Module: HIS6108-20 History Works - Placement Module

Credit Value: 20

Module Tutor: Sarah Morton

Module Tutor Contact Details: s.morton@bathspa.ac.uk

1. Brief description and aims of module:

This module consists of a minimum of 120 hours spent working in or for your placement organisation, linked to a series of related tasks designed to develop your skills and expertise. This will mean spending some time in addition to your placement hours researching comparable organisations and / or investigating current practice in areas relevant to your own work and / or that of your placement host. This can include visits to other sites, whether they work in a similar way or very differently: researching this is an important aspect to the development of your own understanding.

You can organise your placement hours in line with your other commitments and the requirements of the organisation with which you are working, in consultation with the Module Co-ordinator. Placements may involve participating in a range of the roles, responsibilities and duties inherent in the day-to-day running of their host organisation, or they may be more research or project-based. You will be supported through your placement by a member of the University staff and / or by a mentor from the placement host organisation. Placements are further structured and supported by the History and Heritage Placement Handbook.

This placement module is designed specifically for students who wish to gain direct experience of work within the heritage sector, in a range of different organisations or through particular projects, or who wish to develop their skills in historical research and analysis, familiarity with archives, and an understanding of historical contexts. Students who wish to gain more general work or project experience should opt for an open module with a placement component.

2.Outline syllabus:

The precise nature of the work you do will be determined by the requirements of the organisation with whom you are working. However, there will be certain common elements:

1. Skills audit

2. Placement planning and the preparation of a placement plan

3. Contextual research: understanding your organisation and the environment in which it sits

4. Communication and presentation skills

5. Reflection and future actions to support your personal development

3.Teaching and learning activities:

Workshops on the above will take place at appropriate intervals throughout your placement

Assessment Item 1:

• Assessment Type: EXAM

• Description: Placement portfolio (equiv. 5,000 words).

• % Weighting: 100