Distance Education 2000 - Master of Information Management and Systems

Master of Information Management and Systems

General information
Aims
Course structure
Professional recognition
Entry requirements
Special requirements
Subjects
Further information
Completed applications

General information

The Master of Information Management and Systems is currently under review. The course structure and subject details may change for 2000. Please contact the School of Information Management and Systems for details.
Course code: 2401 * Caulfield campus * Fee paying course: course fee $12,000 or $1000 per six-point subject (in 1999) * Overseas student fee: $21,420 (in 1999).

Aims

To prepare students for careers in the management of information and the development of information systems. Graduates of the Master of Information Management and Systems are expected to play leading roles in the information professions in Australia and other countries.

Course structure

To qualify for this award you are required to complete seventy-two points of graduate subjects. The subjects are to be selected from the graduate subjects of the School of Information Management and Systems, however, up to twelve points may be taken from outside the school, subject to approval by the head of school.
The specialisations available to distance education students within the Master of Information Management and Systems are library and information services and recordkeeping.
Students who successfully complete twenty-four points of subjects may exit with a Graduate Certificate in Information Management and Systems. Students who successfully complete forty-eight points of subjects may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Information Management and Systems.

Professional recognition

The library and information services specialisation of the Master of Information Management and Systems is recognised by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) as a professional qualification. The recordkeeping specialisation of the Master of Information Management and Systems is recognised by the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) as a professional qualification. Recognition is also currently being sought for the recordkeeping specialisation from the Records Management Association of Australia (RMAA).

Entry requirements

Applicants must normally have qualified for a bachelors degree at a satisfactory level at Monash University or at another tertiary institution approved by the Faculty of Information Technology.

Special requirements

Students need to have access to a PC with a CD-ROM drive and a modem. Access to the Internet, email and a Web browser (such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) via a commercial service provider.

Subjects

Please contact the School of Information Management and Systems for subject details.

Further information

For more detailed information and application forms contact the Administrative Officer (Coursework), School of Information Management and Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Caulfield campus, telephone: (03) 9903 2208, fax: (03) 9903 2005, email info@sims.monash.edu.au, or refer to our website: www.sims.monash.edu.au.

Completed applications

Completed applications should be forwarded to the Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, PO Box 197, Caulfield East, Vic. 3145.
NB. Students should complete Faculty of Information Technology application forms not distance education application forms.