Records Management and Information Rights

Snapshot

Overview

This is a flexible distance learning programme, delivered online over the Internet. The programme is suitable for information professionals employed in a wide range of fields including records management, legislative compliance, electronic media and records. Some modules, for example, Management for Information Professionals, will benefit a wider range of practitioners, including librarians, museum curators and other information specialists.

Aims

• To provide a flexible distance learning pathway to a professional postgraduate qualification in Records Management and Information Rights
• To examine current theory and practice, equip students with the skills to keep their knowledge up to date and explore the synergies between subject areas.

Programme Content

Core modules examine the fundamental skills needed to work in Records Management and compliance with Information Rights legislation. Optional modules are designed to focus on specific elements of Records Management or Information Rights in greater detail, allowing students to tailor their qualifications. Module authors from the UK and overseas, are expert practitioners in their field which ensures that content is both current and relevant.

Students are encouraged to discuss what they have read and how it relates to their own experiences and most modules combine a mixture of theory and practice. Throughout the modules regular online tasks provide a structure by which students can measure their progress.

Methods of Assessment

Essays/reports; contribution to module (through online tasks and discussion board debate); dissertation of 15,000 words.

Entry Requirements

Honours degree at first or second class and relevant professional experience. Applicants must be employed or otherwise active in an appropriate professional environment. Alternative qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Transfer of credit from other study programmes may be possible, subject to the approval of the University of Dundee.

English Language Requirement: IELTS of 7.0 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English. Please check our Language Requirements page for details of equivalent grades from other test providers, and information about the University of Dundee English Language courses.

Sources of Funding

Information about the School of Humanities scholarships can be found on the School of Humanities scholarships webpage.

Other sources of funding for postgraduate students can be found on our Scholarships webpage.

Contact

Director
Centre for Archive and Information Studies
Archive, Records Management and Museum Studies
University of Dundee
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4HN
Scotland

Telephone: 01382 385543 (from the UK)
Telephone: +44 1382 385543 (from outside the UK)

Fax: 01382 385523 (from the UK)
Fax: +44 1382 385523 (from outside the UK)

Email: armtraining@dundee.ac.uk