Internship in a Museum or Public Institution (P00269)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : ACE-P-P00269

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

? This course is not available to visting students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History of Art, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 6 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

? Additional Class Information : One day a week

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.