EDU-30130 - Module Specification
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

In this interactive module you will learn how academic subjects are taught outside of the traditional setting in places such as heritage sites, museums, and advocacy organizations. You will grapple with how knowledge - which could be historical artefacts or art - is presented to different groups for different purposes. A teaching team across History and Education will deliver the sessions and so you will learn alongside students in other disciplines and thus share your specialist knowledge with your peers. Field trips will complement your seminar teaching and learning programme to apply your skills to case studies.

This module aims to develop students' understanding of public and applied history through experiential and peer-based learning practice.
In addition, it aims to provide Education students with opportunities to interrogate the ways in which knowledge (and the Past) are presented in educational settings and the reasons why this might be so.
Furthermore, the module aims to introduce Education students to key areas of debate within the field of heritage studies and to gain an understanding and appreciation of the different theories which inform the field.
Finally, the module aims to introduce Education students to the heritage sector more broadly thereby enhancing possible opportunities for future employment.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically analyse themes and issues surrounding the significance of public and applied history: 1,2
Identify key primary and secondary sources related to the heritage sector and public history: 2
Develop collaborative communication skills through experiential and peer-based learning practice: 1
Develop a detailed understanding of the issues and debates within the heritage sector including the ways in which displays and collections can often be seen as 'problematic': 1,2
Appreciate the implications and ramifications for particular sorts of presentation of the past.: 2

Study hours

10 x 2-hour classroom lectures and seminars = 20
2x6-hour field trips to partner organizations =12
Independent Study Hours = 118.*
*Below is an approximate breakdown of those hours:
Preparation for seminars and field trips = 40
Essay research and preparation = 34
Reflective diary research and preparation = 20
Formative group work with other students = 24

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment