Information Management (MA)

Overview

PLEASE NOTE: This course was previously titled MA Information Services Management

Faculty of Social and Humanities

www.londonmet.ac.uk/depts/fass/

Aims of the course
The information profession is in a period of rapid change. New information and communications technologies have revolutionised the production, storage, retrieval and exploitation of information. The management of information services and the formulation of information policies have been correspondingly re-evaluated.

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, this course combines the theoretical and practical elements necessary to build a career in the information profession, with a focus on information management.

Work placements are a compulsory and integral part of the course for all full-time students. Placement hosts include public and academic libraries, charitable organisations, law firms, private companies, government departments and media organisations.

Applying and entry

PLEASE NOTE There is no official closing date for this course, but you are advised to apply as early as possible as we will only consider your application if there are places available on the course.

Tel: 020 7133 4202
Email: admissions@londonmet.ac.uk

Libraries and information services are in a period of rapid change. New information and communications technologies have revolutionised the production, storage, retrieval and exploitation of information. The management of information services and the formulation of information policies have been correspondingly re-evaluated.

This course combines the theoretical and practical elements necessary to build a career in the library and information professions The MA and Postgraduate Diploma qualifications are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.

Course contents

There are four core modules:

• Applied Information Research
• Information Architecture
• Information Services Management
• Information Society

• Cataloguing and Classification
• Design for the Internet
• E-Solutions and Digital Media Applications
• Facilitating Information Literacy Education
• Globalisation
• Managing Digital Resources
• Professional Placement

One option can be taken as a free option from another Masters course in the University.

Read more details about the modules

Dissertation
You will be required to produce a dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words on a topic of relevance to Information Management.

Assessment
The form of assessment will vary according to the aims and objectives of each module. Examples include examinations, essays, reports, computer projects and presentations.

Teaching methods

Methods vary according to the learning outcomes of each module; whether there is an emphasis on the development of theoretical knowledge or practical skills. Methods include lectures, seminars and computer workshops.

Assessment

The form of assessment will vary according to the aims and objectives of each module. Examples include examinations, essays, reports, computer projects and presentations.

Careers

Graduates are equipped for a range of careers in the information profession, with a focus on information management such as in libraries and information services, or alternatively can progress to further study.

Professional posts in libraries and information services.

Student profiles

Read a student profile: Caron Connolly
Read a student profile: Andy Horton
Read a student profile: Abibat Olulude