FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Bachelor of Arts in Library Science

B.A. (Library Science)

(Please consult the Faculty Prospectus for references below.)

FIRST YEAR LEVEL

Curriculum Compilation

At first year level students take the University Core Curriculum modules and the required two (2) Library Science modules indicated below, plus the modules of three (3) subjects from the list of approved major and minor BA subjects in the Faculty, in line with the relevant Faculty and subject regulations. At least two (2) of these subjects should be approved major BA subjects (cf. G.1.3.2.1). The normal first year curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Library Science) degree programme will therefore consist of eleven (11) modules (176 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
University Core Curriculum (C.4.3.1) 3* 48
Library Science at first year level 2 32
Subject A at first year level 2 32
Subject B at first year level 2 32
Subject C at first year level 2 32
Total 11 176
* two (2) modules and two (2) half-modules (cf. C.4.3.1)

Curriculum

Students take the two (2) Library Science modules below:
SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
1 HISI 3511 Foundations of Information Studies
2 HISA 3532 English for Communication Studies
Students add the first year level modules of three (3) BA subjects, of which at least two (2) must be approved BA major subjects (cf. E.1.3.2.1), selected in consultation with the Department of Information and Communication Studies and in line with the relevant Faculty and subject regulations (= 6 modules).

SECOND YEAR LEVEL

Admission Requirements

1.  The Faculty’s Student Registration and Academic Advancement Rules apply (cf. C.4.3).
2. Note the prerequisite below.

Curriculum Compilation

At second year level students proceed with the Library Science specialisation and one (1) of the BA major subjects taken in the first year, in line with the relevant Faculty and subject regulations. This BA subject (“Subject C” above) becomes the student’s second major subject. The other two subjects (“Subject A” and “Subject B” above) are discontinued once their modules/credits at first year level have been passed. The normal second year level curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Library Science) degree programme will therefore consist of nine (9) modules (144 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
Library Science at second year level 6 96
Subject C (second major) at second year level 3 48
Total 9 144

Curriculum

Students take the six (6) Library Science modules below:
Semester Code Module Title Prerequisite
1 HISI 3611 Basic Cataloguing -
1 HISI 3631 Records Management -
1 HISA 3651 Desktop Publishing UCLC 3409
2 HISI 3672 Basic Classification -
2 HISA 3612 Web Development UCLC 3409
2 HISI 3632 Collection Management and Technical Services -
Students add the second year level modules of the selected second major subject (= 3 modules).

THIRD YEAR LEVEL

Admission Requirements

The Faculty’s Student Registration and Academic Advancement Rules apply (cf. C.4.3).

Curriculum Compilation

At third year level students proceed with the Library Science specialisation and the second major subject, in line with the relevant Faculty and subject regulations. The normal third year level curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Library Science) degree programme will therefore consist of eight (8) modules (128 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
Library Science at third year level 5 80
Subject C (second major) at third year level 3 48
Total 8 128

Curriculum

Students take the five (5) Library Science modules below:
SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
1 HISA 3711 Knowledge Management
1 HISI 3731 Systems Analysis, Design and Evaluation
2 HISA 3752 Media and Information Studies Research
2 HISI 3772 Information Sources and Internet Search Engines
2 HISI 3712 Modern Library Practice
Students add the third year level modules of the second major subject (= 3 modules).

FOURTH YEAR LEVEL

Admission Requirements

Students are admitted to the fourth year level in the BA (Library Science) degree programme only after they have passed all twenty-eight (28) modules (448 credits) at first, second and third year level (cf. C.4.3.3.1).

Curriculum Compilation

At fourth year level students proceed with the Library Science specialisation and the second major subject, in line with the relevant Faculty and subject regulations. The normal fourth year level curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Library Science) degree programme will therefore consist of eight (8) modules (128 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
Library Science at fourth year level 4* 64
Subject C (second major) at third year level 4 64
Total 8 128
* one (1) module and six (6) half-modules

Curriculum

Students take all the Library Science modules below:
SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
1 & 2 HISA 3800 Professional Practice (Internship)
1 HISR 3801 Archives Management (half-module)
1 HISA 3841 Entrepreneurship (half-module)
1 HISI 3801 Digital Librarianship (half-module)
2 HISI 3822 Managing Information Services (half-module)
2 HISI 3842 Advanced Cataloguing and Classification (half-module)
2 HISA 3862 Health Communication (half-module)
Students add the fourth year level modules of the second major subject (= 4 modules).
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