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CILIP accredited qualifications
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CILIP accredited qualifications

CILIP’s learning provider accreditation is designed to help students choose information, library and archive career programmes that cover the essential skills and knowledge, and have been rigorously assessed. 

All programmes are assessed using the Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB) tool which identifies the core knowledge and skills of the profession. The PKSB is a flexible and practical tool which has been designed to be straight forward and comprehensive

CILIP's learning provider accreditation is designed to help students choose information, library and archive career programmes that cover the essential skills and knowledge, and have been rigorously assessed.

All programmes are assessed using the Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB) tool which identifies the core knowledge and skills of the profession. The PKSB is a flexible and practical tool which has been designed to be straight forward and comprehensive in order to capture the many different types of skills and knowledge that are expected of a modern information professional.

A CILIP accredited academic programme is the best preparation for professional practice. Individual institutions will advise on entrance requirements, starting dates and the availability of places. Only currently accredited programmes are listed. Where programmes are near the end of the accreditation cycle, potential students are advised to check directly with the university department about their accreditation renewal.

Enquiries regarding the accreditation status of programmes of learning providers which are not on this list should be sent to: memberservices@cilip.org.uk

Universities interested in exploring accreditation of their programmes should contact our Member Services team: memberservices@cilip.org.uk for further information and costs.

Aberystwyth University
Undergraduate, postgraduate full-time, part-time and distance learning courses
Contact
Department of Information
Aberystwyth University
P5 Building, Top Level
Penglais
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion, SY23 3UX
Wales
Courses
BA Cultural Heritage Studies: Libraries, Archives and Museums
Full Time
BSc Information and Library Studies
Distance Learning
MA/PG Dip Archives and Records Management
Full Time
MA/PG Dip Archives and Records Management
Distance Learning
MA/PG Dip Information and Library Studies
Full Time
MA/PG Dip Information and Library Studies
Distance Learning
MSc/PG Dip Digital Information and Media Management
Full Time
MSc/PG Dip Digital Information and Media Management
Distance Learning
Accredited to December 2026
Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
Undergraduate and postgraduate full time courses
Contact
Department of Library Science
Faculty of Arts
Chulalongkorn University
Boromrajakumari Building, 8th Fl.
Phayathai Rd. Patumwan
Bangkok 10330
Thailand
Tel. +66-2218-4817, +66-96-202-3310
Fax. +66-2218-4818
Email: libsci@chula.ac.th
Courses
BA Information Science
Full-time (in Thai)
MA Information Science
Full-time (in English)
Accredited to December 2025
Coleg Llandrillo
Contact
Coleg Llandrillo
Llandudno Road
Rhos-on-Sea
LL28 4HZ
Tel: 01492 542 338
Courses
FdA Library and Information Management
Part-time
BA (Hons) Library and Information Management
Part-time
Accredited to December 2025
College of Basic Education (Kuwait)
Undergraduate full time course
Contact
Department of Information Studies
PAAET Basic Education College
Rd No 103
Kuwait City
(6159) 1806611
cbe_lis@paaet.edu.kw
Courses
BA Information and Library Science
Full-time (in Arabic)
Accredited to May 2028
Cranfield University
Postgraduate full-time and part-time courses
Contact
Cranfield University
Centre for Electronic Warfare Information and Cyber Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Shrivenham
Swindon SN6 8LA
Admissions Tel: +44(0)1234 758023
Accredited to June 2026
Manchester Metropolitan University iSchool status
Postgraduate full-time and part-time courses
Contact
Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Information and Communications
Manchester Metropolitan University
Geoffrey Manton Building
Rosamond Street West
off Oxford Road
Manchester M15 6LL
Tel: 0161 247 6144
Journalism, Information and Communications
Courses
MA/PG Dip Library and Information Management
Full-time and part-time
MSc/PG Dip Information and Data Management
Full-time and part-time
Accredited to December 2025
CILIP is working with the university on the re-accreditation of these courses
Middle East College (Oman)
Undergraduate full time and part time course
Contact
Department of Records Management and Archival Studies
Middle East College
Knowledge Oasis Muscat
Sultanate of Oman
P.B. No. 79
Al Rusayl
PC: 124
Records Management and Archival Studies
Courses
BSc Archives and Records Management
Full-time and part-time (in Arabic)
Accredited to December 2025
NUIST (China) iSchool status
Undergraduate full time course
Contact
School of Management Science and Engineering
219 Ningliu Road
Nanjing
21044 China
NUIST
Courses
BSc Information Management and Information Systems
Full-time (in Mandarin)
Accredited to January 2026
The Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen) iSchool status
Postgraduate, full-time, part-time and online learning courses
Contact
School of Creative and Cultural Business
The Robert Gordon University
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen AB10 7QE
Tel. +44(0)1224 263800
Courses
MSc/PG Dip Information and Library Studies
Full-time and part-time online
Accredited to March 2026
South China Normal University (China)
Undergraduate academic full time course
Contact
South China Normal University
School of Economics and Management
South China Normal University
University Town
Panyu District
Guangzhou
510006
PR China
Courses
BSc Information Management and Information Systems
Full time (in Mandarin)
Accredited to May 2027
Sun Yat-sen University
Courses
Bachelor of Arts in Library Science
Bachelor of Arts in Archival Science
Bachelor of Science in Information Management and Information Systems
MSc Library Science
MSc Information Science
MSc Archival Science
Accredited to December 2025
Sultan Qaboos University (Oman)
Bi-lingual undergraduate and postgraduate full time and part time courses
Contact
Department of Information Studies
College of Arts and Social Sciences
Sultan Qaboos University
P.O.Box: 42 PC:123
Al-khod
Sultanate of Oman
Courses
MSc Library and Information Science
Full-time and part-time (in Arabic and English)
BA Information Studies - Management of Archives specialism
Full-time (in Arabic and English)
BA Information Studies - Management of Information Institutions specialism
Full-time (in Arabic and English)
MSc Library and Information Science: Accredited to March 2028
BA Information Studies courses: Accredited to February 2027
The University of Hong Kong iSchool status
Undergraduate and postgraduate full-time and part-time courses
Contact
Faculty of Education
The University of Hong Kong
Room 420, 4/F, Meng Wah Complex
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong
MSc Library and Information Management
Tel: (852) 3917-5856
mlim@hku.hk
http://web.edu.hku.hk/programme/mlim
Courses
MSc Library and Information Management
BSc Information Management
Accredited to October 2027
Ulster University
Postgraduate online learning course
Contact
Ulster University
Library and Information Management
School of Education
Ulster University
Cromore Road
Coleraine BT52 1SA
Northern Ireland
Contact: Dr Jessica Bates, Course Director
Email: j.bates@ulster.ac.uk
More info: Library and Information Management
Courses
MSc/PG Dip Library and Information Science
Online learning
Accredited to December 2025
CILIP is working with the university on the re-accreditation of these courses
University College London iSchool status
Postgraduate full-time and part-time courses
Contact
University College London
UCL Department of Information Studies
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
Tel: 020 7679 7204
MA/PG Diploma Library and Information Studies: l.keshav@ucl.ac.uk
Department of Information Studies
Courses
MA/Postgraduate Diploma Library and Information Studies
Full-time and part-time
Accredited to January 2027
University of Glasgow iSchool status
Postgraduate full-time and part-time courses
Contact
The University of Glasgow
George Service House
11 University Gardens
Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Tel: 0141 330 3635
Information Studies
Courses
MA Digital Media and Information Studies
MSc/PG Dip Information Management and Preservation
MSc/PG Dip Museum Studies
Accredited to December 2025
CILIP is working with the university on the re-accreditation of these courses
University of Manchester
Postgraduate course
Contact
University of Manchester, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Email: MASALC@manchester.ac.uk
Website: https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/icp/
Courses
Accreditation begins 2024
CILIP is working with the university on the accreditation of this course
University of Sheffield iSchool status
Postgraduate Full-time, part-time and distance learning courses
Contact
University of Sheffield, Information School
The University of Sheffield
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
Tel: 0114 222 2630
Information Studies
Courses
Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time
Full-time and part-time
Accredited to December 2026
University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) iSchool status
Postgraduate full-time and part-time courses
Contact
University of Strathclyde
Computer and Information Sciences Livingstone Tower
26 Richmond Street
Glasgow G1 1XH, UK
Tel: 0141 548 3700
Computer and Information Sciences
Accredited to December 2025
CILIP is working with the university on the re-accreditation of these courses
University of the West of England (Bristol)
Postgraduate full-time and part-time course
Contact
University of the West of England
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol, UK, BS16 1QY
Admissions and International Recruitment
telephone 0117 32 83333

For all enquiries about the MSc. Information Management programme at UWE Bristol, please email Virginia Power, Associate Director for Information Science
MSc in Information Management
Courses
MSc Information Management
Full-time and part-time
Accredited to June 2027