AH5200 Ecole du Louvre Summer Study

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Full Year

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

60

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

not applicable.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Prof J M Luxford

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Team taught

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This is a 5000-level module, to be taken during the Summer term. It replaces AH5099 for those students in the History of Art, History of Photography, or Museum and Gallery Studies MLitt programme who have been selected for the Erasmus exchange program with the Ecole du Louvre. With this module, students write a shorter dissertation than is required by AH5099. They will then return to St Andrews to finish their dissertation of 12,000 words. Students are expected to arrange and pay for their own travel and accommodation.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

No Re-Assessment Available

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

10 hours of seminars (x 3 weeks), 20 hours of fieldwork (x 3 weeks), 8 hours of meetings with supervisor in total.

Scheduled learning hours

38

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

576

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.