2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies (Part-Time)
Programme code: | MA-AH/AGM-PT | UCAS code: | |
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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):
ARTF5101M | Advanced Research Skills 1 | 5 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ARTF5680M | Interpreting Cultures | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to select 30-60 credits in semester 2 from the approved array of optional modules
ARTF5001M | Derrida and Deconstruction | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5008M | Beyond the Trench: Collaborative Projects on the History, Remembrance and Critical Heritage of the First World War | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ARTF5026M | Capitalism-Criticism-Contemporary Art | 30 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
ARTF5031M | Unfinished Business: Trauma, Cultural Memory and the Holocaust | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5039M | From Chagall to Kitaj and Beyond | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5051M | Intersecting Practices: Questioning the Intersection of Contemporary Art and Heritage | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5071M | Encountering Things: Art and Entanglement in Anglo-Saxon England | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5114M | The Births and Deaths of a Chinese Renaissance | 30 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
ARTF5191M | Anthropology, Art and Representation | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5193M | Humanity, Animality and Globality | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5194M | Technology, Media and Critical Culture | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5802M | Placements in Context: Policy, Organizations and Practice | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PECI5211M | Audience Engagement and Impact | 30 credits | Semester 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:
ARTF5102M | Advanced Research Skills 2 | 5 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5255M | History and the Museum: Representation, Narrative and Memory | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ARTF5720M | Dissertation for the MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies | 50 credits | 1 Jan to 30 Sep |
Optional modules:
Students are required to select 0-30 credits in semester 2 from the approved array of optional modules
ARTF5001M | Derrida and Deconstruction | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5008M | Beyond the Trench: Collaborative Projects on the History, Remembrance and Critical Heritage of the First World War | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ARTF5026M | Capitalism-Criticism-Contemporary Art | 30 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
ARTF5031M | Unfinished Business: Trauma, Cultural Memory and the Holocaust | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5039M | From Chagall to Kitaj and Beyond | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5051M | Intersecting Practices: Questioning the Intersection of Contemporary Art and Heritage | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5071M | Encountering Things: Art and Entanglement in Anglo-Saxon England | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5114M | The Births and Deaths of a Chinese Renaissance | 30 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
ARTF5191M | Anthropology, Art and Representation | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5193M | Humanity, Animality and Globality | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5194M | Technology, Media and Critical Culture | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARTF5802M | Placements in Context: Policy, Organizations and Practice | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PECI5211M | Audience Engagement and Impact | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
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