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‘The Museum Idea: Critical Histories, Contemporary Challenges’ encourages students to consider how contemporary approaches to museology are influenced by historic practices. Organised thematically in blocks (Histories and Philosophies; Current Issues and Contestation), and taught through seminars, students will investigate themes such as: curiosity, museums and nationalism, authenticity, heritage and collaboration, sustainability, museums as social spaces, museum activism, museums and well-being.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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What is a museum? What roles have museums assumed in the past and in the present? What might museums in the future be like? ‘The Museum Idea: Critical Histories, Contemporary Challenges’ explores these questions by examining both the history and philosophy of museums and how contemporary museums shape and are shaped by current societal challenges. Through seminars that are team-taught by researchers and University Collections staff, students will engage with a wide range of Museum Studies scholarship illustrating museum theory and practice from around the world, reflecting a diversity of contexts and both disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to working with collections and museum audiences. The course is mandatory for Museum Studies students, but will be helpful for students in other programmes keen to gain foundational understanding of current issues affecting the cultural and heritage sector.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 42 | Feedback Weeks | 45 | |
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Duration: 8-10 minutes |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Students will critique interpretative and communication processes used by museums, both historically and in the present. |
| Conceptual | Create | Students will demonstrate evidence of independent research in course assessments. |
| Factual | Evaluate | Students will critically evaluate case study material drawn from museums and heritage organisations worldwide. |
| Factual | Understand | Drawing on relevant literature, students will be able to discuss critically, in written and verbal form, key topics within the field of Museum Studies. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 34 | Feedback Weeks | 39 | |
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Word Count: 3000 words (excluding bibliography) |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Students will critique interpretative and communication processes used by museums, both historically and in the present. |
| Conceptual | Create | Students will demonstrate evidence of independent research in course assessments. |
| Factual | Evaluate | Students will critically evaluate case study material drawn from museums and heritage organisations worldwide. |
| Factual | Understand | Drawing on relevant literature, students will be able to discuss critically, in written and verbal form, key topics within the field of Museum Studies. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | Word Count | 4000 | ||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Understand | Students will demonstrate an ability to prepare material for leading and participating in seminar discussions. |
| Factual | Understand | Drawing on relevant literature, students will be able to discuss critically, in written and verbal form, key topics within the field of Museum Studies. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Students will critique interpretative and communication processes used by museums, both historically and in the present. |
| Conceptual | Create | Students will demonstrate evidence of independent research in course assessments. |
| Factual | Evaluate | Students will critically evaluate case study material drawn from museums and heritage organisations worldwide. |
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