Archives and Records Management MLitt / MSc
Master
Distance
Description
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Type
Master
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
30 Months
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Start date
May
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
We are the leading international provider of professional educational courses in recordkeeping and related disciplines by online distance learning. Since 2004 over 1000 individuals have undertaken professional education or training with us. The quality and breadth of our provision is unrivalled and the excellence of our courses has been recognised by academic and professional accreditation from the University of Dundee, Records & Information Management Professionals Australasia and the Archives & Records Association, UK & Ireland. CAIS has also been highly commended by the Information & Records Management Society, UK. We have also developed a global interdisciplinary research network focusing on aspects of recordkeeping in the context of memories, identities and communities.
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About this course
The requirement to be working or volunteering prior to, and throughout the duration of, the course gives students a distinct advantage in terms of appropriate work experience. The course itself is a mixture of theory and practice, and enables direct application of learning within the workplace. The dissertation gives students the opportunity to specialise in a particular area of direct benefit to employers.
a graduate with a with an Honours degree or above in an appropriate discipline and
be employed or active as a volunteer in a professional archive for a minimum of half a day per week and have appropriate prior experience.
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Subjects
- Archive Services
- Access
- Preservation
- Principles
- Records management
- Management
- Record-keeping
- Context
- Records
- Practice
Course programme
A Masters degree comprises 180 credits (including a 60 credit dissertation). A Postgraduate Diploma consists of 120 credits.
The remaining credits are formed from over 25 optional modules.
There are 4 core modules:
- RM50001 - Archive Services, Access & Preservation
- RM50006 - Principles and Practice of Records Management
- RM50031 - The Theory and Context of Recordkeeping
- RM51001 - Archive Management: Principles and Practice
A Certificate programme comprises 60 credits. For an Archives and Records Management Certificate there are 3 core modules:
- RM50001 - Archive Services, Access & Preservation
- RM50006 - Principles and Practice of Records Management
- RM51001 - Archive Management: Principles and Practice
Modules last for 9 or 15 weeks depending on whether they are 10 or 20 credit modules.
How you will be taught- Delivered through My Dundee.
- Learning materials are provided online with interactive links to resources.
- Each course has a dedicated tutor to support students during their studies.
- Students work in small groups and have frequent contact with each other and their tutors.
- Tutors provide regular support and feedback through each semester.
- The courses require at least 15 hours of study time per week.
- The tasks you complete during the module normally form 30% of your final module mark.
- One or two pieces of written work, completed at the end of the module, usually provide the remaining 70% of your mark.
Archives and Records Management MLitt / MSc