Module Descriptors
HISTORY WORK PLACEMENT: LEVEL 5
HIPO50380
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Martin Brown
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 33
Independent Study Hours: 117
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • Work Experience Evaluation weighted at 35%
  • Report - 2000 words weighted at 65%
Module Details
Module Resources
Recommended Library books and journals.
Module Learning Strategies
These Learning Strategies will occupy your time: 3x1 hour meetings - at the beginning, middle and end of the semester - with your History Placement Tutor. 30 hours spent in the work place negotiated with the 'employer' on an individual basis (viz: up to a 3 week block; extended programme of single or half-days). 117 hours of independent study and application to the critical report.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A work experience evaluation by host 35% weighting [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4]

The self-reflective university report will evaluate your project formulation, execution, achievements and limitations 65% weighting [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5] Word Length: 2000 words
Module Indicative Content
This module offers the opportunity to experience the professional world of work and the role of skills derived from or applicable to history (for example in an archive, or a museum or a primary/secondary school). Particular attention is paid to an appreciation of the ethical, practical and technical issues involved in working with and for roles such as archivists, curators and teachers.
Module Texts
Current Module Booklet and texts and resources appropriate to placement and placement report formulation.