AR988-7-FY-CO:
Professional Placement
2024/25
Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies (School of)
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 27 June 2025
120
23 February 2024
Requisites for this module
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MA V356PP Curating with Professional Placement
This module enables you to undertake a placement with an external Placement Provider. You will acquire effective work-based skills specific to your chosen field, and gain a detailed understanding of work processes.
It’s an opportunity to put taught skills into practise and develop a network of industry professionals. Your placement is a sought-after contribution to your employability, giving you the tools employers look for in skilled graduates.
The aims of this module are:
- To build workplace experience and understanding.
- To develop practice skills particular to the students’ chosen field.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Gain effective work-based skills specific to the students’ chosen field.
- Gain a detailed understanding of relevant work processes.
The work placement must be approved by the University and should last 10.5 months (there is some flexibility in this). The School will require confirmation from the employer that the student has successfully completed the work placement, which will be confirmed by the Placements Team. You are advised to contact the Placements Team early in order to gain advice in finding and securing a placement.
This module will be delivered via:
- Working practice on site to gain practical experience.
- Critical reflective writing.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Work Placement Search Report (1000 words) |
|
20% |
| Coursework |
Interim Work Log (1500 words) |
|
30% |
| Coursework |
Reflective Essay (3000 words) |
|
50% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr William Carruthers, email: william.carruthers@essex.ac.uk.
PHAIS Postgraduate Queries: phaispg@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
* Please note: due to differing publication schedules, items marked with an asterisk (*) base their information upon the previous academic year.
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