WELCOME TO

THE DEPARTMENT OF RECORDS AND ARCHIVES MANAGEMENT

Professor Peterson DewahChairperson

Welcome to Records and Archives Management

The Department was established in 2004 following the recommendations of the Williams Commission of 1989. In the RAM department , we offer the BSc in Information Management and Technology as well as the BSc Records and Archives Management programmes that will lead graduates to pursue a variety of careers which include and are not limited to; Corporate Information officers; Corporate Memory managers; Information Administrators; Information Policy Officer; Data and information managers; Document control officers; Business Information Architects; Cloud Data Storage Officer; Data Migration expert/consultant Information Auditors; Information Security officers; Database Administrators; Infopreneurs; Knowledge officers; Records Managers and Digital Archivists to mention but just a few.

The Department aims to provide high quality programmes and course offerings that will prepare students for today’s world and its challenges. Our graduate students are articulate and critical, imaginative and productive, rooted in their own information management discipline, but also open to other inter-disciplines.

To-date the Department has produced renowned information managers who are leading professionals at organisations such as Econet, Steward Bank, Insurance and Pensions Commission, ZACC, University Administrations and Local Authorities and City Councils. Our alumni are doing very well in the various business organisations where they are engaged.

Joining us will allow you to participate fully with academics and industry affiliated with the Department when it commemorates the International Archives Week to be held on in June and the UNESCO World Day for Audio Visual Heritage to be held in October 2024 in line with Heritage-based Education. As a Department, we are fully aware of our role in the changing society and have adopted innovative strategies to ensure that graduates fit very well in the contemporary global society with requisite skills in information management.

It is with great pleasure that we welcome our new students for the March Intake of the 2024 Academic Year to our Department.

We wish you all the very best in your studies with us at NUST.

Our Programmes

Undergraduate

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

For Normal Entry

Applicants must have 5 ‘O’ level passes/ National Foundation Certificates, including English Language at Grade C or better, plus 2 ‘A’ level subjects OR Relevant National Certificate.

Online Distance and Electronic Learning (ODeL) applicants must have 5 ‘O’ level passes, including English Language at Grade C or better.

Special entry

Gained advanced standing through the Accreditation of Prior Learning route

Mature entry

At least 25 years old plus relevant work experience

Other

Attained Level 5 of the Zimbabwe National Qualifications Framework (ZNQF), awarded by a recognised university, college or institute. Such applicants will be admitted into Part Two of the study programme.

Attained Level 6 of the Zimbabwe National Qualifications Framework (ZNQF), awarded by a recognised university, college or institute. Such applicants will be admitted into Part Three of the study programme

Career prospects

Information Management Professional
Systems Analyst
Data Base Administrator
Archivist
Records Manager
Conservator

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

For Normal Entry

Applicants should have passed at least five (5) subjects including English Language at ‘O’ Level at Grade C or better.
Applicants without a pass in Mathematics at Ordinary Level may be considered for admission to an undergraduate degree programme in the Faculty when vacancies are available.
Apart from five (5) subjects at Ordinary Level an applicant must have passed at least two (2) subjects at the Advanced Level. Only candidates who already have ‘A’ Levels will be considered. Proof of both ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level results should be attached.

For Special Entry

Candidates with a National Diploma or a Higher National Diploma (HEXCO) or other relevant Diplomas and 5 ‘O’ Level passes at Grade ‘C’ or better including English Language will be considered under Special Entry.

Career prospects

Careers awaiting graduating students include opportunities as:-

Management Information Officers,
Information Administrators,
Data Analysts and Managers,
Document Control Officers,
Information Auditors and Database Administrators,
Information and Data Analysts,
Information Governance Coordinators Corporate Information Officers,
Corporate Memory Managers,
Corporate Data Administrators,
Business Information Architects,
Infopreneurs and Knowledge Managers.

Postgraduate

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants should normally hold an Upper Second (2.1) Class Honours Degree in Records and Archives Management; Records Management; Archival Science; Information Studies; History or Heritage Studies from an accredited University or higher education institution.

Applicants with a Lower Second (2.2) Class Honours Degree in the above areas will be required to have at least two years post-qualification experience.

Applicants with any other good first Degree in a field other than those listed in the first criterion will be required to have at least two years post-qualification practical experience in a records and archives establishment for consideration to be admitted into the Master of Science Degree programme.

Career Prospects