ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
To complete the MLitt students require 180 credits from a range of modules and the dissertation. There are two possible early exit points for students who only wish to obtain the Diploma (120 credits) or the Certificate (60 credits).
Core Modules (the following must be taken) 80 credits
The Theory and Context of Recordkeeping (20)
Archive Management: Principles and Practice (20)
Archive Services, Access and Preservation (20)
Principles and Practice of Records Management (20)
Optional (the following are the recommended optional modules for the programme. Modules from other pathways, for example Records Management and Information Rights, can also be taken) 40 credits
Sound and Vision: Collecting, Preserving and Managing Film, Sound and Oral History (20)
English Palaeography and Diplomatic (20)
Scots Palaeography and Diplomatic (20)
Skills and Sources for Family and Local History in Scotland (20)
Skills and Sources for Family and Local History in England (20)
Scottish Local Government and Records (10)
Understanding and Managing Rare Books (20)
Basic Latin for Archivists and Researchers (10)
Understanding Latin in Documents and Archives (10)
Understanding and Reading Latin (20)
Web 2.0 for Information Professionals (10)
Ethical Approaches to Recordkeeping (10)
Electronic Records Management (20)
Management and Preservation of Digital Records (20)
Preservation and Disaster Management (20)
Business Archives and Records (20)
Ecclesiastical Archives (10)
Education Archives (10)
Complying with Information Legislation: Principles & Practice (20)
Cataloguing in a Digital Age (20)
Dissertation & Research Proposal (60 credits)
Outreach and Community Archives (20)
Heraldry (20)
House History (10)
Strategic Management for Information Professionals (20)
