Faculty of Arts And Social Sciences

The Master of Information Science (Library Science) Programme is designed to produce graduates with comprehensive knowledge of theory and practice in library and information science.

BENEFITS

This programme equips students with advanced knowledge and skills that will enable them to thrive and excel in the software industry and research.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Librarian
Web Content Developer
Knowledge Manager
Information Broker
Information Scientist
Documents Manager
Indexer/Abstractor
Academician/Researcher

COURSE STRUCTURE

COURSE MODULE (50 Credit Hours)
CORE COURSES (12 Credits) + DISSERTATION (35 Credits) + ELECTIVE COURSES(3 Credits)

CORE COURSES (12 Credits) + DISSERTATION (35 Credits)

Core Courses

Organization of Information

Reference and Information Literacy Services

Technologies for Information Management

Research Methods in Library and Information Science

Dissertation

ELECTIVE COURSES (3 Credit Hour)
Please select one (1) elective only:

Elective Courses

Digital Libraries

Web Publishing

Development of Information Collection

User Needs and Behavior

Indexing, Abstracting and Thesauri Construction

Libraries, Information and Society

Management of Library and Information Services

Measurement and Evaluation of Library & Information Services

Knowledge Management For Information Professionals

Digital Humanities

Bibliometrics and Scientific Publishing

Statistics for Library & Information Science Research

Special Topics in Library and Information Science I

Special Topics in Library & Information Science II

(Note : Not all courses will be offered every semester; the actual courses offered will depend on the availability of staff and the number of students registering).

ENTRY REQUIRMENT

For admission into the Master of Information Science (Library Science) programme, applicants must have at least:

A Bachelor’s degree with Honours with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 or equivalent; or
A Bachelor’s degree with work experience of at least three (3) years in a library or an information centre; or
Other qualifications approved by the University Senate.

International applicants are required to have:

At least IELTS 5.5 (Academic) or TOEFL score of 550 (paper based) / 213 (computer based) / 80 (Internet based) if their first degree is from a university where English is not the medium of instruction.

INTAKE SCHEDULE

University of Malaya has two intakes per year, in February and in September.

Coordinator Programme
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noorhidawati Abdullah
noorhidawati@um.edu.my