This course offers students a professional insight into how a university museum service operates through the process of exhibition planning and development from the initial concept stage through to final installation through a series of talks and practical exercises led by museum staff.

10x 1hr Lectures and 10x1hr practical sessions, over 11 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus.

INFOST5005 Archives and Record Theory

INFOST5019 Inside Museum Practice (Glasgow Museums)

INFOST5024 Museum Work Placement

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Portfolio (100%, 3000 words)

This course aims to:

■ Provide professional insight into how a UK university museum service operates and offer opportunities to gain practical experience in implementing museum policy, meeting strategic objectives and delivering services;

■ Consolidate and develop students' knowledge and understanding of museum theory and practice with a special focus on project creation, planning and delivery;

■ Provide students with the opportunity to understand and respect the differences in approaches between cultural heritage institutions;

■ Offer students opportunities to refine and develop their learning interests and to explore potential future career paths.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Identify the operational processes, policies and strategies of a university museum and evaluate how these differ from other types of cultural heritage institutions;

■ Identify the different stages of exhibition planning and the professional roles and skills involved including collections care, research, education, audience development, marketing, and merchandise.

■ Evaluate the differences in departmental priorities and propose solutions for addressing tensions within the exhibition development process

■ Create an exhibition proposal that meets professional standards;

■ Collaborate with others and communicate effectively within a professional context;

■ Reflect upon and critically evaluate their learning.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.