| Programme Title: | Master of Records and Archives Administration |
| Introduction | Records and archives management is a discipline within the main discipline of information science focusing on the management of records and archives in a variety of formats. The Master of Science in Records and Archives Management provides education and training to recordkeeping professionals empowering students with the requisite knowledge and skills in records and archives management.聽 Students will learn to manage, organize, interpret and provide access to a wide range of records and archives. The degree also focuses on contemporary issues related to the management of records in paper and electronic formats. |
| Programme objectives | The objectives of the program are to train professional who:
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| Justification / Rationale | Records and archives are key to effective public service delivery, good governance, accountability, and transparency in modern society. The master trains a professional with theoretical knowledge and skills in records and archives management through teaching, research and publication in the discipline and produces graduates capable of managing records and archives in both public and private sectors for social-economic and political development. |
| Entry Requirements | Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Records and Archives Management or any other information related degree course from a recognized institution and attained Second Class Honours (Upper Division).
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| Mode and Structure of Delivery | Regular Full time (Main and City Campus)
Regular Evening (City Campus) Blended mode (ODEL) 鈥� trimester for acceleration |
| Programme Duration | 2 Years |
| Curriculum Highlights | Course work in research methods, data analysis, and contemporary records and archives management issues and a thesis in any domain area of information and records management or any area in information science. |
| Career Opportunities | Archivist, Museum manager, Librarian, Library Manager, Record centre manager, Registry manager, Knowledge Manager |
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| Why this Programme at KU | 吃瓜头条 has a well-established Department of Computing and Information Science with highly trained faculty members and modern teaching and laboratory facilities. |