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VSA4025 - Visual culture internship

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Art, Design and Architecture

Organisational Unit

Department of Fine Art

Coordinator(s)

Dr Anne Marsh

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

This unit is based on a practice of internships for students in cultural institutions. It is designed to provide students with first hand experience of working within the culture industry while introducing them to the types of research customarily undertaken in such institutions. After several preliminary seminars, students will be assigned to a museum/ gallery in which they will work for two days per week, over a period of nine weeks, under the direction of the relevant director. They will undertake a research project of specific relevance to the cultural institution.

Assessment

Catalogue exercise (1500 words): 25%
Research project (5500 words): 75%
Internship practical work (equivalent 2000 words)

Workload requirements

Workload is 2.5 hour seminar per week for 4 weeks and 2 days per week during the 9 week period of internship

Co-requisites

Two units at fourth-year level in visual culture or an appropriate discipline