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AT5555: NAVIGATING THE MUSEUM WORKPLACE CAREER PORTFOLIO PROJECT (2020-2021)

Last modified: 25 May 2021 15:50


Course Overview

As a practice-based alternative to a dissertation, students take part in a 20 day placement in a museum or gallery followed by writing an 8,000 word Museum Studies Project. Some students opt for a four-week placement in the early summer, while others choose to make a regular arrangement to volunteer in a local museum during term-time. Placements are offered in a range of museums in Scotland, but students can also identify other possibilities themselves.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Jennifer Walklate

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

As a practice-based alternative to a dissertation, students take part in a 20 day placement in a museum or gallery followed by writing an 8,000 word Museum Studies Project. Some students opt for a four-week placement in the early summer, while others choose to make a regular arrangement to volunteer in a local museum during term-time. Placements are offered in a range of museums in Scotland, but students can also identify other possibilities themselves.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

1 x 6000 word project, plus short compulsory discussion boards (non-graded) each week. (100%)

 

Resit (for students who took the course in Academic Year 2020/21):   

1 x 6000 word project (100%)

Resit (for students who took the course in Academic Year 2019/20 or for C8 students):   
 
1 x 6000 word project (100%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralApplyApply knowledge of museums to working with professional staff on a project.
ProceduralUnderstandUnderstand the structure, policy and practice of the host institution
ReflectionAnalyseRecord and analyse the work placement against its original aims.
ReflectionEvaluateReflect on success of project and contribution to host institution.
ProceduralApplyCarry out a successful placement project in a museum (or equivalent).

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