Postgraduate Course: Internship in Celtic and Scottish Studies (CELT11050)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The internship is an opportunity for students to gain valuable work experience in an area relevant to their studies. The economic environment is challenging for many graduates, and evidence of an internship is often a decisive factor in hiring decisions. The internship has three main elements: a work plan agreed between the host institution, the student, and the programme director; the work itself; and an assessed final report. The precise nature of the internship will depend on agreements with the host institution, but it is likely to involve archival work, research assistance, curatorial work, or work in public relations. Participating institutions may include Storytelling Centre, the National Library of Scotland Special Collections and Manuscripts departments, the National Sound Archive, the National Museums of Scotland, The School of Scottish Studies Archives, and the special collections of Edinburgh University.
Course description	The internship has three main elements: a work plan agreed between the host institution, the student, and the programme director; the work itself; and an assessed final report. The work itself will depend on agreements with the host institution, but is likely to involve archival work, research assistance, curatorial work, or work in public relations. Participating institutions may include the Storytelling Centre, the National Library of Scotland Special Collections and Manuscripts departments, the National Sound Archive, the National Museums of Scotland, The School of Scottish Studies Archives, and the special collections of Edinburgh University.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Placement Study Abroad Hours 120, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 76 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Students will complete a written report on their internship, which will normally be 4000 words in length. It will discuss the aims and objectives of their internship and an assessment of the overall project.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: relate their academic learning to the workplace gain skills outwith the academic context and experience relevant for future careers in Celtic and Scottish Studies reflect on their learning and performance, clearly articulating the skills that they have gained as part of their work experience