BA Art Gallery and Museum Studies

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- demonstrate knowledge of the histories and theories of art, architecture and material culture.
- demonstrate knowledge of the histories and theories of museums, art galleries and heritage.
- use basic generic and subject specific intellectual qualities i.e.
- be able to communicate the results of their work in a variety of written and oral forms;
- be able construct a structured and coherent simple argument in written composition;
- be able to interpret and evaluate the underlying concepts and principles of the discipline of art history and art gallery and museum studies;
- demonstrate an ability to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to problem solving associated with the disciplines of art history and art gallery and museum studies;
- appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme, skills relating to:
- career management, communication, interpersonal skills, learning skills, numeracy, self-management, use of IT and problem-solving
- students will be encouraged to further develop and enhance the full set of skills through a variety of opportunities available outside their curriculum.
- Art Gallery and Museum Studies is a discipline which lends itself to critical judgement and problem-solving through personal engagement with issues and through dialogue and group discussion.
- Also integral is the collection, collation and analysis of material and its communication and presentation. The field of study also prompts an awareness of chronology and periodisation.
- In addition, the use of powerful tools of research, analysis and presentation associated with information technology is developed in several ways, such as in the location and retrieval of bibliographic and source material, the production and presentation of student work, and, where appropriate, the use of more sophisticated databases and exploitation of the internet.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- Essays test research skills and the ability to construct a coherent argument
- Unseen examinations test the ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding
- Oral presentations test the ability to deliver information coherently and creatively
- Workbooks test continued engagement with course materials