According to the Catalogue of Disciplines and Specialities for Granting Doctoral and Master's Degrees and Training Postgraduates, Catalogue of Disciplines for Granting Degrees and Training Talents, and Table of Correspondence between Related Disciplines in the New Catalogue and Disciplines in the Original Catalogue published by the Ministry of Education, library information and archives management (first-class discipline code: 1205), library information and archives management (first-class discipline code: 1205) Information and archives management, namely, library science (discipline code: 12050 1), information science (discipline code: 120502) and archival science (discipline code: 120503), belong to academic masters.

A master's degree is a graduate student between a bachelor's degree and a doctor's degree. A master's degree usually symbolizes a basic independent thinking ability. Academic graduate students are a branch of master students, corresponding to professional masters. Academic graduate students receive general master's education, focusing on training teaching and scientific research talents. The type of degree awarded is academic master's degree.