Course
code: 1680, 1681, 1698 * Caulfield campus * No further intake * Part * I and
part * II (by 100 * per * cent coursework) (also available by distance
education) * Course coordinators: Mr Frank Upward (archives and records) and
Ms June Anderson (librarianship) * A minimum of two years full-time or three
years part-time (each part requires a minimum of one year full-time study or
its part-time equivalent * Fees: $8000 for each part, or pro rata per subject
for part-time (candidates undertaking part * II by 100 * per * cent research
pay HECS * Refer to the course entry for the Master of Information Management
and Systems and Master of Information and Management Systems (Honours) * No
further intake
The Master of Information Management is offered by the School of Information
Management and Systems, either by coursework (75 per cent) and minor
thesis (25 per cent), or by coursework alone
(100 per cent). This degree consists of two parts: part I
provides a general education in either one of two streams, archives and records
or librarianship; part II provides for specialisations and advanced study
and/or research. Part II of the program can also be taken as a research
masters (100 per cent thesis in part II).
Part I of the program is available on campus, by distance education and by
mixed delivery mode. The 100 per cent coursework option in
part II of the program is also available on campus, by distance education
and mixed delivery mode. Part I is equivalent to the Graduate Diploma in
Information Management.
The archives and records and librarianship streams provide a professional
qualification in their field, the archives and records stream enabling
professional qualification as an archivist/records manager, the librarianship
studies stream as a librarian or teacher librarian. Accreditation/recognition
is being considered by the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA), the Records
Management Association of Australia (RMAA), and the Australian Library and
Information Association (ALIA) respectively.
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