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Mt Lawley - Delivery Mode:
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Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
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On-campus
Online - Duration:
1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Computing, Health and Science - School:
Computer and Security Science - Code:
Q71 / H54 - CRICOS:
062864E
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Master of Information Services
Area of Specialisation In Archives and Records
Fosters an understanding of records and archives management as inter-related record-keeping activities.
Additional Information
Professional Recognition
Students with appropriate professional experience are eligible for professional membership of the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) Inc. and the Records Management Association of Australia (RMAA).
Area of Specialisation structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
Students in the Archives and Records Area of Specialisation undertake two semesters of coursework and complete a one semester research project in recordkeeping studies.
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A recognised three-year undergraduate degree in a discipline other than archives and records is the minimum admission requirement for this course. Students with appropriate professional experience are eligible for professional membership of the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) Inc and the Records Management Association of Australia (RMAA).
Students who have successfully completed the Graduate Certificate of Information Services (Archives and Records Area of Specialisation) or the Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Services) (Archives and Records Area of Specialisation) may apply for admission and advanced standing to this area of specialisation.
AREA OF SPECIALISATION STRUCTURE
Part-time students should enrol in either IST4121 or IST4163 in their first semester of study.
The area of specialisation will foster an understanding of records and archives management as inter-related record-keeping activities, building in a logical manner upon knowledge already acquired in previous units.
Year One
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | |||
| IST4121 | The Records Environment | 15 | |
| IST4133 | Preservation and Storage | 15 | |
| IST4238 | Digital Recordkeeping | 15 | |
| CSG4112 | Information Services Transformation | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | |||
| IST4107 | Information Services Management | 15 | |
| IST4118 | Information Retrieval and Document Management | 15 | |
| IST4163 | Evidence, Memory and Recordkeeping | 15 | |
| IST4236 | Documenting the Corporate Memory | 15 | |
Year Two
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | |||
| RES5115 | Research Preparation: Principles and Approaches | 20 | |
| CSG5141 | Research Proposal | 20 | |
| CSG5243 | Masters Project 1 | 20 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: