity |
| Leadership and Management | |
|---|---|
| INFO 275-10 | Library Services for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities |
| INFO 275-11 | Library Services for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities |
| INFO 281-12, -13 | Intercultural Communication (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 281-14 | Civic Literacy (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 281-15 | Open Access (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 281-16 | Cultural Competence for Information Professionals |
| INFO 281-17 | Serving Homeless Populations in Public Libraries (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 281-18 | Global Principles – Local Libraries (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 281-19 | Fostering Accessibility in the Library (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 281-21 | Adult Services (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 282-13 | Change Management (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 282-14 | Political Advocacy (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 282-15 | Information Vendor Landscape (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 282-16 | Project Management (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 282-17 | Knowledge Management (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 282-18 | Grant Writing |
| INFO 282-19 | Crisis Management Planning, Communications and Deployment (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 282-20 | Wellbeing and Librarianship (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| Managing, Preserving, and Curating Digital Assets, Records, and Other Cultural Heritage Artifacts | |
|---|---|
| INFO 256-10, -12 | Archives and Manuscripts |
| INFO 256-11 | Archives and Manuscripts |
| INFO 259-10 | Preservation Management |
| INFO 282-10, -12 | Digital Asset Management |
| INFO 284-10 | Encoded Archival Description (EAD) |
| INFO 284-11 | Digitization and Digital Preservation |
| INFO 284-12 | Digital Curation |
| INFO 284-13 | History of Books (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 284-14 | History of Libraries in the US (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 284-16 | Film Collections and Archives |
| MARA 210-10 | Records Creation, Appraisal and Retention |
| MARA 249-10 | Management of Digital Data, Information and Records |
| MARA 283-10 | Enterprise Content and Management and Digital Preservation |
| MARA 284-10 | Leadership and Advocacy* |
| MARA 286-10 | Information Assurance |
| Information Organization and Retrieval | |
|---|---|
| INFO 241-10 | The ILS and basic functionality for all library systems (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 241-11 | Current Expansions of the ILS already in play (e-books, social media) (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 241-12 | Emerging Technologies that could be core pieces in 3 – 5 years (linked data, the Internet of Things) (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 242-10 | Database Management |
| INFO 247-10 | Vocabulary Design |
| INFO 248-10, -11, -12 | Beginning Cataloging and Classification |
| INFO 248-13 | Beginning Cataloging and Classification |
| INFO 248-14 | Beginning Cataloging and Classification |
| INFO 266-11 | Collection Management |
| INFO 266-12 | Collection Management |
| INFO 266-13 | Collection Management |
| INFO 281-10 | Metadata |
| INFO 281-11 | Metadata |
| INFO 287-11 | RDA (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 287-12 | Subject Analysis (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 287-13 | Library Services in the Digital Age |
| Information Intermediation and Instruction | |
|---|---|
| INFO 210-10 | Reference and Information Services, General (3 unit version) |
| INFO 210-11, -15 | Reference and Information Services, General (3 unit version) |
| INFO 210-12 | Reference and Information Services, General (3 unit version) |
| INFO 210-13 | Reference Collections in the 21st Century (1 unit) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 210-14 | Reference in the Age of Google: Marketing, Outreach, Management and Evaluation (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 220-10 | Legal Resources |
| INFO 220-11 | Maps & GIS (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 220-12 | Data Services in Libraries |
| INFO 244-10, -11 | Online Searching |
| INFO 250-10 | Instructional Design K-12 Focus |
| INFO 250-11, -12 | Instructional Design Non K-12 Focus |
| INFO 254-10 | Information Literacy and Learning |
| INFO 254-11 | Information Literacy and Learning |
| INFO 287-10 | User Experience |
| Library Services for Children and Young Adults | |
|---|---|
| INFO 237-10 | School Library Media Materials |
| INFO 260A-10 | Programming and Services for Children |
| INFO 260A-11, -12 | Programming and Services for Children |
| INFO 261A-10 | Programming and Services for Young Adults |
| INFO 263-10 | Materials for Children |
| INFO 265-10 | Materials for Young Adults |
| INFO 267-10 | Intellectual Freedom – YA |
| INFO 267-11 | Outreach Services to Children and Teens (2 units) Runs from TBA |
| INFO 267-10 | Materials for Early Adolescence |
| INFO 271A-10 | Fantasy |
| Courses Covering Specific Library Environments | |
|---|---|
| INFO 230-10 | Issues in Academic Libraries |
| INFO 232-10, -11 | Issues in Public Libraries |
| INFO 233-10 | School Library Media Centers |
| INFO 281-20 | Indigenous Cultural Institutions and Practices of Librarianship |
| Research and Program Evaluation | |
|---|---|
| INFO 285-10 | Applied Research Methods – Youth Services |
| INFO 285-11, -12 | Action Research |
| INFO 285-13, -17 | Historical Research Methods |
| INFO 285-14 | Evaluating Programs and Services |
| INFO 295-15 | Applied Research Methods – Survey Methods (especially Library User Surveys) |
| INFO 285-16 | Literature Review Research Methods |
| Language and Culture for Information Professionals | |
|---|---|
| SPAN 132-10 | Beginning Spanish (4 units) is offered online by SJSU World Languages for the School of Information. The course can be used toward an MLIS. |
*New course offered for the first time in spring 2025, or new instructor for this class. No prior course syllabus available.