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MA Librarianship (INFT03)     FT

2016 - 2017

 
 

Year 1


units (75 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
INF6060  Information Retrieval: Search Engines and Digital Libraries AUT SEM 15 credits
INF6180  Libraries, Information and Society I AUT SEM 15 credits
INF6350  Information Literacy AUT SEM 15 credits

Full academic year
INF6005  Management for Library and Information Services ACAD YR 30 credits

1B

A student will take units to a total value of 45 credits from the lists at 1Bi and 1Bii below, of which at least 15 credits must come from 1Bi and at least 15 credits must come from 1Bii.


units (15 credits)
1Bi
A student will take a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 30 credits from this group.

Semester 2
INF6031  Public and Youth Library Services SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6200  Academic and Workplace Library, Information and Knowledge Services SPR SEM 15 credits
AND

units (15 credits)
1Bii
A student will take a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
INF6006  Independent Study (S1a) AUT SEM 15 credits

Semester 2
INF6008  Independent Study (S2a) SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6019  Digital Multimedia Libraries SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6024  Researching Social Media SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6025  Information Governance and Ethics SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6033  Data and Society SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6034  Digital Advocacy SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6040  Business Intelligence SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6050  Database Design SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6840  Archives and Records Management SPR SEM 15 credits

units (60 credits)
1C
A student will take

Any Semester
INF6000  Dissertation GRAD YR 45 credits
INF6340  Research Methods and Dissertation Preparation GRAD YR 15 credits

2

A student will attend such organised visits as are prescribed by the Head of Department during the programme of study.

 


3

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, 1Bi and 1Bii will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Librarianship.

 


4

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, 1Bi and 1Bii will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Librarianship.


5

A student must have been awarded one hundred and eighty credits in respect of units listed above and satisfied the requirements of the General Regulation for Higher Degrees (20), subject to the discretion of the Examiners, in order to be eligible for the award of the Masters degree with Merit or Distinction.


6

A student must have been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, 1Bi and 1Bii above and satisfied the requirements of the General Regulation for Higher Degrees (21), subject to the discretion of the Examiners, in order to be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma with Merit or Distinction.

 
 
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