Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Services)
ObjectivesGraduates will be capable of filling senior roles in the information services, information brokerage, information management and knowledge management industries. Designed to address market needs for professional information services staff with a broad range of high level skills in information services, information management and information technology. Disciplines offered include: Archives & Records, Information Science, Knowledge Services and Teacher Librarianship.
Entry requirementsA three-year tertiary qualification or 5 years appropriate professional experience. Please note - the Teacher Librarianship discipline has special admission requirements.
Academic titleGraduate Diploma of Science (Information Services)
Course descriptionRelated careers
Teacher Librarian, Archivist, Records Manager, Knowledge Management Professional, Information Management Professional, Librarian, Researcher
This course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa. Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Services) students can study unitsets in the following disciplines as part of this course:
* Archives and Records
* Information Science
* Teacher Librarianship
* Knowledge Services
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Electives for the Information Science and Knowledge Services areas of specialisationmay be chosen from the following list:
Any core unit in other areas of specialisation of the course
OR
CSG220U Project Management, Professionalism and Ethics
IST4108 Display and Presentation Systems
CSI4102 Computer Security
CSI4104 Information Security
CSG4331 Knowledge Computing
CSI4201 Systems Analysis
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Services) is an eight unit, twelve month full-time award with exit points after four units (60 points) and twelve months of part-time study (in certain sareas os specialisations). The Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Services) may also be studied in part-time mode.
Students must select one of the following four area of specialisation. Students must complete all units in the selected area of specialisation for the Graduate Diploma award.