312067 v.1 Librarianship Major

Introduction

This major leads to a professionally recognised qualification in librarianship, It covers the ability to locate, retrieve and critically evaluate information, gives an understanding of theoretical foundations of information creation and management, especially in a technological environment, and the processes and materials of professional work, in order to meet the needs of client and industry groups. This major is only available if taken as a double major with the Corporate Information Management major. Students are required to take four elective units from the same discipline area which should be outside Information Studies.

Course Structure			Hrs/Wk	Credit
Year 2 Semester 1
301834	v.5	Reference Services 201	3.0	25.0
		SELECT 1 ELECTIVE		25.0
				50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
301045	v.5 *	Resource Description and Access 204	3.0	25.0
301837	v.5	Collection Management 206	3.0	25.0
		SELECT 1 ELECTIVE
				50.0
Year 3 Semester 1
301835	v.5	Library and Information Services Management 301	3.0	25.0
311954	v.1	Professional Issues 301	3.0	25.0
		SELECT 1 ELECTIVE
				50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
301048	v.4 *	Information Theory and Research 302	3.0	25.0
		SELECT 1 ELECTIVE		25.0
				50.0

Please note that second year pre-requisties must be completed in Bachelor of Arts Common First Year elective slots.