Master of Information Management (Archives and Records Management)

Degree Level Postgraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
January
March
June
September

Campus
City West

Duration
2 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DMIL

SATAC Code
4CM135 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Mode
Online

Fees
Commonwealth Supported

Entry requirements
For entry into the Master of Information Management applicants will be required to have:
- A completed Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised higher education institution; OR
- A completed Graduate Diploma in Information Management
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This program is available to international students studying online only and is not available to student visa holders in Australia.

Aim

The archives and records management specialisation prepares graduates for careers as archivists, records managers, preservation managers and administrators, information managers, and documentation officers.

Content & Structure

To qualify for this award students are required to complete 72 units of study. All students will take Masters Research Theory and Practice.

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What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
FIRST YEAR
Semester 1
Technological Foundations	INFS 5107	4.5
Preserving Digital Collections	INFS 5141	4.5
Information Management Foundations	INFS 5104	4.5
Information and Records Management	INFS 5063	4.5
Semester 2
Information Management Project Placement	INFS 5067	4.5	Note(s): 2
Archival Professional Practice	INFS 5137	4.5
Metadata	INFS 5126	4.5
Information Management Professional Practice	INFS 5087	4.5
SECOND YEAR
Semester 1
Elective 1		4.5
Elective 2		4.5
Elective 3		4.5
Masters Research Theory and Practice	ENGG 5020	4.5
Semester 2
Elective 4		4.5
Elective 5		4.5
IM Masters Research Project	INFS 5124	9	Note(s): 1

Electives

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
Students must select electives from this list.
Enterprise Resource Management	INFS 5024	4.5
Festival and Event Management	TOUR 5002	4.5
Sustainable Destination Management	TOUR 5003	4.5
Managing Across Cultures	BUSS 5349	4.5
Managing Venues and EventScapes	BUSS 5356	4.5
Information Governance	INFS 5075	4.5
Digital Literacy	INFS 5103	4.5
Online Learning Communities: Formal and Informal	EDUC 5239	4.5
Learners in a Digital Age: Innovative Practices	EDUC 5237	4.5
Information Advocacy	INFS 5125	4.5
Research Services in Academic Libraries	INFS 5134	4.5
Advanced Business Intelligence and Analytics	INFS 5135	4.5
Information Description and Discovery	INFS 5138	4.5
Preserving Non-Digital Collections	INFS 5142	4.5
Readers' Advisory and Collections	INFS 5140	4.5

Rules & notes

Notes

1. Students taking this course should do so in their last term of study.

2. Enrolment in this course is required at least three weeks prior to the study period beginning so projects can be allocated to student groups.

Professional accreditation and recognition

This program has been granted Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Gold reaccreditation. As part of the accreditation requirements students must complete an industry based project for a minimum of 80 hours duration.

This program is professionally accredited by Records and Information Management Professional Alliance.

This program is professionally accredited by the Australian Society of Archivists.