Postgraduate Course: Internship in a Museum or Public Institution (HIAR11004)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | History of Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/arts-culture-environment/history-art/postgraduate/internships |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The internship is a work placement, with a final report. The internship course for the MSc in History, Theory and Display is run in conjunction with that for the MSc in Scottish Art and Visual Culture. Each internship lasts for two semesters overall, and demands one full day per week from the student. The internship has three main elements: a plan of work drawn up between the host institution, the student, and the postgraduate director, the work itself, and a final report which is assessed. The work itself will depend on what can be provided by the host institution, but will be appropriate and sustaining for a student at this level: archival work, curatorial work, and work in public relations are all likely. Participating institutions are likely to include the National Museums of Scotland, the National Galleries of Scotland, the Fruitmarket Gallery, the Talbot Rice Gallery, the City Art Centre (Edinburgh), Doggerfisher Gallery, and the special collections of Edinburgh University. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The internship has essentially three main learning outcomes. First, it relates postgraduate education directly to the experience of local institutions: it not only provides direct experience of objects in local collections, but the experience of working with them. Second, it develops skills outside the strictly academic context, with a view to providing an element for training for future careers in the arts. Third, through the report, it provides a space for critical reflection on Scottish institutions. |
Assessment Information
The internship will lead to a 7,000 word report divided as follows:
Institutional Analysis: 3,000 words
Academic Focus: 4,000 words |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claudia Hopkins
Tel: (0131 6)51 1782
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Course secretary | Miss Susan Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 5743
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