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MASTER OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

Course Information

Mode: Physical
Duration: 18 Month
Intakes:

March, October

Campus:

Kuala Lumpur

Type: Full-time Study
Application fees: 15000 RM
Tuition fees: 34500.00 RM

Course Overview

The Master of Library and Information Science programme aims to produce graduates who have advanced knowledge, skills and values of information professions in Library and Information Science.
 

BENEFITS

To produce graduates who have advanced knowledge, skills and attributes as information professionals in library and information services.
To produce graduates who are industry ready for career in contemporary information organisations. 

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

  • Librarian/Digital Librarian
  • Academic/Reference Librarian
  • Automation Librarian
  • Website Contents Developers
  • Information/Knowledge/Data Managers
  • Information Broker/Consultant
  • Information Scientists
  • Indexer
  • Media Specialist
  • Bibliometrician/Webometrician
  • Strategic Analyst
  • Scientific Information Provider 

COURSE STRUCTURE

COURSES MODULE (45 Credit Hours)
CORE COURSES (24 Credits) + ELECTIVE COURSES (9 Credits) + RESEARCH PROJECT (12 Credits)

CORE COURSES (24 Credits)

Core Courses
Organization of Information
Reference and Information Literacy Services
Technologies for Information Management
Digital Libraries
Libraries, Information and Society
Development of Information Collection
Management of Library and Information Services
Research Methods in Library and Information Science

 

ELECTIVE COURSES (9 Credit Hours)
Please select three (3) subject elective only:

Elective Courses
Indexing, Abstracting and Thesauri Construction
Web Publishing
User Needs and Behavior
Measurement and Evaluation of Library and Information Services
Special Topics in Library & Information Science
Digital Humanities
Bibliometrics and Scientific Publishing
Statistics for Library & Information Science Research

 

RESEARCH PROJECT (12 Credit Hours)

(Note: Not all courses will be offered every semester; the actual courses offered will depend on the availability of staff and the number of students registering).

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