Clayton campus
Course code: 0650
Course leader: Dr Brian McMullin
The Master of Arts in librarianship is offered by the Department of Librarianship, Archives and Records, either by coursework (75 per cent) and minor thesis (25 per cent), or by coursework alone. This is a professional degree in librarianship, accredited by the Australian Library and Information Association, open to graduates with a good pass degree (normally a credit average in the third stage), or with an honours or higher degree. Entry is not restricted to graduates in arts. Graduates in science, economics, law or any other discipline which is deemed to be relevant to the study of librarianship are welcome to apply.
The course gives equal emphasis to academic and practical aspects, and provides both a general education in librarianship and an opportunity for specialisation in the area of the student's undergraduate major.
The first year of the course is the same as the Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies. For further information, please refer to the Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies entry in this section of the handbook.
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.
Applicants for admission to part two of the course must normally have completed part one or hold a graduate diploma in librarianship, with passes of at least credit standard. Applications will also be considered from students who have an approved undergraduate degree in librarianship; those who have a three-year undergraduate degree will be required to undertake an additional semester of coursework.
In 1996 the course fee is $4400 for each part of the course, or pro rata per subject part-time.
The period of candidature will normally be two years for full-time candidates and four years for part-time candidates.
Students will be required to spend about four weeks working in libraries or on other appropriate fieldwork. Fieldwork is normally undertaken in the summer between the first and second years of the program. There is an opportunity to be selected to undertake fieldwork at Blackwell's in Oxford, England.
Departmental seminars, conducted by visitors, staff members and students who are engaged in research, are held weekly. Students in the MA program are expected to attend these seminars regularly during their candidature. Those who are writing theses will be expected to report at a seminar.
The first year consists of twelve compulsory four-point subjects taken over two semesters:
The program normally consists of either three elective eight-point subjects plus a thesis weighted at 25 per cent of the total requirement of the degree (50 per cent of part two) or six elective eight-point subjects. Electives are chosen from those offered in the Master of Librarianship program or from appropriate subjects in other departments or faculties at Monash.
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