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Records Management and Digital Preservation – (M.Sc.)
University of Dundee
School of Humanities
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,910 - ≈ € 11,507 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Dundee / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 30 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Dundee
This Masters programme provides a thorough education in the principles, theory and practice of records management and digital preservation.
It is delivered via flexible distance learning and entirely online using the University's Virtual Learning Environment.
A range of core and optional modules, all written and tutored by acknowledged subject experts, ensure that students complete the programme with:
- an in-depth knowledge of record keeping theory and practice and the ability to apply this knowledge in the public sector or in commercial or specialist environments,
- a comprehensive training in the creation and management of current and semi-current records an understanding of the legal and ethical issues relating to records management and digital preservation,
- an understanding of how digital records should be managed and retrieved,
- a knowledge of the issues surrounding the preservation of records and in particular the proper use of metadata and other techniques to help ensure long-term survival of information and records.
Contents
The programme consists of a range of core archive and records management modules and optional modules including preservation and disaster management, metadata standards and information taxonomies, business archives, ethics and international perspectives, international concepts in information access, management for information professionals. The module list can be viewed on the course website.
Methods of Assessment:
Essays/reports; contribution to module (through online tasks and discussion board debate); dissertation of 15,000 words.
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Register Now!Requirements
Honours degree at first or second class and relevant professional experience. Applicants must be employed or otherwise active in an appropriate professional environment. Alternative qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Transfer of credit from other study programmes may be possible, subject to the approval of the University of Dundee.
English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.5 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
Accreditation
Professional Accreditation: Society of Archivists
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- MSc Records Management and Digital Preservation Webpage
- All Centre for Archive and Information Studies Postgraduate Courses
- School of Humanities Website
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