MA Library Science
Benefits of this course
This master's in Library Science course will prepare you for a career in collection related institutions and services. It is also ideal for those wishing to update their skills in this sector.
Library Science is a broad, interdisciplinary field, the principles and practice of which underpin today's information society.
With an emphasis on the use of new and emergent technologies; information resource description and organisation; methods of investigation and analysis; ethical, legal, and socio-political implications, and policy formulation, this course is an ideal foundation for a career in modern collection-based services.
On successful completion of the master's in Library Science course, you can choose between the award of MA or of MSc.
This is usually based on the arts or science content of the work undertaken for the degree, and/or your career aspirations. The course structure and modules are the same for either award. The difference occurs in the focus of the assignments and the dissertation.
Awards
You can select to apply for one of the available exit points for this course.
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Master of Science (MSc)
Who is this course for?
If you want to learn about library services, and the processes of information organisation and communication, this course is perfect.
You’ll need a first degree or equivalent in any discipline or be keen to start or develop your career around collections and services within galleries, libraries, museums and archives.
You’re likely to have an eye for detail, an interest in the organisation, technologies, and communication of information, and an understanding of the organisational and wider social impacts of information policy, access and provision.
Specialisms
The MA/MSc in Library Science covers:
- library history
- social-cultural impact of libraries and library services
- information resources
- collection management
- cataloguing and classification
- metadata
- information law and ethics
- digital libraries
- information technologies
- information literacy
- libraries and publishing
- research methods
- library and information services for children and young adults.
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Benefits of this course
This master's in Library Science course will prepare you for a career in collection related institutions and services. It is also ideal for those wishing to update their skills in this sector.
Library Science is a broad, interdisciplinary field, the principles and practice of which underpin today's information society.
With an emphasis on the use of new and emergent technologies; information resource description and organisation; methods of investigation and analysis; ethical, legal, and socio-political implications, and policy formulation, this course is an ideal foundation for a career in modern collection-based services.
On successful completion of the master's in Library Science course, you can choose between the award of MA or of MSc.
This is usually based on the arts or science content of the work undertaken for the degree, and/or your career aspirations. The course structure and modules are the same for either award. The difference occurs in the focus of the assignments and the dissertation.
Awards
You can select to apply for one of the available exit points for this course.
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Master of Science (MSc)
Who is this course for?
If you want to learn about library services, and the processes of information organisation and communication, this course is perfect.
You’ll need a first degree or equivalent in any discipline or be keen to start or develop your career around collections and services within galleries, libraries, museums and archives.
You’re likely to have an eye for detail, an interest in the organisation, technologies, and communication of information, and an understanding of the organisational and wider social impacts of information policy, access and provision.
Specialisms
The MA/MSc in Library Science covers:
- library history
- social-cultural impact of libraries and library services
- information resources
- collection management
- cataloguing and classification
- metadata
- information law and ethics
- digital libraries
- information technologies
- information literacy
- libraries and publishing
- research methods
- library and information services for children and young adults.
