The Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria offers a specialised two year coursework degree at Masters level in Information Technology (M.IT degree) aimed at Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals at middle management level. This is an IT centered degree that does not primarily focus on traditional LIS content. A variety of themes from Information Ethics, Knowledge Societies, Information Retrieval, Knowledge Management, etc. are addressed in this degree. The programme is open to students from across the world and will be offered as a blended distance (online) learning education programme. This is a full-time degree which requires commitment, planning and support from colleagues and line manager/s. This degree totals 180 credits which is equal to 1800 hours spent towards completion, thus 900 hours per year.
For more information on the degree: selection, how to apply, outline of the curriculum, format of the degree, estimated fees and contact details, see: MIT ICT Information Science (Stream B) Document_2021.
Please note that you must apply and pay application fee (currently R300), online before selection will be considered. Select MIT ICT Information Science (Stream B) programme code (12254016)
For Course Application Information, please click here.
Please note that the complete time table will be made available throughout the year.
The programme will consist of coursework as well as a mini-dissertation based on applied research related to the individual’s own institution, each component carrying 50% of the credits of the programme.
Research data management (MIT 885)
Institutional repositories and virtual work environments (MIT 886)
The Knowledge Society and international librarianship in the fourth industrial revolution (MIT 887)
Information ethics (MIT 889)
Data, information and knowledge Management (MIT 890)
Facilitating information retrieval and information use (MIT 891)
IT Research (MIT 892)
Mini-Dissertation (MIT 880)
Technology-mediated distance education: This will consist of real-time video- and/or audio-conferencing from the University of Pretoria and partner institutions, podcasts that can be downloaded, interaction via the University of Pretoria Learning Management System, etc. Reliable Internet access is therefore a prerequisite.
Lecturers for the programme will be from the School of Information Technology at the University of Pretoria and guest lecturers from industry.
Selection of candidates for this self-funded programme will be highly competitive and will be based inter alia on the following criteria:
In addition, prospective students will be required to write an essay explaining why they would like to participate in the programme, what they hope to learn from the programme, why they should be selected for the programme and what they hope to contribute to the programme.
All enquiries must be sent via e-mail to [email protected].
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