Textile Conservation MPhil
Principles And Practice: Conservation Projects HISTART5051
- Academic Session: 2024-25
- School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
- Credits: 40
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
Short Description
Principles and Practice: Conservation Projects gives students the opportunity to consolidate conservation in practice through complex object treatment alongside fostering independent decision-making skills. This is complemented by wider collections and project management knowledge and understanding, supporting the development of skills textile conservators need in the workplace.
Timetable
4 x 1 hr lecture,
4 x 1 hr seminar,
2 x 3hr workshop,
1 x 4 hr Field trip,
56 x 3hr Practical conservation sessions over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
Textile conservation practical element (Continuous assessment over course) - 35%
Substantiated Conservation report (3500 words) - 35%
Consultant's Report (3000 words) - 30%
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
This course aims to:
■ Promote a greater understanding of the contexts within which textile conservation operates.
■ Provide the student with the opportunity to implement varied and complex interventive treatments to further develop and refine practical skills.
■ Enable the student to synthesise observation, research, and analysis along with an understanding of cultural and ethical contexts to formulate appropriate treatment and collection care strategies.
■ Introduce the skills necessary to manage collections of textiles and small projects with an enhanced awareness of the balance between access and preservation.
■ Embed professional skills appropriate for an emerging conservation practitioner.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ Employ high quality practical skills to carry out complex object treatments with appropriate levels of independence.
■ Formulate well-argued reports that meet client and 'object' needs using an advanced evidence-based foundation to support observation, interpretation, and reasoning.
■ Effectively apply critical reflection and problem-solving to practice and as part of continuing professional development.
■ Select and design appropriate measures and creative solutions to enhance the preservation of and widen access to a textile collection.
■ Organise and manage practical projects effectively within agreed timeframes to strengthen project management skills.
Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits
Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.