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Curated Placement - ARC00125M

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  • Department: Archaeology
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
    • See module specification for other years: 2024-25

Module summary

This module will provide you with the opportunity to undertake an extended placement using 3 different models: (1) on site/with the placement provider (2) based on a brief from a partner organisation or (3) with a staff member/projects within the Department. Your placement will be organised with your interests in mind and, depending on your programme, may focus on:

  • Curatorial, museum learning or collections management tasks
  • Cultural heritage activities
  • Conservation / Heritage Planning
  • Developing digital resources and archives
  • Fieldwork activities

You will be assigned an academic supervisor, and where applicable a supervisor from the external organisation, to support you in your work.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 2 2023-24

Module aims

This module aims:

  • To gain experience of working on a project in a professional environment.
  • To critically reflect on the organisational structure and management of professional practices and research project (as appropriate)
  • To produce a piece of work for your professional portfolio.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module the students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate self-direction, originality and good communication in tackling and solving problems within a professional environment.
  • Critically evaluate the complexities and constraints professionals must navigate in order to apply relevant principles in practice.
  • Demonstrate a systematic understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of one or more professional roles within the sector.
  • Reflect critically on their own practice and draw on experiences to inform learning and professional development.

Module content

This module will provide you with the opportunity to undertake an extended placement using 3 different models: (1) on site/with the placement provider (2) based on a brief from a partner organisation or (3) with a staff member/projects within the Department. Your placement will be organised with your interests in mind and, depending on your programme, may focus on:

  • Curatorial, museum learning or collections management tasks
  • Cultural heritage activities
  • Conservation / Heritage Planning
  • Developing digital resources and archives
  • Fieldwork activities

You will be assigned an academic supervisor, and where applicable a supervisor from the external organisation, to support you in your work. You will have the opportunity to reflect on your learning together with other students undertaking placements. You will produce a piece of work for your placement provider that you can use as part of your developing professional portfolio.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

Formative: oral feedback from module leaders

Summative: written feedback within the University's turnaround policy

Indicative reading

Study Skills Guide to Reflective Writing: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing/reflective


The information on this page is indicative of the module that is currently on offer. The University constantly explores ways to enhance and improve its degree programmes and therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content and method of delivery of modules, and to discontinue modules, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary. In some instances it may be appropriate for the University to notify and consult with affected students about module changes in accordance with the University's policy on the Approval of Modifications to Existing Taught Programmes of Study.