AH5605 Community Heritage and Sustainability

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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

To be confirmed

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Module coordinator

Dr B C Brulon Soares

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Module Staff

Dr Karen Brown

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Module description

As grass roots initiatives embedded in local traditions and concerns, community museums and heritage organisations are ideally placed to respond to some of the most pressing issues facing the world today, including climate change, decolonisation and well-being. Taking its cue from the Scottish polymath Sir Patrick Geddes’s maxim “Think global, act local” (1915), this module will interrogate the ways in which such organisations can promote a sense of place and belonging, act as catalysts for adaptation, and build capacity towards sustainable futures. Where relevant, the module will be illustrated through a selection of national and international case studies operating at the front line of climate emergencies – many of which have been led by researchers at the University of St Andrews – with a view to grappling with the complexities around ‘sustainability’ in the global South and global North past, present and future.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS GD5601 AND PASS GD5602

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

11 x 1.5 hour seminar

Scheduled learning hours

28

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

Guided independent study hours

264

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

Intended learning outcomes

  • Apply and evaluate various theoretical approaches to museum and heritage studies
  • Demonstrate research skills by use of library and online resources
  • Develop awareness of issues in global museology, sustainability and social inclusion, reflecting upon researcher positionality
  • Apply research findings and critical thinking to the field of community museology
  • Converse in a group and present their ideas to others