Master of Arts

Overview

The School of Information Management offers a Master of Arts (MA) degree in two of its three disciplines:

• Communication Studies (COMM 591)
• Information Studies (LIBR 591)

The MA in Communications Studies may be undertaken in one full calendar year of full-time study, or up to four years part-time study. It is designed for Honours graduates in any discipline who wish to undertake supervised research in a field of communications and information technology, or who wish to eventually pursue the PhD.

The MA in Information Studies is by thesis, or by a thesis and up to four courses from the MIS or MIM programmes. The MA thereby offers the opportunity for more in-depth research than is possible in the MIS programme.

Admission criteria

To become a candidate for admission, the applicant will normally have a first degree of an acceptable standard. Exceptions to this rule may be made if the applicant has extensive experience or abilities that the School believes can compensate for the absence of these academic qualifications.

To apply please contact the School Research Degrees Committee Administrator for application forms and a guide to the process.