2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
HIST5020M Making History: Archive Collaborations
30 creditsClass Size: 13
Module manager: Dr Katie Carpenter
Email: K.Carpenter@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as an Elective
Module summary
This module offers an exciting way of doing history by working with partner organisations, like West Yorkshire Archive Service and Special Collections in the Brotherton Library. It provides an excellent opportunity for you to utilise the wealth of original archive material on our doorstep in collaboration with archive professionals whilst you carry out independent research.Objectives
This module aims to develop your awareness of the complex relationship between archivists and archives and how they create and shape history and heritage. Through a mixture of workshops, project supervision, and dedicated time with archivists, the objective is to create resources for public use: it could be an exhibition, guide to a collection, or web resources. This work placement module provides a stepping stone to work in museums, archives or heritage, as well as preparation for an academic career, by developing transferrable skills around public engagement, digital engagement, and education.Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Describe and implement a knowledge of the practices of archives
2. Assess and evaluate how history and heritage is created from archives
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
3. Reflect on their professional development in a work context
4. Tailor resources to public audiences
5. Implement project management techniques
Syllabus
The teaching on this module is designed to support students in their work placement and their projects. It combines:1. Module workshops, covering broad issues relating to archives and history, project development, training, and assessment preparation.2. Archive-specific sessions and mentoring, inducting students to the archive and then regular meetings during the work placement. Each year a varied suite of projects/themes will be offered, matching areas that archives are interested in developing. Students will apply to these themes and have considerable opportunity to shape the form of the final project output. In some cases, students may be working as a group on a project/with an archive, but with individual tasks and activities.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Fieldwork | 1 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Practical | 1 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Seminar | 10 | 2.00 | 20.00 |
| Private study hours | 226.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 74.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
In semester 1, students will submit a ‘plan on a page’ document outlining their plans for their placement. They will receive written feedback which can be used to prepare for their first assessment, the poster. Feedback on the poster will also serve to prepare students for their final portfolio.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Poster | Poster | 40.00 |
| Portfolio | Portfolio | 60.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Resit for poster: Retrospective project management reflective writing piece
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 18/10/2024
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