Monash University: University Handbooks: Postgraduate Handbook 2001: Subjects indexed by faculty
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Master of Information Management (Archives and Records) and Master of Information Management (Librarianship)


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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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