Information Management & Preservation (Digital)/(Archives & Records Management)
Programme structure
Full time
For full time students the degree programme will consist of eight courses spread over two semesters. All students will take courses in:
In addition, students aiming for the qualification of MSc in Information Management and Preservation (Digital) will take further courses in Digitisation, and Document Encoding. This degree would comprise courses 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8.
Students aiming for the qualification of MSc in Information Management and Preservation (Archives & Records Management) will take additional modules in Archives & Records Theory, and Records & the Transition to the Digital. This degree would comprise courses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Part time
For part time students the degree programme will consist of eight courses spread over four semesters (two years). Students wishing to complete the programme on a part-time basis over two years would normally be expected to take courses in the following order:
- Year 1 Semester 1 Archives, Records & Information Management and Records & Evidence
- Year 1 Semester 2 Management, Curation, & Preservation of Digital Materials and Records & the Transition to the Digital or 2D Digitisation
- Year 2 Semester 1 Description, Cataloguing, & Navigation
- Year 2 Semester 2 Archives and Records Theory or Document Encoding
- Year 2 Semesters 1 & 2 Professional Studies and Research Proposal and Dissertation
CPD
Students wishing to complete the degree programme on a Continuing Professional Development basis, attending classes 1 day per week, would normally be expected to take courses in the following order:
- Year 1 Semester 1 Archives, Records & Information Management
- Year 1 Semester 2 Management, Curation, & Preservation of Digital Materials
- Year 2 Semester 1 Records & Evidence
- Year 2 Semester 2 Records & the Transition to the Digital or· 2D Digitisation
- Year 3 Semester 1 Description, Cataloguing, & Navigation
- Year 3 Semester 2 Archives and Records Theory or Document Encoding
- Year 3 Semesters 1 & 2 Professional Studies and Research Proposal and Dissertation
Individual courses can also be taken on a CPD basis.
Strands
Students can take either the Archive and Records Management or Digital strands.
Credits and exit points
Each course (with the exception of the Dissertation) is worth 20 credits. Students taking individual courses will be eligible for the award of a Postgraduate Certificate after successfully attaining 60 credits.
Students who do not submit a dissertation will be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Diploma after successfully attaining 120 credits.
The Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma will be awarded in Information Management and Preservation (Digital) or (Archives and Records Management) depending on which strand students follow.
Students completing 6 courses and successfully attaining 120 credits plus successful submission of the dissertation will be awarded an MSc in Information Management and Preservation (Digital) or (Archives & Records Management).