Information and Library Studies
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Apply NowThis degree is offered by DISTANCE LEARNING. You can learn more about this mode of study from this link: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/dis/courses/distance/
This programme acknowledges the value of work-based experience of library and information staff who are working in ‘para-professional’ posts. It was designed specifically to enable these staff to progress towards a professional qualification. The programme is structured to encourage ‘non-traditional’ students into higher education and to give them the academic and pastoral support they need in order to succeed.
You can combine your wealth of practical experience with the latest theoretical knowledge across a broad spectrum of related subject areas. The programme equips you with the skills and knowledge to organise, handle, and retrieve information within the context of today's society, and prepares you for managing information sources and services.
The objectives of the degree scheme are twofold:
- to provide access to a professional qualification for those with an appropriate level of work-based experience who face barriers to entering traditional education, such as work or family commitments and geographical location
- to allow for flexible progression, enabling you to work in your own time, at your own pace and place, and to relate your learning to the workplace.
This course boasts an accreditation by CILIP the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
Course Overview
Modules April 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.
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Collection Management | DS31020 | 20 |
Developing Academic and Reflective Skills | DS24310 | 10 |
Dissertation | DS31530 | 30 |
Human Communication | DS24110 | 10 |
Information Literacy | DS34020 | 20 |
Information Retrieval | DS31620 | 20 |
Information Sources | DS30210 | 10 |
Information and Society | DS36020 | 20 |
Management of Organisations | DS36520 | 20 |
Marketing of Services | DS32620 | 20 |
Research Methodology | DS33320 | 20 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Advanced Rare Books Librarianship | DS36310 | 10 |
Archive Management: Principles and Techniques | DS34520 | 20 |
Digital Information: Discovery to Delivery | DS35010 | 10 |
Digital Presence and Social Media | DS35620 | 20 |
Focus on the Child:Reading and Libraries | DS30810 | 10 |
Introduction to Rare Book Librarianship | DS36210 | 10 |
Knowledge and Information Architecture | DS35720 | 20 |
* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh
Typical Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
A Levels
GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4):
BTEC National Diploma:
International Baccalaureate:
European Baccalaureate:
English Language Requirements:
See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.
Country Specific Entry Requirements:
International students whose qualification is not listed on this page, can check our Country Specific Entry Requirements for further information.