MSc in Information and Library Studies

Organisation:: The Robert Gordon University - Aberdeen Business School
Typ:: Full-/Part-time
Certificate:: M.Sc.
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Programme

For more than thirty years, this course has been one of the enduring successes of The Robert Gordon University. The course is about recognising and understanding how information can empower individuals and societies. It has an excellent track-record in delivering outstanding student success, both academically and in terms of subsequent professional employment in the information sector.

It brings together a mixture of theory and practice that replicates activities found in the work place. Practically-based modules ensure that students learn all the skills necessary to pursue a successful career in information work. By completing this highly-regarded course, students attain not only a Masters degree but one accredited by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (an accreditation recognised by other professional bodies around the world).

The course attaches strong importance to producing creative and reflective practitioners who are properly equipped with a broad range of managerial, professional and technological skills and knowledge to enable them to become the next generation of library managers.

Through the taught modules and the fieldwork placement (which consists of four weeks practical experience in an appropriate library or information service) students are provided with both the theory and practice of library and information work.

Dr Peter Reid
Course Leader

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Career Opportunities
This course will enable you tto obtain a professional qualification accredited by the Chartered Institute of
Library and Information Professionals and the MSc degree is also professionally recognised throughout the world. Opportunities for graduates range from librarianship to information management.

Our graduates now work in all parts of the information and library sectors, ranging from traditional librarianship to information management and research. This course gives you a professional qualification accredited by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) in the UK.

Graduates with a Masters degree have a qualification that is professionally recognised throughout the English-speaking world. You will study seven taught modules, plus a fieldwork placement and a dissertation.

Emphases/Curriculum

In the knowledge-based society of today information professionals provide a vital role across all areas of industry.

This course provides you with a firm grasp of the theories and principles of management, information retrieval and information technology.

Effective communication is fundamental to this and must be combined with the skills required in the management of information.

Curriculum - Full time:

Semester 1

Information Studies
Management Principles and Operations
Technical Services
Knowledge Organisation

Semester 2

Reference & Enquiry Services
Planning and Developing Library and Information Services
Fieldwork Placement
Research Methods

In Semester 2, you will present a written research proposal for submission. This will normally form the basis for the Masters level dissertation. You will work independently but under tutorial supervision, to undertake the research and prepare the dissertation.

Semester 3

Dissertation

Admission/Entrance requirements

Fees:

Full Time
- UK/EU Students: PgDip/Msc - £To be confirmed - Entire Course
- International Students: Cert/Dip/MSc - £8,700 Entire Course
Distance Learning
- Year 1 - £2,560 Cert Stage
- Year 2 - £2,560 Diploma Stage
- Year 3 - £2,008 MSc Stage
- Modules - £740 Per module

Entry Requirements:

The course is ideal for students who possess an undergraduate honours degree in any discipline.
Other qualifications and experience will be considered with entry being subject to the University’s judgement that the person has reasonable expectation of being able to fulfil the requirements of the award.
All international students for whom English is not their first language must provide evidence of linguistic ability, by gaining either IELTS 6.5 or its equivalent in TOEFL prior to receiving an unconditional offer of a place on the course.

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	English
Going abroad:	possible

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Organisation

Aberdeen Business School is one of the leading providers of management and professional education in Scotland. We have over 3,000 UK and international students on our programme of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The School is managed by the Faculty Management Group and there are more than 250 members of staff within the school.

Founded in 1965, the Aberdeen Business School celebrated its fortieth year in 2005, and continues to build on this firm foundation with its formidable reputation for a pragmatic approach to higher education. The School is part of The Robert Gordon University (RGU), which has regularly been acclaimed as the top new university in Scotland, with one of the best graduate employability records of all UK universities. The Times Higher Education tables (June, 2006) ranked the university as the top university in Scotland for graduate employment and tenth overall in the UK.