National university of lesotho

Bachelor of Arts in Library and Information Studies

COURSE

Bachelor of Arts in Library and Information Studies

Duration for Indirect Entry – 3 years
Requirements

The normal entry requirements for candidates shall be:

Diploma in Library and Information Studies or equivalent. Such candidates when admitted will start their programme at the second year level of this programme.
Duration for Direct Entry – 4 years
Requirements

Candidates who apply for admission into the Bachelor of Library and Information Studies programme must satisfy the General Regulations into the BA degree of the Faculty of Humanities.

For admissibility into Year 1, applicants must have:

Sat for a minimum of Six (6) subjects of the Lesotho General Certificate (LGCSE) examinations.
Obtained C grade or better, in (4) subjects including English Language.
Obtained a D in the remaining two (2) subjects chosen from designed five subject groups and a minimum Admission Point Score (APS) that shall not exceed 26.

Career Opportunities

Holders of the Bachelor Library and Information Studies degree will be expected to occupy positions in academic, special, college and public libraries and private and parastatal organizations as teacher-librarians, assistant librarians, library officers and librarians or information resource managers, archivists, records managers.