Universities United Kingdom University of Sheffield Courses Information Management

Information Management
at University of Sheffield

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 31,100
Country Rank#12
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 88

Program Overview

Ready yourself for a wide variety of organisational and consultancy roles that demand expertise in information and knowledge management. The emphasis of the programme is on developing your knowledge, skills and experience of design, implementation, management and governance effective information environments. This includes examining their purposes, functions and processes and mediating between information users, resources and systems in both organisational and networked contexts.

Course Content
MSc modules
- You’ll need 180 credits to get a masters degree, with 60 credits from core modules, 60 credits from optional modules and a dissertation (including dissertation preparation) worth 60 credits.
Core modules:
- Information and Knowledge Management
- Information Retrieval: Search Engines and Digital Libraries
- Information Systems in Organisations
- Information Governance and Ethics
- Research Methods and Dissertation Preparation
- Dissertation
Optional modules - one from:
- Introduction to Programming
- Website Design and Search Engine Optimisation
- Information Systems Modelling
Optional modules - three from:
- Information Visualisation for Decision-Making
- Information Systems Project Management
- Digital Business
- Researching Social Media
- ICTs, Innovation and Change
- Database Design
- Academic and Workplace Library, Information and Knowledge Services
- User-Centred Design and Human-Computer Interaction
- Archives and Records Management
Professional Enhancement

This programme is specifically designed for you if you have two or more years' relevant work experience in the information sector and wish to study for a higher degree to develop your knowledge and skills.

To obtain an MSc you must take modules totalling 180 credits, including 105 credits worth of optional modules.

Core modules:
- Information and Knowledge Management
- Dissertation
- Research Methods and Dissertation Preparation
Optional modules - seven from:
- Introduction to Programming
- Website Design and Search Engine Optimisation
- Information Retrieval: Search Engines and Digital Libraries
- Information Systems Modelling
- Information Systems in Organisations
- Information Literacy (distance learning)
- Information Visualisation for Decision-Making
- Information Systems Project Management
- Digital Business
- Researching Social Media
- Information Governance and Ethics (distance learning)
- Business Intelligence
- ICTs, Innovation and Change
- Database Design
- Academic and Workplace Library, Information and Knowledge Services (distance learning)
- User-Centred Design and Human-Computer Interaction
- Archives and Records Management
Entry Requirement
You will usually need a 3 or 4 year bachelors degree from a recognised university in a relevant subject for entry. Most postgraduate courses require a UK 2:1 or equivalent for entry, but some courses may consider 2:2 grades.
UK Degree Classification: First class Honours, International Equivalent (India): 70%.
UK Degree Classification: 2:1 (Upper Second Class Honours), International Equivalent (India): 60%.
UK Degree Classification: 2:2 (Lower Second Class Honours), International Equivalent (India): 55%.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£31100 per year

Career Prospect

We're the leading school of our kind in the UK and have a global reputation for excellence. Our MSc develops the skills you need to work in the fast-paced and evolving field of information management. After completing the course, you'll be equipped for a career in industry or research.

Our graduates have gone on to careers that include:

Project Manager, IBM
Metadata Specialist, The British Library
Wealth Planning Manager, China Merchants Bank
IT Director, Lloyds Banking Group
Business Analyst, Citibank
Director of Communications, Harvard University
Head of Library and Information Services, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Vice-President, Goldman Sachs Japan Services Co.
Product Engineer, BenQ
Management Trainee, Jumei.com

Career pathways

Our modules prepare you for a range of career pathways, including the following. If you're interested in one of these career pathways, your tutors will recommend the most suitable module choices.

Digital Business

This involves managing and delivering products and services. Possible job titles include:

e-commerce manager
digital product/service delivery manager
digital marketer
digital product owner

Information Technology

This involves working with organisations to make improvements using information technologies. Possible job titles include:

business analyst
systems analyst
IT project manager
database administrator
operational researcher

Information Science

Information scientists manage an organisation's information resources and make sure they're readily available. Possible job titles include:

information manager
information officer
knowledge manager
management information analyst
information governance officer
business intelligence officer
reporting analyst
information analyst
data privacy analyst

Cost Of Studying At University of Sheffield

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Information Management at University of Sheffield