ARTH 5206 - Art Museum Internship

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2017

Interns will be exposed to a broad experience of the life of the Art Gallery of South Australia, or some other appropriate museum or organisation, working not only in the curatorial department but as far as possible in the areas of public programs, marketing and public relations, sponsorship and registration. The exact program will depend upon the time of year and the specific needs and commitments of the participating staff.

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Course Details

Course Code	ARTH 5206
Course	Art Museum Internship
Coordinating Unit	Art History
Term	Semester 2
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	6
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	Successful completion of the 4 Graduate Diploma in Art History courses
Restrictions	Only available to MA(StArtHist) & MA(Cur&MuseumSt) students
Quota	A quota may apply

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Professor Catherine Speck

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

To be advised

Course Learning Outcomes

The intership aims to:
1 broaden students skills expertise and experience in museum and gallery work
2 enable students to explore how a specific area of musuem operates (for instance the curatorial department) and see how such activities fits into the larger institutional infrastracture
3 develop in students a critical understanding and awareness of museum and gallery culture
4 develop specific skills in students including collection-based research, cataloguing, researching artists and their work for forthoming exhibitions, writing captions and wall text panels, becoming familiar with conservation issues, planning an exhibition hang, developing a marketing campaign and developing skills in exhibition management

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,2,3,4
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	2,3,5,7,8,9,10
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	3,4,5, 6,7,9,11
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	6,8,12,13
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	3,9
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	1,2, 10

Learning Resources

Required Resources

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Recommended Resources

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Online Learning

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Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

Active participation in 20 day internship in a gallery or museum setting - it may involve some or all of research, problem solving, cataloguing, object analysis, report writing

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

6 unit courses in HUMSS are designed on the assumption that all learning and assessment activities such as reading, online tutorials, preparatory work for seminars etc will require approximately 312 hours over the course of the semester

Learning Activities Summary

Interns are exposed to a broad experience of the life of the Art Gallery of South Australia and other galleries and museums. Student placements include working in the curatorial section of an art gallery in collection-based research and exhibition development; and public programs including education, marketing and public relations.

The exact nature of the internship depends on the time of the year and the specific needs and commitments of the gallery or museum staff involved.

Specific Course Requirements

to be advised

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Satisfactory completion of a 20 day placement, either in one block or over the course of a semester, on a negotiated project
- the keeping of a daily journal detailing the day's activites etc.
- satisfactory completion of an intership report by the student intern
- a satisfactory report by the supervisor

Assessment Detail

Satisfactory completion of 20 days of internship.
Satisfactory completion of 4-6 page internship report.

Submission

Assignments to be submitted in hard copy to the History and Politics School Office.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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