Comments

• Updated with all UG insights and a rereading of the Calendar.
• Not so clear (as Information Management) if these three programmes are stair-cased?

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.

Questions

1. Should we have a graphic to show nested or stair-cased programmes e.g. see Master of Applied Finance programme)?
2. What language do we use to describe describe the stair-cased, integrated, stepping stones?
3. Can people move only one way (or a different way) or both between the programmes?
4. Is it easier to get an entry requirement exemption for the PGCertIS than the PGDipIS? For the PGDipIS than the MIS?
5. 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)

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 and
• Acceptance by the Programme Director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

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

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

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

  • INFO 534

  • INFO 535

• Students completing the MIS may obtain a specialisation in Library Science by including the following two courses in meeting the requirements listed above:

  • INFO 525

  • INFO 542