Information Management is about change in organisational terms as well as within society. It includes an understanding of information technology and an ability to use it selectively. For this reason the new programme includes an understanding of information technology and an ability to use it selectively to achieve objectives. In achieving those objectives, however, an information manager will draw on a wide and diverse range of information sources, from printed books to the World Wide Web, so will need the skills to access not only information held within a computer system, but also paper, visual and voice-based information. The Programme is designed to equip graduates with all the necessary skills.
Many organisations acknowledge the value of information through the use of hybrid posts.
These require specific skills in organisational activities such as management, sales, production or marketing in association with information management capabilities. Single honours Information Management provides a vital element of this hybrid approach. One of the core modules will relate to a period of fieldwork placement at the end of the second year. During the third year the core modules from the Department of Information and Library Studies account for 90 credits of the 120 required and include a dissertation of 6,000 - 8,000 words. Chosen approved modules from any department, of which there is a recommended list, comprise the remaining 30 credits.