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  • Ready for VBS to checkUpdated with all UG insights and a rereading of the Calendar.
  • Not as so clear (as with Information Management) if these three programmes are stair-cased?
  • Stair-cased programmes covered on the same page. Not sure what the page title would be nor where to explain this yet.
  • We have an issues with the word programme referring to both an individual qualification and the family.

Programme structure

The Master of Information Studies (MIS) is integrated with the Postgraduate Certificate and the Postgraduate Diploma in Information Studies, which provide stepping stones to the full MIS for those who are uncertain whether they can commit to the entire programme. This nesting also provides for early exit qualifications for those unable or unwilling to complete the full MIS programme.

Thoughts and questions

Graphic

Questions

  1. Should we have a graphic to show nested or stair-cased programmes
, maybe like the
  1. e.g. see Master of Applied Finance
programmes
  1. programme)?
Need one word/phrase
  1. What language do we use to describe describe the stair-cased, integrated, stepping stones
. Then use it for all sets of programmes that work the same way (i.e. in VBS all except the Professional Accounting Finance ones).
  1. ?
  2. Can people move only one way (or a different way) or both between the programmes?
  3. Is it easier to get an entry requirement exemption for the PGCertIS than the PGDipIS? For the PGDipIS than the MIS?
  4. We need to pin down the deliver options, both for the 'summary card' and the implications for a study visa for international students.

Master of Information Studies (MIS) (pp203-205)

Entry requirements

Before enrolment, a candidate for the MIS shall have:completed a

Length and intensity

Intensity: Three trimesters of full-time study or Xxx part-time.

Maximum length: Four years from date first enrolled.

Can be studied part-time

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

  • A Bachelor's degree with Honours , or a Master's degree ; andand
  • been accepted Acceptance by the Programme Director of Information Studies programme as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.
Supplementary

Important information

  • Students who wish to enrol for the MIS but don't meet some the entry requirements should contact the Victoria Business School to discuss their suitability for a possible exemption.

Questions

  1. Do the entry requirements insist on a NZ Bachelor's degree with Honours or a Master's degree? What does this mean for international students?

Programme requirements

  • Total of Complete at least 180 points required.
  • Complete twelve eleven courses:
    • INFO 520
    • INFO 521
    • INFO 522
    • INFO 523
    • INFO 527
    • INFO 528
    • INFO 580
    • Four courses from:
      • INFO 525
      • INFO 530-579.

  • A candidate for Student completing the MIS may obtain a specialisation in Archives and Record Management (ARCR) by including the following two courses in meeting the requirements listed above:

    • INFO 534

    • INFO 535.

  • A candidate for Students completing the MIS may obtain a specialisation in Library Science (LIBS) by  by including the following two courses in meeting the requirements listed above:

    • INFO 525

    • INFO 542.

Supplementary information

Tool tips

Postgraduate Certificate in Information Studies (PGCertIS)

Entry requirements

  • Same as for the MIS (above).

Programme requirements

  • Total of 60 points required.
    • Complete four courses

    Postgraduate Diploma in Information Management (PGDipISM) (pp205-206)

    Length and intensity

    Intensity: Two trimesters of full-time study or Xxx part-time.

    Maximum length: Three years from date first enrolled.

    Can be studied part-time

    Entry requirements

    To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

    • A Bachelor's degree and
    • Acceptance by the Programme Director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

    Questions

    1. Is an NZ Bachelor's degree a must? What does this mean for international students?
    2. Prospectus talks about a degree with/at 'good academic performance'. Is this a requirements or a suggestion, as I can't see it in the Calendar?

    Programme requirements

    • Complete 120 points.
    • Complete eight courses:
      • INFO 520
      • INFO 521
      • INFO 522Two
      • INFO 523
      • INFO 527
      • Three further courses from INFO 500-599.
    • A candidate for Students completing the MIS may obtain a specialisations specialisation as is described for the MIS above.

    Supplementary information

    Tool tips

    Postgraduate Diploma in Information Management (PGDipISM)

    Entry requirements

    • Same as for the MIS (above).

    Programme requirements

  • Total of 120 points required.
    • Complete eight courses:
  • INFO 520
  • INFO 521
  • INFO 522
  • INFO 523
  • INFO 527.
    • Three

    Postgraduate Certificate in Information Studies (PGCertIS) (pp205-206)

    Length and intensity

    Intensity: One trimester of full-time study or Xxx part-time.

    Maximum length: Two years from date first enrolled.

    Can be studied part-time

    Entry requirements

    To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

    • A Bachelor's degree and
    • Acceptance by the Programme Director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

    Questions

    1. Is an NZ Bachelor's degree a must? What does this mean for international students?

    Programme requirements

    • Complete at least 60 points.

    • Complete four courses:
      • INFO 520
      • INFO 522
      • Two further courses from INFO 500-599.
    • A candidate for Students completing the MIS may obtain a specialisations specialisation as is described for the MIS above.

    Supplementary information

    Tool tips