Future Students
Use your skills to devise preservation methods, analyse and document records and historically valuable documents.
The work of archivists, curators and records managers is varied, with tasks that can include:
- evaluating and preserving records for administrative, historical, legal, evidential and other purposes
- preparing record-keeping systems, indexes, guides and procedures for archival research and for the retention and destruction of records
- identifying and classifying specimens and objects, and arranging restoration work
- examining items and arranging examinations to determine condition and authenticity
- designing and revising medical record forms
- managing an organisation's central records systems
- analysing the record-keeping needs of organisations, and translating these needs into record management systems
- maintaining computerised and other record management systems and record forms, and advising on their usage
- controlling access to confidential information, and recommending codes of practice and procedures for accessing records
- developing record cataloguing, coding and classification systems, and monitoring their use
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Disclaimer: This page provides study pathway and career options as a guide only. You should contact the Admissions Centre, International Centre or relevant Faculties for full details.
Study pathways
The following study pathway shows the most common and direct route for a UWA student to pursue this career.
Undergraduate
- Anthropology and Sociology
- Archaeology
- History
- Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage
- Medieval and Early Modern Studies
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Postgraduate
Postgraduate study is not required for this occupation, but may be helpful for career advancement.
Relevant postgraduate courses include:
Relevant majors include: