Museums in the Modern World

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• evaluate evidence on paper or in the field;
• apply and develop key skills in critical thinking and analysis, written communication, information-handling and professional presentation;
• work effectively alone and/or as part of a team to meet deadlines and reflect on own or others' functioning in order to improve practice;

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the history of museums and their place in the modern world;
• of museum policy frameworks and funding;
• the professional context of museums;
• the theoretical frameworks underpinning heritage interpretation and presentation;
• the practical processes required to deliver exhibitions in museums.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• critique museum presentations and prepare exhibition design proposals for non-professional audiences.
• integrate the results from your own research or fieldwork with that of others to answer specific questions;
• critique and present your own evaluation, analysis and synthesis of key issues relating to cultural heritage;
• plan, develop and implement creative solutions to heritage issues through the application of appropriate skills and interpretative frameworks;
• apply, with critical awareness, appropriate theoretical frameworks and practical approaches to relevant debates;

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Project plan

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment:
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.