The Certificate in Archives Management programme is aimed at individuals employed in archive services in the public or private sector who wish to acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to contribute to the successful management of the archives in all formats in their employing institutions and to select, curate and ensure access to the historic and future memory they contain.

The programme is based on the conception of the archivist as serving both their own organisation and wider society, informed in terms of adherence to international best practice and national legislation, creative in the delivery of services, sensitive to the balancing of access and privacy considerations, and dynamic in relation to technological change. 

The programme’s learning environment comprises lectures, seminars, field trips and practitioner visits enabling the application of knowledge and skills acquired during the programme to practical issues specifically within each student’s employing organisation.

Teaching, learning and assessment is based on enabling students to complete assignments, reflect on archival practices in their own organisation and relate that specific context to wider international frameworks and best practice.

1 - Demonstrate a thorough grounding in and knowledge of the principles underlying the theory and practice of the care and management of archives in all formats.
2 - Understand the specific historic, administrative and legal context of records and archives, and the relevance to these of national and international legislative provision and standards.
3 - Recognise the impact of archives and records on wider society.
4 - Identify responses and solutions to issues and contribute towards the effective management of the archives in which they work through policy writing and the strategic development of core services in the archives in which they work.
5 - Identify with the national and international community of and archivists and record keepers.
6 - Relate archival practices in a specific context to wider international frameworks and best practice.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: Modules below must be taken over two years.
ARCV30730	Arranging & Describing Archives	Autumn	5
ARCV30770	Archives looking out	Autumn	5
ARCV30760	Preserving & Acquiring Archives	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN0OF: Modules below must be taken over two years.

		Award		GPA
Programme	Module Weightings	Rule Description	Description
PCACS001	Stage 1 - 100.00%	Pass/Merit/Distinction	Pass	2.00	2.47
			Merit	2.48	3.67
			Distinction	3.68	4.20