2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ARTF3078 Art Gallery and Museum Work Placement

20 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Dr Mark Westgarth
Email: m.w.westgarth@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2018/19

Pre-requisites

ARTF2125

Exhibitions, Curatorship and Audiences

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

The museum/gallery work placement module is a dedicated, supervised, work placement opportunity for level 3 art gallery and museum studies students. Students are assigned an appropriate work placement opportunity at a museum, gallery or heritage organisation from a range of opportunities from museums and galleries in Leeds and the region, as well as opportunities as they arise at museums/galleries on the University of Leeds campus. Students negotiate placement workdays with the placement provider and complete a minimum of 9 placement sessions of 5 hours over the semester. The work placement is facilitated and managed by the placement module leader.

Objectives

To provide students with experience of work in the museums, galleries and heritage sector and the professional work environment. The module will be underpinned by employability skills training, reflective assessment and academic tutor support.

Learning outcomes
Students will develop work-related skills and knowledge through work practice; critical evaluate their learning through work placement, and enhance their career knowledge.

Skills outcomes
Team working
Time Management
Work-Based experience
Museum/Gallery Practice

Syllabus

Besides the work placement itself, the module will have 4 taught sessions: week 1 will include an introduction to work placement delivered by the central placement team at the University. Further group tutorials in weeks 5, 8, and 11 will be devoted to student meetings with the module leader in order to help the students develop their assignments for the assessment for the module.

Students will be undertaking their work placement activities during weeks 2-11 of the module.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Placement	9	5.00	45.00
Seminar	1	2.00	2.00
Tutorial	4	1.00	4.00
Private study hours			149.00
Total Contact hours			51.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Students will undertake research into their respective placement provider as part of their private study time, and will be undertaking independent learning whilst in their respective working environment.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

The tutorial sessions allow regular monitoring of student progress; the module tutor will undertake a work placement visit during the course of the student work placement activities.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Project	1 x 2,000-3,000 word reflective report	60.00
Literature Review	1x 800-1,000 word review of the organisational structure of the student placement provider	30.00
Placement Assessment	Placement provider performance questionnaire	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 28/06/2018

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