Master of Science [M.S] [Digital Information Management] From University College Dublin

Digital information management is not just about having the ability to execute technical functions it requires an understanding of the technical, socio-cultural and economic issues associated with managing information over time in a digital world.

The? master?s degree at?University College Dublin combines core elements?of digital preservation and curation as well as?area-specific tracks with specialised modules?to prepare you to work in different sectors. You?will learn from academic and industry leaders?in Ireland about how to manage ?born digital??and digitised materials in a variety of formats?including text, image, audio and moving image.

You will explore the challenges of maintaining?digital information and acquire the skills needed?to liase with technologists about data storage?and data management issues. You will have the?opportunity to apply the skills you learn via a?master?s thesis or an internship.

Career Opportunities

Digital Information Management skills can be applied in a varitey of fields and complements degrees in science, arts, business and law. The Masters aims to train future professionals on how to tackle the challenging issues in maintenance of digital information.

Almost one thousand international companies use Ireland as their European base including Google, Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, Yahoo, Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and Intel.

The different tracks structure allow students to develop additional knowledge to specialise their digital information management learning for a specific setting. All three tracks include 35 credits of core modules that cover basic digital information management knowledge and skills.