IS 563

Fall 2026 Part of Term B

Part of Term B
Oct 19-Dec 9

Advanced Topics in Literature, Media and Materials

Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Variety of newly developed and advanced topics courses within Literature, Media and Materials, intended to augment the existing Information Sciences curricula.

May be repeated in the same or separate terms, to a maximum of 16 hours, if topics vary.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

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IS 563 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			75555	Online	FL	5:00PM -6:50PM	F	n.a.	Betts-Green, D	Availability: Pending Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/19/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Fantasy Lit/Media for Youth Section Info: MUST CHOOSE 2 or 4 credit hours, the difference between 2 and 4 credits is: 4 credit students complete two short “media evaluations,” which are informal posts that explore fan cultures, fan fiction, games, RPGs, TV series, or other ways that youth participate in fantasy subcultures beyond reading books. 4 credit students also complete a final project about a fantasy genre, which includes a class presentation and web resource. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The selection and evaluation of historical and contemporary fantasy literature and media for library collections aimed at children and young adults. Texts examined will include books, movies, and games. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.