This module provides a tailored made 70-hour internship within a local, regional or national museum. The internship opportunity is designed to provide students with first-hand experience in museum work, a crucial step towards a career in the field.
During the internship, students will be able to apply the concepts and principles learned in class (in the Autumn term) within the dynamic context of museums. You have the freedom to choose your museum as far as possible, ensuring that the internship aligns with your interests and career aspirations. Your work can be tailored to your specific interests, as you are able to to define your specific project through discussions between yourself, the course leader, and the museum.
The knowledge gained from the internship in a museum will be reinforced through classroom seminars, where we delve deeper into theoretical concepts and discuss your practical applications. The chosen assessment methods provide you with a comprehension of the diverse skills acquired during your internships (e.g. blog) and the ability to reflect on and learn from your experiences (final report).
Internship: 70 hours
Seminars: 8 hours
2,000 words Report. Assessment Details: Internship Report worth 60%. This Assessment is not Pass Compulsory.
1,500 words Blog. Assessment Details: Blog covering each day of placement, explaining tasks and skills acquired worth 40%.
Reassessment Method:
Single Instrument
written assessment (submission of a 2,000-word Internship report sufficient to meet the Module Learning Outcomes).
On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:
1. Display knowledge and critical understanding of principles of conservation, management and interpretation of museum collections in a museum setting.
2. Apply underlying concepts and principles outside the context in which they were first studied, particularly during the internship.
3. Describe the appropriateness of different methods of enquiry related to collections care, management, and interpretation and apply them to problem solving within the context of museums.
5. Reflect critically on the limits of their knowledge, in particular of their biases, and how these influence their analyses and interpretation of collections and decisions related to conservation and management.
5) Effectively communicate information, ideas, and interpretations concerning scholarly debates using written and visual primary evidence and to a variety of audiences.
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