The M.C.I.S. degree is offered and administered by the Department of Communication with the M.C.I.S. director chosen from among its faculty. The M.C.I.S. Advisory Committee includes representatives from journalism and media studies and library and information science and they work with the director on all issues related to the program`s administration. Teaching faculty includes the full-time, tenure-track members of each of the three departments in the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies: communication, journalism and media studies, and library and information science.