Applied History, M.A./Library Science, M.S. Collaborative Degree Program

In order to provide intensive preparation for careers at archives, libraries, and historical organizations, Shippensburg University and PennWest University-Clarion participate in a collaborative degree program in which students earn a Master of Arts in Applied History degree (in person) and a Master of Science in Library and Information Science degree (online). This innovative partnership reduces the overall requirements from sixty-six (66) to forty-eight (48) credits and allows full-time students to complete both degrees in approximately two years. Students are permitted to pursue the degrees simultaneously while in residence at Shippensburg and attending PennWest online or they may complete the degrees sequentially. You must apply and be accepted to each program to pursue the collaborative degree option.