MA Information and Library Studies [P194D2]

Academic Year 2025/2026 September 2025 Start

Campus Aberystwyth

Master of Arts scheme - available from 2016/2017

Duration 2 years

Part 1 Rules

Core (100 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
DSM1810

Research in the Profession

DSM5420

Information Services: Planning for Delivery

DSM7620

Information and Society

DSM7720

Studies in Management

DSM7820

Information Organisation and Retrieval

DSM8010

Collection Management

Options

Choose 20 credits. Students can take DSM0620 OR DSM1610 but cannot take both.

Semester 1
DSM0220

School Libraries and Learning Resources

DSM0520

Digital Presence: Content and Creation

DSM0620

Rare Books and Special Collections

DSM1610

Rare Books Librarianship i

DSM1910

Music Librarianship

DSM2820

Archive Management: Principles & Techniques

DSM3220

Digital Information Literacy

DSM6010

Digital Preservation

DSM7510

Digital Information : Discovery to Delivery

DSM8810

Focus on the Child : Reading and Libraries

Part 2 Rules

Core (60 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 3
DSM1460

Dissertation