C04203v4 Master of Arts in Information and Knowledge Management

Overview

The Master of Arts in Information and Knowledge Management is part of an articulated program designed for people who need to provide and manage information services and/or manage and use information and knowledge effectively within organisations.

Graduates of the program have an understanding of the relationship between individuals and information and knowledge practices; contemporary issues, trends, innovations and forces for change in information practice; and ethical practice and the ability to operate with integrity, rigour, self-reliance and cooperation in professional contexts.

Course aims

Graduates of the program have:

• demonstrated sophisticated information handling skills appropriate for professional practice in diverse environments
• an understanding of how to achieve organisational objectives by creating, sharing and using knowledge
• an understanding of contemporary issues, trends, innovations and forces for change in information and knowledge practices, as well as the broader political, policy and technological contexts
• an understanding of ethical practice and the ability to operate with integrity, rigour, self-reliance and cooperation in professional contexts
• demonstrated creative, critical, reflective problem-solving capabilities in the context of their professional roles and a commitment to lifelong learning, and
• demonstrated capabilities in planning and implementing a project.

Career options

Career options include corporate information manager, database designer, electronic information systems manager, information content developer, information designer, knowledge manager, librarian, media researcher, network manager, research officer or records manager.

Credit recognition

Students who have successfully completed one of the graduate diplomas in the articulated program and who are admitted to this course are eligible for credit recognition for completed subjects.

Course duration and attendance

The course is offered on a one-and-a-half-year, full-time or equivalent part-time basis.

Course structure

This course requires completion of 72 credit points. Students choose one of three streams: Information Management, Knowledge Management or Records Management. Students choose subjects from a specified list of electives. Students can choose an elective subject beyond the specified list only with the approval of the graduate adviser.

Full-time students are required to undertake 24 credit points a semester. Part-time students should undertake 8 or 16 credit points a semester.

Course program

Typical course programs are shown below.

Note: the Knowledge Management stream does not have a full-time intake in Spring semester.

Articulation with UTS courses

Professional recognition

Graduates are eligible for professional membership of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

Other information

Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on: