Information and Records Management MSc  Information and Records Management MSc Northumbria University ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1533817106Northumbria-University2.jpg

This part-time Masters programme is specially designed for people who are already working in or moving into a records or information management role. Never has records management had a higher profile than today. In the public sector Freedom of Information and Data Protection legislation have been the driving forces in the private sector, information security, cyber crime and corporate governance scandals. As a result, it is now widely acknowledged that the effective management of records has significant benefits and that a records management qualification is an invaluable employment tool and skill for life. This programme is a careful balance of the knowledge demanded and the immediate skills needed for managing records in the increasingly complex electronic environment and dynamic organisational contexts, enabling students to adapt to organisational, cultural and technological change. Subjects studied cover contemporary theory and practice of managing records in the digital environment as well as broader management, risk, legal and ethical contexts. The programme begins in September. It features two optional 2-day study schools held at Northumbria University which most students attend. The first is at the start when students meet staff face-to-face and develop a supportive peer network. The second takes place at the end of January in the second year and focuses on the dissertation. At the end of the programme students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nature of information and knowledge the principles and processes of their organisation, storage, retrieval and management the related technological systems, and the legal and regulatory context. Furthermore they will also be able to demonstrate enhanced transferable skills in communication skills, information literacy (including information retrieval, organisation, evaluation and dissemination), research, reflective skills for independent and lifelong learning, time management and team skills.