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MA Archives and Records Management

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 5 years

Masters Degree Description

Become career-ready for the world of records management through this degree that blends theory with hands-on practice. The Archives and Records Management MA provides a core education in managing records and archives for current use and future preservation. Taught at UCL, this is an exceptional opportunity to gain the knowledge you’ll need to work in this field.

Entry Requirements

Normal requirements for admission are a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree or equivalent. A period of paid or voluntary experience (usually 4-12months) in archive, records or information governance work. Applicants that do not meet these requirements but demonstrate a strong understanding of the programme and the recordkeeping field will be given due consideration.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

UCL Archive and Record Management graduates have gone on to work for a range of employers including the British Library, the UK Government and the NHS. They have held roles including archivists and curators, record clerks and assistants and library clerks and assistants.*

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Access and Use of Archives and Records
  • The Record-keeping Professional
  • Creation and Capture
  • Concepts and Contexts
  • Curation and Stewardship
  • Dissertation
  • Reading and Interpretation of Archives from 1500
  • Oral History: Creation to Curation
  • Digital Curation
  • Introduction to Digitisation
  • Information Governance
  • Trauma-Informed Approaches to Managing Archives, Records and Cultural Heritage

Optional modules

  • Reading and Interpretation of Archives from 1500
  • Oral History: Creation to Curation
  • Digital Curation
  • Introduction to Digitisation
  • Information Governance
  • Trauma-Informed Approaches to Managing Archives, Records and Cultural Heritage

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