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Digital Recordkeeping and Security Studies Area of Specialisation 
SPAAMO 
Q71 / H54 MASTER OF INFORMATION SERVICES 
 

This Area of Specialisation aims to equip graduates with specialist knowledge and program management skills in digital recordkeeping and security science.  Career destinations include digital content industries, digital collections and enterprise information management.  The program provides a Masters by Coursework pathway for information management professionals seeking to access emerging career opportunities in digital recordkeeping.

 

Students need to complete 180 credit points (11 units). Students who have successfully completed the Graduate Certificate of Information Services (Digital Records), the Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Services), (Archives and Records) OR Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Services), (Digital Recordkeeping and Security Studies) may apply for admission and advanced standing to this area of specialisation.

 

Part-time students should enrol in either IST4121 or IST4163 in their first semester of study.

 

 

 

 
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.
 
 
 
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For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
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YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
IST4121 The Records Environment 15
IST4122 Digital Records Transformation 15
IST4238 Digital Recordkeeping 15
CSI4104 Information Security 15
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
IST4118 Information Retrieval and Document Management 15
IST4163 Evidence, Memory and Recordkeeping 15
CSG4205 Digital Preservation 15
Elective
 
Elective should be selected from:
CSI4206 Database Security 15
CSG4208 Wireless Security 15
CSG4106 Introductory Computer Forensics 15
CSI4102 Computer Security 15
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 1
CSG5140 Research Methods 20 
CSG5141 Research Proposal 20 
CSG5243 Masters Project 1 20 
 

Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2010 VET: 3/31/2010