Our Postgraduate Courses

Many of our courses are fully accredited and also available as Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas and Professional Enhancement programmes, and may be taken on a part-time basis.

MSc in Digital Library Management

This course is designed to meet the increasing demand for professionals with a strategic overview of the changing information landscape, who are confident in using project management techniques, and have a high level of negotiation and influencing skills.

You will develop a unique range of technical and practical expertise in electronic resource management and digital library services, two growth areas of employment in the information sector. This is a highly relevant course as the role of digitised and online libraries becomes an increasingly important part of the information landscape.

MSc in Health Informatics

Run jointly with the School of Health and Related Research (SHARR), and taught by distance learning, this course focuses on information management in the context of communication, modernisation, efficiency and organisation within the health care environment.

You will gain an understanding of the theoretical underpinning of health informatics and develop practical knowledge management skills and the ability to evaluate current trends in health and social care.

MSc in Information Management

Designed for people wishing to pursue a career in information management in the business environment, this course focusses on developing expert knowledge of the role information technologies such as the internet, within business and organisational processes.

You will develop expertise in effective mediation between information users, resources and information systems in organisational contexts. This will include developing a range of expertise and practical skills such as information modeling and retrieval.

MSc in Information Systems

Delivered with the Department of Computer Science, this course is designed for people who wish to pursue a career in information systems. It places an emphasis on information, people and IT within the business environment.

This will enable you to gain an understanding of the systems underpinning modern information usage. The course will provide you with practical knowledge of information systems and how to apply them effectively and confidently within a business and organisational structure.

MSc Information Systems Management

Run jointly with our triple crown accredited Management School, this programme is both for recent graduates, who wish to pursue a management career, and for existing management professionals who want to expand their knowledge of the area, to help them to compete in the business environment.

It will enable you to develop your understanding of key management principles alongside cutting edge theory in information systems and computer science.

MA in Librarianship

The MA in Librarianship is centered on the effective management of library and information services. It focuses on issues in information access and use, incorporating the latest technological innovations as well as more traditional approaches.

You will be equipped with skills to meet the challenges of the 21st century information environment in both the commercial and non-commercial sectors. With its emphasis on both physical and digital library services, the course will allow you to explore the developing role of the library and information professional in contemporary organisations.

Multilingual Information Management

Delivered with the Modern Languages Teaching Centre, this course is centered on the management and use of data and information in multiple languages.

Using your existing advanced language skills, you will develop the ability to manage multilingual forms of information. You will acquire the expertise to effectively improve access and use of information, as well develop key business and management skills to translate this knowledge into a practical workplace environment.