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Master of Information Studies

Students must complete 96 points comprising a core of nine subjects (64 points) and four elective subjects comprising any four subjects (32 points) chosen from the specialisation subjects offered.

Students may accelerate their progress in the course by undertaking a higher subject load than the usual part-time load of two subjects per session.

Core subjects
The core requires completion of nine subjects (64 points), comprising seven 8 point subjects and two 4 point subjects.  

INF405 The Digital Environment
INF406 Information Sources and Services
INF407 Professional Study Visit (4 points)
INF408 Professional Placement (4 points)
INF415 Management of Information Agencies
INF425 Describing and Analysing Information Resources
INF429 The Information Society
INF435 Collections
INF447 Research Evaluation

Upon successful completion of the above subjects, students are eligible to exit the Master degree with the Graduate Diploma of Information Studies.

Specialisations
Students continuing on to complete the Master of Information Studies need to undertake a four subject specialisation in one of the following areas, OR complete any four subjects chosen from across all of the subjects offered.

Librarianship MInfoStud(Lib)
Students will be required to successfully complete any four of the following subjects:
INF409 Online Reference Services
INF433 Information Literacy
INF446 Online Content Creation
INF505 Services to Children and Young Adults
INF506 Social Networking for Information Professionals
INF507 Marketing of Libraries and Information Agencies
INF510 Application of Bibliographic Standards
INF517 Digitisation
INF518 Community Histories
INF519 Community Outreach
INF520 Preservation of Information Resources
INF539 Advanced Information Retrieval

Children’s Librarianship MInfoStud(ChildLib)
Students will be required to successfully complete any four of the following subjects:
ETL401 Teacher Librarianship
ETL402 Literature in Education
INF505 Services to Children and Young Adults
INF519 Community Outreach
INF521 Trends in Children’s Literature

Library Leadership  MInfoStud(LibLship)
Students are required to successfully complete all four subjects:
INF507 Marketing of Libraries and Information Agencies
INF514 Human Resource Management in Information Agencies
INF515 Strategic Library Management
INF522 Project Management in Information Agencies

Information and Knowledge Management  MInfoStud(Info&KM)
Students are required to successfully complete the following subjects:
INF441 Principles of Knowledge Management
Plus three from:
INF506 Social Networking for Information Professionals
INF523 Knowledge Management Systems
INF524 Technology for Information and Knowledge Management
INF538 Value-added Information Services

Information Architecture  MInfoStud(InfoArch)
Students are required to successfully complete the following subjects:
INF440 Introduction to Information Architecture
Plus three from:
INF506 Social Networking for Information Professionals
INF523 Knowledge Management Systems
INF525 Web Usability
INF526 Web Design and Publishing
INF539 Advanced Information Retrieval
ITC412 Systems Analysis
ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management

Records and Archives Management MInfoStud(Rec&ArchMgt)
Students are required to successfully complete the following subjects:
INF527 Records, Archives and Society
INF528 Records and Archives Practice
INF529 Government, Organisational and Private Records
Plus one from:
INF430 Audiovisual Archiving
INF431 Preservation of Audiovisual Materials
INF443 Digital Preservation
INF520 Preservation of Information Resources

Community Networking  MInfoStud(CommunityNet)
Students are required to successfully complete the following four subjects:
INF506 Social Networking for Information Professionals
INF517 Digitisation
INF518 Community Histories
INF519 Community Outreach

Applied Research MInfoStud(AppRes)
Admission to this specialisation requires approval from the Course Coordinator plus achievement of a Credit average or better in the Graduate Diploma of Information Studies or equivalent entry program.
The following three subjects (one is a two-session equivalent subject) must be successfully completed:
INF501 Readings in Information Studies
INF513 Research Methods in Information Studies
INF550 Research Project in Information Studies (16 points)

Graduate Diploma of Information Studies

Students must complete the core of the Master of Information Studies (64 points) comprising seven 8 point subjects and two 4 point subjects.

Graduate Certificate in Information Studies

Students must complete 32 points comprising any four subjects chosen from across the Master of Information Studies program.

Enrolment pattern

The following enrolment pattern is provided as a guide for a part-time distance education study sequence. Students have the flexibility to vary their study load and enrolment pattern according to their individual needs and subject availability.

Session 1
INF405 The Digital Environment
INF407 Professional Study Visit (4 points commenced)
INF429 The Information Society

Session 2
INF406 Information Sources and Services
INF407 Professional Study Visit (completed)
INF435 Collections

Students may elect to exit at this point and graduate with the award Graduate Certificate in Information Studies.

Session 3
INF408 Professional Placement (4 points commenced)
INF415 Management of Information Agencies
INF425 Describing and Analysing Information Resources

Session 4
INF408 Professional Placement (completed)
INF447 Research Evaluation

Students may elect to exit at this point and graduate with the award Graduate Diploma of Information Studies.

Session 5
[          ] Specialisation or Elective Subject
[          ] Specialisation or Elective Subject

Session 6
[          ] Specialisation or Elective Subject
[          ] Specialisation or Elective Subject

Students completing Session 6 will gradaute with the Master of Information Studies.

 

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