Information Management MSc, PG Certificate, PG Diploma

Master

In Sheffield

£ 7,500 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Sheffield

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This CILIP-accredited course focuses on the theoretical and practical skills you need for a career in information management.The aim is to make you into the kind of person employers are looking for: information literate with the organisational and technical know-how to design, implement, and manage information environments in support of organisational goals.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Sheffield (South Yorkshire)
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Western Bank, S10 2TN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

You’ll acquire valuable transferable skills such as presentation and report writing. We can help develop your skills as an information leader.
If you’re an experienced professional, you could consider taking the Professional Enhancement Programme.

You’ll need at least a good 2:2 in any subject.
If you don’t have a first degree, but you have other qualifications and relevant work experience, you may be able to take the PGDip or PGCert.

This course is CILIP accedited

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2018

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Subjects

  • Information Systems
  • Design
  • Management
  • Governance and Ethics
  • Digital Libraries
  • Research methods
  • Organisations
  • Database Design
  • Systems Project Management
  • Digital Advocacy
  • Business Intelligence
  • E-business
  • E-commerce

Course programme

Modules

Core modules
  • Dissertation
  • Information and Knowledge Management
  • Information Governance and Ethics
  • Information Retrieval: Search Engines and Digital Libraries
  • Information Systems in Organisations
  • Research Methods
  • Dissertation Preparation
Optional modules

Choose from a range of modules including:

  • Database Design
  • Information Systems Project Management
  • Researching Social Media
  • Digital Advocacy
  • Business Intelligence
  • Academic and Workplace Library, Information and Knowledge Services
  • Archives and Records Management
  • E-Business and E-Commerce
  • Information Systems Modelling
  • Designing Usable Websites
  • ICTs, Innovation and Change
Teaching

You can expect a mix of:

  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Tutorials
  • Practical laboratory classes
  • Group work
  • Online discussion
  • Case studies
  • Lectures by visiting speakers
Assessment

You'll be assessed using a wide variety of methods including:

  • Essays
  • Reports
  • Small projects
  • In-class tests
  • Presentations
  • Posters
  • Group work
  • Research-based dissertation

Additional information

Overseas Fee (2018 annual fee) : £19,400

Information Management MSc, PG Certificate, PG Diploma

£ 7,500 VAT inc.