Postgraduate Course: Working with Collections (ENLI11090)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This foundational course for students enrolled on the MSc in 'Material Cultures and the History of the Book' will introduce students to a range of issues surrounding the conservation, management, and display of special collections, with particular emphasis on manuscript and printed materials.
Issues to be covered include cataloguing, conservation techniques, digitisation, collection management, and display and exhibitions. Seminars (which will run for 2 hours a week) will be taught by experts from the University and beyond.
The course is available to students from other MSc programmes with the approval of their programme directors and the course organiser |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Students will submit one 4,000 word essay at the end of semester 2 on the date specified in the handbook. |
| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
On completing the course, students will have acquired an understanding of:
* a variety of collections and their forms
* a range major issues in the management of collections
* the cataloguing, preservation, digitisation, promotion and display of special collections
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | WwC |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Thomas Mole
Tel: (0131 6)50 4283
Email: Tom.Mole@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sophie Bryan
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: Sophie.Bryan@ed.ac.uk |
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