Undergraduate Course: History of Art Work Placement (HIAR10157)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The History of Art Work Placement gives students experience of applying and developing their art-historical knowledge and skills in contexts beyond the University. Students will be placed with host institutions across the visual arts, heritage and cultural sectors in Edinburgh and beyond, and will contribute to the education and community outreach activities of these institutions.
Undergraduate Work Placement is open to 3rd year Single Honours History of Art only. Placements are awarded on a competitive basis and are not guaranteed. |
| Course description |
Working collaboratively with one of our partner institutions, this course offers you the opportunity to gain skills and experience working in the arts and cultural sector. Each work placement is designed to help you gain direct hands-on experience in the sector and enhance your knowledge and skills in various areas of arts management. Placements will vary yearly but may include curatorial, collections and archival work, involvement with public engagement and educational programmes, or exhibition and marketing strategies.
Semester 1 focuses on preparing you for the application and interview process. A series of seminars support you to write your draft cover letter as part of the training process. At the end of semester 1 applicants will be invited to interview, and successful students will be placed with a host institution.
In semester 2, if successfully placed, you will undergo an initial briefing, relevant training and induction, after which you will work independently with the host institution. You will be assigned a supervisor at the institution who will help guide you in your placement and an academic supervisor within the History of Art department who will support and monitor your associated research projects.
Students who do not proceed with work placements after the interview stage will automatically be enrolled on Analysing Art History: Texts, Objects, Institutions, Part Two.
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding and critical awareness of the institutional landscape of the cultural sector.
- Apply knowledge and skills of the relevant academic discipline to projects in a professional cultural sector work environment.
- Exercise initiative and work effectively, under guidance, in a professional cultural sector organisation.
- Effectively communicate specialist information about the creative and cultural sector to diverse audiences, both in writing and verbally.
- Critically review your own professional skills and aptitudes, and identify how best to further develop these.
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Reading List
Banks, M. 2017. Creative Justice: Cultural Industries, Work and Inequality. London Rowman & Littlefield International, Ltd.
Belfiore, E. and Gibson, L. 2019. Histories of Cultural Participation, Values and Governance. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Jancovich, L. and Stevenson, D. 2022. Failures in Cultural Participation. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
Oakley, K. and O'Brien, D. 2015. Cultural Value and Inequality: A Critical Literature Review. UK: Arts and Humanities Research Council.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The course offers an opportunity for students to gain valuable real-world experience in the creative and cultural industries. Each work placement is unique, allowing students to work independently and in group environments, become skilled communicators, develop professional connections and gain a greater understanding of arts management and the varied opportunities available in the sector. By combining work placement with independent research, students will better understand how to apply their transferable knowledge and skills to real-world situations, such as grant writing, programme reports, and curatorial, education and engagement strategies. Graduates will have a strong sense of what work in the sector involves and, as a result, will be better prepared to establish or focus their careers in the creative and cultural industries. Additionally, the evaluation report encourages students to be critical and reflective thinkers as well as problem solvers.
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| Keywords | Museum,gallery,curating,education,placement,internship |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elysia Lechelt
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Course secretary | Ms Rian Matsui
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