This research study develops a process model for curriculum design in professional
education that was identified from the critical analysis o f a curriculum design project at a
graduate faculty o f library and information studies. The research study also provides a
description o f the curriculum design team’s actions as a record for future use in other
curriculum development projects by the faculty, as an account o f a particular experience in
information studies curriculum design, and as a guiding framework for the first phase o f
curriculum development in other schools with professional preparation programs.