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2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies (Part-Time)

Programme code:MA-AH/AGM-PTUCAS code:
Duration:24 Months Method of Attendance: Part Time
Programme manager:Dr Rob Knifton Contact address:r.h.knifton@leeds.ac.uk

Part-time stuednts may be eligible for award of Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma depending on the numer of credits and particular modules passed.

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

A 2:1 degree at first degree level or above. Vocational experience may be taken into account

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies

Programme specification:

The MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies puts theory and practice into dialogue.
You will develop critical understandings of the histories of art galleries and museums and explore and challenge key ideas that have shaped museum practice. You will also deploy these historical and theoretical understandings to develop innovative approaches to curation, interpretation and engaging audiences.
A core strand of the MA traces the emergence of art galleries, museums and country houses in western Europe and opens up critical questions about how the past is presented in art galleries and museums. You will build on this work though choosing an optional modules exploring contemporary curatorial strategies, technologies and media, cultural memory, material culture and audiences.
Another core strand is underpinned by action learning and puts contemporary curation in an international context. From the first you’ll work on an interpretation intervention with one of the archives and collections on campus (such as the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery; Brotherton Special Collections; Marks and Spencer Company Archive). This intensive experience of project planning, management, collaboration and team working prepares you for undertaking an optional work placement in your second semester, with placements being offered by our many art gallery and museum partners in Leeds and beyond.
You will also develop advanced research skills which will equip you to develop appropriate questions and methods for your dissertation. Your development as a researcher will be supported by your involvement in the active research culture provided by the Centre for Critical Studies in Museums, Galleries and Heritage.
You will study in the heart of a cultural hub for this diverse and vibrant region. Leeds is home to a national museum, nine council-run museums, galleries and heritage sites and many private and charitable museums and galleries. We’re also a short bus or train journey away from everything the rest of Yorkshire has to offer, from The Hepworth Wakefield to the National Media Museum, Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the Bronte Parsonage Museum.


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to complete the following compulsory module(s):

ARTF5101MAdvanced Research Skills 15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ARTF5680MInterpreting Cultures30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Optional modules:

Students are required to select 30-60 credits in semester 2 from the approved array of optional modules

ARTF5001MDerrida and Deconstruction30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5008MBeyond the Trench: Collaborative Projects on the History, Remembrance and Critical Heritage of the First World War30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ARTF5026MCapitalism-Criticism-Contemporary Art30 creditsNot running in 201718
ARTF5031MUnfinished Business: Trauma, Cultural Memory and the Holocaust30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5039MFrom Chagall to Kitaj and Beyond30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5051MIntersecting Practices: Questioning the Intersection of Contemporary Art and Heritage30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5071MEncountering Things: Art and Entanglement in Anglo-Saxon England30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5114MThe Births and Deaths of a Chinese Renaissance30 creditsNot running in 201718
ARTF5191MAnthropology, Art and Representation30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5193MHumanity, Animality and Globality30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5194MTechnology, Media and Critical Culture30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5802MPlacements in Context: Policy, Organizations and Practice30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PECI5211MAudience Engagement and Impact30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

ARTF5102MAdvanced Research Skills 25 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5255MHistory and the Museum: Representation, Narrative and Memory30 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
ARTF5720MDissertation for the MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies50 credits1 Jan to 30 Sep

Optional modules:

Students are required to select 0-30 credits in semester 2 from the approved array of optional modules

ARTF5001MDerrida and Deconstruction30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5008MBeyond the Trench: Collaborative Projects on the History, Remembrance and Critical Heritage of the First World War30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ARTF5026MCapitalism-Criticism-Contemporary Art30 creditsNot running in 201718
ARTF5031MUnfinished Business: Trauma, Cultural Memory and the Holocaust30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5039MFrom Chagall to Kitaj and Beyond30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5051MIntersecting Practices: Questioning the Intersection of Contemporary Art and Heritage30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5071MEncountering Things: Art and Entanglement in Anglo-Saxon England30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5114MThe Births and Deaths of a Chinese Renaissance30 creditsNot running in 201718
ARTF5191MAnthropology, Art and Representation30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5193MHumanity, Animality and Globality30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5194MTechnology, Media and Critical Culture30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ARTF5802MPlacements in Context: Policy, Organizations and Practice30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PECI5211MAudience Engagement and Impact30 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Last updated: 17/10/2017

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