Master of Business Information Management

Degree Level Postgraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
1.5 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DMBF

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Fees
$AU 29,400 per 1.0 EFTSL for students enrolled in 2018

Entry requirements
Applicants are required to have:
- Completed a Bachelors degree from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent; OR
- Completed a Graduate Diploma from a recognised higher education institution.
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This program has no further intakes, please view our full suite of current Information Technology programs here.

Aim

The program prepares students for careers in a wide range of business information management areas: technically skilled records managers, archivists, preservation managers and administrators, as well as information officers at graduate and postgraduate levels.

Content & Structure

The program requires students to successfully complete 54 units

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
Digital Information Management	INFS 5063	4.5
Archival Management	INFS 5081	4.5
EDRMS Management	INFS 5085	4.5
Project Management for IT Professionals	INFS 5057	4.5
Preservation Principles	INFS 5069	4.5
Information Management Professional Practice	INFS 5087	4.5
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1
Information Management Project	INFS 5067	4.5
Information Management Experience Reports	INFS 5086	0		Rule(s): 2
Business Information Technologies	INFT 5025	4.5
Knowledge Management in Organisations M	INFS 5072	4.5
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1
OR
Business Information Technologies	INFT 5025	4.5
Knowledge Management in Organisations M	INFS 5072	4.5
Capstone Professional Project	INFT 5021	9
OR
Virtual Archiving	INFS 5070	4.5
Digital Preservation	INFS 5082	4.5
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1
OR
Virtual Archiving	INFS 5070	4.5
Digital Preservation	INFS 5082	4.5
Capstone Professional Project	INFT 5021	9
OR
Accessing Resources	INFS 5079	4.5
Managing Collections	INFS 5076	4.5
Organising Resources	INFS 5077	4.5
Systems & Metadata Analysis	INFS 5083	4.5

Electives

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units

Enterprise Systems using SAP M	INFS 5024	4.5
Reading and Readers' Advisory	LIBR 5013	4.5
Business Practices for IT Professionals	INFS 5058	4.5
Introduction to E-Business M	INFS 5068	4.5
Virtual Archiving	INFS 5070	4.5
Web Content Management	INFS 5071	4.5
Knowledge Management in Organisations M	INFS 5072	4.5
Organisational e-Transformation	INFS 5074	4.5
Information Governance	INFS 5075	4.5
Managing Collections	INFS 5076	4.5
Organising Resources	INFS 5077	4.5
Accessing Resources	INFS 5079	4.5
Business Information Technologies	INFT 5025	4.5
Digital Preservation	INFS 5082	4.5
Systems & Metadata Analysis	INFS 5083	4.5

Rules & notes

Rules

1. The program requires the completion of 54 units comprising 36 units from the Graduate Diploma and either: (a) 18 units consisting of 2 core courses and 2 electives or (b) 18 units consisting of 2 core courses and the ICT Masters Professional Project 1 or (c) 18 units consisting of 4 courses in the Library and Information Management program.

2. Students undertaking this program will be required to complete 6 weeks of appropriate work placement to satisfy accrediting bodies.If students are employed they will be exempt from this work placement. Students must enrol in the course Information Management Experience Reports and assessment will remain incomplete until the student either provides documentary evidence of current employment or submits a written report and receives a pass.

Notes

1. Not all electives will necessarily be available in any one calendar year and the decision on whether or not to offer a particular elective will depend on student demand.

2. This program is mainly offered online. There is no residential requirement for the program, but students are required to visit appropriate information management facilities as part of various courses in the program.

3. This program is available fully online from anywhere in the world, or face-to-face in Adelaide. There is a required 4 week industry placement. This program is accredited by the Record Information Professionals of Australasia (RIM).