Course code: 0652
Course leader: Ms Sue McKemmish
Introduction
This is a two-part course, each part comprising one year of full-time study or its equivalent over two or three years part-time. Part one provides graduates with a general education in archives and records management services and an overview of the context in which these services operate. Part two provides students with the opportunity to develop specialisations and pursue advanced study and research.
Admission requirements
Part I
Applicants for admission must have qualified for a bachelors degree at a satisfactory level at Monash University or at another university or tertiary institution approved by the faculty, normally with at least a credit in the third part of a major sequence.
Part II
Applicants for entry to part two of the course must normally have completed part one or hold a graduate diploma in either archives or records management, with passes of at least credit standard. In special circumstances the faculty may admit to part two an applicant who lacks an appropriate diploma but who has a bachelors degree and considerable professional experience in the field.
Fees for Australian residents
In 1995 the course fee is $4400 for each part of the course, or pro rata per subject.
Course structure
Part I
Part one of the program normally comprises six required subjects. Full-time students take three subjects per semester. The required subjects are:
* LAR4500 Computers in information transfer
* LAR4510 Information services (archives and records)
* LAR4520 Information sciences and technology (archives and records)
* LAR4530 Managing information and cultural heritage resources
* LAR4540 Handling recorded information
* LAR4550 Literature of archives and records management
Part II
The program normally consists of three elective subjects plus a thesis weighted at 25 per cent of the total requirement of the degree, but permission may be given for variations involving a more heavily weighted thesis. Electives are chosen from those offered by the department or from appropriate subjects in other departments or faculties at Monash. Appropriate electives offered in the department include:
* LAR5200 Special topic
* LAR5310 Management of library and information services
* LAR5410 Preservation of library and archival materials
* LAR5440 Source materials for Australian studies
* LAR5510 Issues in archives and records management
* LAR5520 The impact of technology on archives and records management
* LAR5630 Community information (archives, records and librarianship)
* LAR5640 Business records management
Fieldwork and research seminars
Students also undertake six weeks of fieldwork during the course and attend departmental research seminars.
Timetable
Seminars and practical sessions will normally be timetabled during the day, although some early-evening seminars may be arranged. Part-time students in full employment will need a minimum of one half-day work release per week.