2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

ARTF5253M Interpretations

15 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Dr Laura Swithenbank
Email: l.swithenbank@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

Interpretations will support you to develop critically-engaged, reflexive and practical understandings of interpretive practice in art galleries, museums and heritage. Interpretations is an action learning module. You will work collaboratively with other students to to develop an online exhibition. Through the module you will be focus on interpretative planning, audience development, writing text, interpretive design, marketing and visitor research. You also build skills of collaboration and project management.

Objectives

Interpretations supports you to become critically-engaged and reflective practitioners of art gallery, museum and heritage interpretation. You will encounter academic debates concerning dynamics of power, epistemology and representation while undertaking a practical action learning group interpretation project. By the end of the module, you will be able to draw up an interpretation strategy, develop interpretative approaches for specific audiences, communicate with different audiences visually and in writing, understand how to work with people from different backgrounds and be able to project manage and meet deadlines.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module you will be able to:
1. Apply current interpretive practice and academic debates to the development of an interpretive strategy.
2. Apply understandings of group dynamics and decision-making processes in working collaboratively with peers.
3. Evaluate the dynamics of power, knowledge and representation raised by interpretive practice in art galleries and museums .
4. Account for ethical and political implications of interpretive practice and recognise the responsibilities that emerge from seeking to interpret.

Skills learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
5. Reflection: The ability to recognise and express knowledge and understanding and how it relates to personal experience as a reflective practitioner and the ways in which you work in different contexts.
6. Active learning: The ability to learn on the job, learn proactively and adopt effective learning strategies.

Syllabus

Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lectures	7	1.00	7.00
presentation	8	1.00	8.00
seminars	4	0.50	2.00
Private study hours			133.00
Total Contact hours			17.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Formative feedback on draft portfolio tasks is given.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Coursework	Written	100.00
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: 29/08/2024

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