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MA Library and Information Services Management (INFT90)     DL

2016 - 2017

 
 

Year 1


STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT THE SCHOOL DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON WHICH UNITS ARE TAKEN IN WHICH YEAR OF STUDY.


1

This programme of study will be pursued for not less than two years part-time (INFT90) and not more than three years part-time (INFT91).


units (90 credits)
1A
A student will take

Semester 1
INF6503  Information Organisation (distance learning) AUT SEM 15 credits
INF6511  Information and Knowledge Management (Distance Learning) AUT SEM 15 credits
INF6553  Information Literacy (distance learning) AUT SEM 15 credits
INF6580  Libraries, Information and Society (distance learning) AUT SEM 15 credits

Semester 2
INF6501  Personal and Professional Development Portfolio (distance learning) SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6513  Leadership, Strategy and Change (Distance Learning) SPR SEM 15 credits

units (15 credits)
1B
A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 2
INF6502  Academic and Workplace Library, Information and Knowledge Services (distance learning) SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6531  Public and Youth Library Services (distance learning) SPR SEM 15 credits
AND

units (15 credits)
1C
A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 2
INF6502  Academic and Workplace Library, Information and Knowledge Services (distance learning) SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6505  Database Design and Data Management (distance learning) SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6525  Information Governance and Ethics (distance learning) SPR SEM 15 credits
INF6531  Public and Youth Library Services (distance learning) SPR SEM 15 credits

units (60 credits)
1D
A student will take

Semester 2
INF6545  Research Methods and Dissertation Preparation (Distance Learning) SPR SEM 15 credits

Any Semester
INF6555  Dissertation (distance learning) GRAD YR 45 credits

2

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect to units listed at 1A, 1B and 1C will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Services Management (Distance Learning, Part Time) (INFT92).


3

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect to units listed at 1A, 1B and 1C will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Library and Information Services Management (Distance Learning, Part Time) (INFT93).


4

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.


5

A student must have been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1A, 1B and 1C 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.

Year 2

 
 
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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2016/17 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.