Information Management

at University of Sheffield

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

 

Main course
 

You'll need at least a 2:1 in any subject.
 

You do not need work experience.
 

Professional Enhancement
 

This is a different route to the main course. It's aimed at those who already have relevant work experience.
 

To apply for this course you need either:

• an undergraduate degree in any subject discipline and at least 2 years' relevant work experience, or

• an undergraduate degree in any subject together with an acceptable relevant professional qualification and at least 2 years' relevant work experience, or

• an undergraduate degree in any subject area, and at least 5 years' relevant work experience.
   

If you do not have an undergraduate degree but have other qualifications and substantial relevant work experience you may be considered for entry onto the Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma courses.
 

Entry requirements for international students
 

Overall IELTS score of 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component or equivalent.

• Home ( annual fee) : £9,800
   
• Overseas ( annual fee) : £24,400
   

The fee listed is for the advertised mode of study. If you're studying for an alternative qualification or via a different mode of study (eg full-time, part-time) then the fee could be different. Due to inflation, the fee for Home students could also increase after your first year of study.

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