GD5602 The Museum: Global Perspectives and Debates

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

To be confirmed

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module Staff

Dr Karen Brown, Ms Nicole Meehan, Dr Agnes Bos, Dr Ulrike Weiss

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module provides a thorough grounding in museum and heritage studies through investigation into global literature and case studies. Students will be encouraged to think critically about historic, current and evolving debates in the cultural sector, enabling them to situate their own positionality and practice within contemporary context. Themes examined will include museum activism, museums and climate action, decolonisation, community heritage, eco-museology, and the postdigital museum. Teaching sessions will take a range of formats, including class trips structured to provide the opportunity for students to consider the impact of theoretical developments in museology upon practice and vice versa. Taken in combination with the skills-based core module, Museum Practice, this offering provides students with knowledge from which they may develop specialisms relevant to the sector, shaping their ongoing research interests and potential future career paths.

Relationship to other modules

Co-requisites

YOU MUST ALSO TAKE GD5601

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

11 x 2 hour seminar

Scheduled learning hours

28

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

264

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Define and reflect upon their positionally with respect to sector debates and to consider the impact of this on their own practice
  • Understand and engage critically with contemporary debates in the cultural sector
  • Comprehend the diverse nature of museum audiences and the skills needed to provide for them in physical and digital spaces
  • Critique the role of the museum in wider societal debates
  • Engage effectively in reflective and critical thinking and group discussion