By studying this degree, students will develop the academic and practical knowledge skills needed to collect, preserve, and provide access to records and archives from our earliest surviving manuscripts to born digital records.
This MA or Diploma, accredited by both the UK’s Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and the Archives and Records Association (ARA), will prepare you for work in any archive or records management environment. Graduates from the course go on to work in a wide range of local, national, and specialist organisations.
This course is delivered via distance learning over a period of two to five years.
The department has a well-established international reputation in teaching and research in information studies; studying in a town with a rich information history and range of cultural organisations with which the Department has close links including: the National Library of Wales (one of the UK’s five copyright libraries); the Royal Commission for Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales; the Welsh Books Council; Ceredigion Archives; and Ceredigion Museum.
About this course
Why study Archive and Records Management at Aberystwyth University?
The department has a well-established international reputation in teaching and research in information studies
We have a strong history of delivering distance education
You will have the opportunity to study in a flexible, but guided way to enable you to fit your studies around your work commitments
Study schools will provide an opportunity for you to meet staff and fellow students.
Modules September start - 2023
Please note: The modules listed below are those currently intended for delivery during the next academic year and may be subject to change. They are included here to give an indication of how the course is structured.
* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh
Careers
This course will also equip you with a wide range of general work skills such as research, analysis, writing, presentation and management, ensuring your employability is improved across all areas. Upon graduation, you will have proven your abilities in structuring and communicating ideas efficiently, writing for and speaking to a range of audiences, evaluating and organizing information, working effectively with others and working within time frames and to specific deadlines.
Teaching & Learning
The breakdown below will provide you with an illustration of what you may study:
Recordkeeping Theories and Contexts
Recordkeeping Process and Practice
Access, Outreach, and Advocacy
Collections Care
Archives and Records Practical Project
Research in the Profession.
Choose from a list of option modules including:
Manuscript Skills
Digital Collection Development
Rare Books Librarianship.
How will I be taught?
This programme is offered via flexible distance learning and you may take between two and five years to complete your studies. On completion of 120 credits of taught modules you are eligible for a CILIP accredited Diploma. By completing a 60 credit Masters dissertation you will gain a CILIP accredited MA qualification (180 credits).
Attendance at three study schools for the MA and two study schools for the Postgraduate Diploma is required and these provide the main contact. For the rest of the time you will work through specially designed self-study module packs supported by online learning materials. Contact time can be arranged remotely with your tutor.
