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University of Glasgow
Information Management and Preservation MSc
University of Glasgow

Information Management and Preservation MSc

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

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Full time | Gilmorehill Campus | 12 months | SEP

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Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

SEP

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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Information Management

Course Summary

This programme provides you with an understanding of contemporary information and records management issues. It pays special attention to the management of digital records and electronic resources, and how to manage these alongside analogue resources. The programme is designed to put students in the strongest possible position to seek a role in Archives, Records & Information Management, Digital Curation and related fields, upon graduation. Throughout the programme we aim to provide further experience in these contexts, either through traditional placements for coursework or your dissertation, or through virtual placements working with archives and similar organisations. As a graduate, you will be well placed for a career as an archivist, records and information manager, librarian, or digital curator within a variety of public and private organisations. Positions held by recent graduates include Archivist, Assistant Archivist, Project Archivist, Records Manager, Compliance Manager, Librarian, Information Manager, Digital Archivist.

Modules

Archives and Records Information Management - Core
This course will cover the development of record keeping systems over the last 150 years, a range of Records Management issues, records appraisal, disaster planning and management techniques for record keeping professionals. It will provide also a brief overview of archives and records theory and of digital curation.
Description, Cataloguing and Navigation - Core
Records and Evidence - Core
Dissertation

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For this course (month)

£2,215

Entry requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in any subject.

You should have a minimum of two weeks work experience in an archives, records management, or digital curation environment. .

Your application should include a short personal statement (500 words) outlining your interest in the programme and relevant experience

University information

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The University of Glasgow is one of four ancient universities in Scotland, founded back in 1451. Alumni include seven Nobel Prize winners, Scotland’s First Minister and a Prime Minister, while Albert Einstein gave a seminal lecture on the theory of relativity there in 1933. The university consists of four colleges: College of Arts College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences College of Science and Engineering College of...more

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