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MA - Master of Arts
University of Sheffield
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MA - Master of Arts
University of Sheffield
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
MA - Master of Arts
University of Sheffield
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
MA - Master of Arts
University of Sheffield
Part Time
SEP-25
3 years
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Course description
You'll be introduced to the best current thinking and practice needed to enter this fast developing sector. You'll learn core competencies in IT, management and information handling, together with a wide range of specialisms.
Library and information professionals need strong information handling, managerial and interpersonal skills, plus an understanding of the power of technology to transform information services provision. They must also have the imagination, commitment and enthusiasm to play a part in the exciting changes taking place in the fast-developing information world.
The skills of librarians and information specialists are essential to identify, control, organise and make accessible the ever-increasing amounts of information available in paper, digital and multimedia formats. This course prepares you for a professional role in areas ranging from public service to business.
There are a number of opportunities made available to students to gain experience of the workplace. These include part-time paid roles reserved for our students at the University of Sheffield Library, internships organised as part of the University internship scheme, and volunteering opportunities in various community-based projects. We support students in gaining places on these various schemes (taking particular care to ensure that student volunteers do not replace paid roles in any organisation), and those that choose to take advantage of them always find them very useful. Students will also gain PGCert and PGDip awards in this course.
If you have two or more years' relevant work experience in the information sector and wish to study for a higher degree, you may be interested in our Professional Enhancement programme. The programme is designed for people already in work who want to further their careers, and allows greater freedom in module choice in recognition of your existing expertise.
Accreditation
CILIP accredited for the MA and PG Diploma awards
Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree. This is a different route to the main course. It's aimed at those who already have relevant work experience. To apply for this route you need either: an undergraduate degree in any subject discipline and at least 2 years' relevant work experience, or an undergraduate degree in any subject together with an acceptable relevant professional qualification and at least 2 years' relevant work experience.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,240 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£25,060 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£25,060 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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