Where does the programme belong?

School of Social Sciences Faculty of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics

Information Science, MA

Language skills

required, minimum level of B2

Programme length

2 years.

Study mode

Distance learning

Application status

International students:

Students with Icelandic or Nordic citizenship:

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120 ECTS credits have to be completed for the qualification. Students arrange their studies in an agreement with their academic supervisor. As a general rule, the MA thesis carries the weight of 40 or 60 ECTS credits.

The following documents must accompany an application for this programme:

CV
Statement of purpose
Certified copies of diplomas and transcripts

Proof of English proficiency

Further information on supporting documents can be found here

This programme does not offer specialisations.

The timetable shown below is for the current academic year and is FOR REFERENCE ONLY.

Changes may occur for the autumn semester in August and September and for the spring semester in December and January. You will find your final timetable in Ugla when the studies start.

Note! This timetable is not suitable for planning your work schedule if you are a part-time employee.

Year

Specialisation

Semester

Add elective courses

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Leadership and management in diverse workplaces
Quality and improvement projects
Cultural and literary communication
Organisation and cataloguing of information
Organisation of open science (open access and research data)
Digital information dissemination
Digitisation of data and information
Information management in the workplace
Web management and information architecture

This list is not exhaustive

There is no specific student organisation for this programme, but students meet frequently in the Student Cellar. The Student Cellar is a restaurant, café and bar and a good venue for gigs, meetings or other events. It is open all day and into the evening every day of the week. 