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MSc Information & Library Studies at University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

Programme overview

This CILIP-accredited conversion degree gives graduates from any discipline a pathway into the information profession, teaching how to organise, retrieve, store, protect and provide access to information. Accreditation offers reciprocal recognition in countries including the USA, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Duration: 12 months full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory classes include Organisation of Knowledge, Information Law, Information Retrieval & Access, Information Analysis, Human Information Behaviour, Research Methods, Library Technology & Systems and Libraries, Information & Society. MSc students also complete a 60-credit dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum second-class Honours degree or international equivalent, in any discipline. English: IELTS 6.0 with no component below 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 13,300 a year (2027/28). Scotland and England, Wales & Northern Ireland Source

International applicants: GBP 32,100 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September

Duration: 12 months full-time

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