Component

MA Public Opinion and Political Behaviour
BA Curating options

Year 2, Component 04

Option(s) from list
AR326-5-SP
Archives of Heritage
(15 CREDITS)
AR327-5-AU
Heritage, Colonialism, Decolonisation
(15 CREDITS)
HR222-5-SP
Public History Project
(15 CREDITS)

In this work-based learning module, you’ll work as part of a small team to deliver a real public history project that’s been commissioned by an external body, for example, a community group, local history society, charity, museum, archive or company. Outputs could include a small exhibition, website, podcast or pamphlet – but communicating the past can take almost any form! You’ll be able to bid to a dedicated funding pot to produce any materials you need (much like heritage organisations themselves do) and receive academic credit for it. You’ll be supported throughout by staff and have access to representatives of the commissioning organisation, gaining invaluable real-world experience to enhance your academic learning. It’s also really rewarding and enjoyable – a chance to take your interest in history and skills as a historian out of the university and into public spaces.

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