MSc/Diploma/Cert (Professional Enhancement Programme) Information Management

Key facts

School of Information, Faculty of Social Sciences
1 year full-time/2-3 years part-time

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Entry requirements

An undergraduate degree in librarianship/information studies/information systems and at least 2 years’ relevant work experience.

We will also accept an undergraduate degree in any subject area if you have a relevant professional qualification. If your undergraduate degree is in another subject area, you will also need to have at least five years’ relevant work experience.

If you do not have an undergraduate degree but you have other qualifications and substantial relevant work experience, you may be eligible for entry on to the Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma programmes.

English Language Requirements: Overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

E: ispgt@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 2660

About the course

As a library or information professional, this course will help you re-evaluate your practice in the context of current library and information management theory. You'll apply research-based approaches to solve problems and make decisions, and will develop new skills relevant to your professional development plans.

The Professional Enhancement Programme is designed for experienced professionals, with the emphasis on helping you re-evaluate the way you work in the context of new and emerging ideas.

As an experienced professional, you'll take fewer core modules than students who are starting from scratch. This leaves you free to choose more optional modules, so you can focus on what's most relevant to you in your job.

Core modules

Research Methods and Dissertation Preparation
Dissertation (MSc only)
Information and Knowledge Management

Optional modules

Choose from our wide range covering public library services to e-business and e-commerce, and including up to three independent study modules.

Teaching

(May differ for distance learning option)

Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
Practical laboratory classes
Group work
Online discussion
Case studies
Lectures by visiting speakers
Visits to library and information service organisations

Assessment

Essays
Reports
Small projects
Presentations
Posters
Group work
Research-based dissertation

Flexible study

You can build up to the masters degree at a pace that suits you – for instance, take the PG Certificate part-time, take a year out, come back and take the PG Diploma full-time, and so on.

Your career

Every organisation needs people with these specialist skills. So a postgraduate qualification from the UK’s top information science department makes you highly employable.

Our graduates work for all kinds of organisations, in the public and private sectors. Some of them are independent consultants. In the information age, good information management is at the top of everyone’s agenda.

If you’re already an experienced professional, you can develop new skills and advance your career with one of our Professional Enhancement Programmes.

Your subject

Effective use of information improves the world and makes a positive difference to our lives. It is also central to economic development. The rapid pace of technological change and the globalisation of markets means that organisations in all sectors must realise the value of information systems. The world needs graduates who are information literate.

Learning environment

We make sure you have all the tools you’ll need. Our dedicated departmental teaching suite contains two networked laboratories with 60 computers, a 30-seat lecture room and our brand new iLab, designed for research into human-computer interaction.

The iSpace is an open plan, social learning area for staff and students. It has display facilities, open-access PCs and bookable partitioned group work areas. You can connect your laptop to our wireless network.

For research, the Michael Lynch Research Computing Laboratory has networked PCs and UNIX-based workstations. We’re right in the middle of things, next to St George’s Library and close to the Information Commons, so you’ll easily be able to access the University’s many resources.

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form