The University of the Philippines Diliman School of Library and Information Studies (UPSLIS) is proud to announce its new graduate program, the Master in Archives and Records Management (MARM), commencing Academic Year 2022 – 2023. The first of its kind in Southeast Asia, the MARM is a 34-unit, 2-year graduate program that provides students with the knowledge and skills required to work in and develop archives, special collections, record centres, and other memory and collecting institutions.
This program addresses the need for formal education on archives and recordkeeping in the region necessary to support and document critical organizational decisions and activities that will help ensure efficiency, transparency, and accountability in both public and private sectors, and to help preserve and promote our cultural heritage, collective memory, and identity. The program addresses these needs by providing students with strong theoretical and practical foundations and experience on the effective, efficient, and ethical management of records and archival materials.
The practical and theoretical engagements to be provided by the program will prepare the students and future archives and records professionals to be historically and culturally conscious and reflective, while further enriching their experience with information for civic engagement and participatory governance. Thus, the MARM program balances the pragmatic and business aspects of records management, and the historical and cultural dimensions of archives.
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The MARM program will be offered starting the 1st Semester of Academic Year 2022 – 2023. Applications for this first intake would open sometime around March/April 2022.
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Individuals with an undergraduate degree in any major with a minimum weighted average grade of 2.0 or its equivalent may apply to the program.
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Applications will be done through an application form or portal. Applicants will need to provide the following: (i) 2 Letters of Recommendation, (ii) Statement of Purpose, (iii) Results of General Aptitude Test and Diagnostic Test from UP’s Office of Counseling and Guidance, and (iv) Transcript of Records. Applicants will also be asked to take an entrance exam and interview administered by UPSLIS.
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Foreign students have the same set of documentary requirements as local students, with the addition of an English proficiency exam. Foreign students also need to secure a Study Permit and other visa requirements.
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Students are required to complete 30 units of coursework (10 courses), a terminal report, a conference paper or journal article, and a comprehensive exam.
For more information on the course outline and other requirements for the UPSLIS’ MARM program, kindly check UPSLIS’ Facebook or website.
For inquiries, you may contact the Graduate Program Coordinator at gpc.slis.updiliman@up.edu.ph