大象传媒

This internationally-recognised, professionally-accredited conversion degree will provide you with a pathway into a continuously-evolving and exciting profession which supports and underpins the economic fabric of society.

For international applicants, this CILIP-accredited degree offers reciprocal accreditation in countries including the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and others. This means you can come to Scotland to study and work back home as a qualified information professional, or go abroad to work if you are from the UK.

Meeting the information needs of society is at the core of the work of the information professional. This programme will provide you with a range of skills in high demand from employers. These include the ability to organise, synthesise, and make use of information for the advancement of society. Suitable for those holding an undergraduate degree from any discipline, the degree will prepare you for a wide range of positions in the information field.

What you'll study

The course is professionally accredited. It provides you with relevant work experience and required technological skills in the context of many information settings, resources, and services. You'll learn how to organise, retrieve, store, protect, and help people access information. You'll also develop skills that are highly sought after in digital work settings.

The course explores and discusses key concepts for the information society:

fundamental issues such as copyright, freedom of information, and data protection requirements in the modern era related to this, you explore ethical and moral principles of the profession such as freedom of access to information and freedom of expression

you'll explore how and why people search for information, with an emphasis on understanding information behaviours and how they differ throughout society

research skills across both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including instruction in the use of industry-leading software such as NVivo and Qualtrics

digital skills around preservation and access to information objects, incorporating skills such as web design, and digital imaging, as well as information retrieval systems

how to organise, classify, describe, and catalogue information for efficient access and retrieval including taxonomies, thesauri, metadata schemas including Dublin Core, and current library cataloguing standards such as MARC21 and RDA

Careers

Our graduates work across a range of sectors including:

government information services

legal libraries and court services

television and other media centres

corporate knowledge management

third sector/charities

health and social care organisations

university, college, public, special, and school libraries

Much more than libraries, a Masters in Information and Library Studies offers a diverse range of opportunities for graduates in a myriad of sectors. Information is the lifeblood of modern society, and graduates who can organise, synthesise, and utilise information are invaluable across the workforce.

Graduate roles

Typical roles for our graduates include:

media managers working in television, newspaper, or other digital media organisations, harnessing the value of intellectual property, supporting colleagues in their use of digital materials, and efficiently organising materials for retrieval.

taxonomy developers working in e-commerce to organise the information objects and make them as visible and accessible as possible, enhancing the customer and user experience.

medical knowledge managers helping medical professionals access the highest quality research to enable the best possible outcomes for patients.