TH252-15 Placement (Creative Arts & Cultural Industries)
Introductory description
As part of your degree you can opt to undertake a structured placement at an arts or cultural organisation.
This will help you to understand their pressures, requirements, workflow and practices.
You will gain an understanding of the wider operation and activity of the artist/company/organisation in question. This opportunity also gives you valuable hands-on experience which could influence your future career choices.
Module aims
This module aims to provide opportunities for students to undertake structured placements in a variety of arts and cultural organisations. The module will introduce students to considerations in undertaking work in external settings and professional contexts. It will encourage independent engagement on the part of the student (for example by way of approach to particular companies), within an agreed frame of reference concerning opportunities for interaction between students and professional organisations. It will facilitate the arrangement of placements that are mutually beneficial to the individual and the organisation. It will address processes, practices and requirements concerning safe working, professional responsibility, and any aspects of compliance specific to the organisation or activity in question.
Placements will be undertaken within the terms of the University’s guidance concerning placement learning: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/aro/dar/quality/categories/placementlearning
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
The module will consist of sessions that help to prepare for placement activity; facilitate individual planning; pull together experiences and feedback; and support work undertaken on individual project-based activities. It will combine presentations, workshops, discussion and individual tutorials, with assessment designed to enable onward personal development and advancement.
SESSION 1 Introduction/Contexts and responsibilities
SESSION 2 Placement planning
SESSION 3 Review of activity to date
SESSION 4 Review of activity to date. Preparation for Portfolio.
Individual tutorials by arrangement, depending on the schedule of the placement. Will include 1-1 support in relation to development of the project brief and finalising the letter of agreement.
Placements take place for a period of c. 100 hours, to a schedule agreed between the student, the placement host and the Department.
Placement activity must be scheduled so that i) it does not conflict with any other curriculum activity in which the student is engaged; and ii) it can be concluded, and the portfolio for assessment submitted, in order to allow for timely processing of materials in advance of the relevant Examination Board.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- The module will enable students to gain valuable experience in a professional context and setting. It will enable an understanding of the pressures, requirements, workflow and practices of a specific activity or set of activities within a professional arts/culture setting; and an understanding of the wider operation and activity of the artist/company/organisation in question. It will entail the completion of specific work, identified in advance, within the placement; and thereby an understanding of how such work sits within wider contexts and can be carried out to good effect. It will allow for focused work on a project of immediate personal interest; and enable students to understand how they can interface with other professionals in the creative industries to the benefit of their personal development and career trajectory. If in their third-year, students will demonstrate an advanced understanding of their work through the provision of an executive summary that encapsulates the key findings of their work.
Subject specific skills
Industry experience
Transferable skills
Problem solving
Active lifelong learning
Communication (verbal and written)
Teamwork and working effectively with others
Citizenship (local and global)
Ethical values
Inter-cultural learning and diversity awareness
Professionalism
Organisational awareness
Study time
| Type | Required |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 10 sessions of 1 hour (7%) |
| Tutorials | 2 sessions of 1 hour (1%) |
| Project supervision | 3 sessions of 1 hour (2%) |
| Practical classes | 5 sessions of 1 hour (3%) |
| Placement | 100 hours (67%) |
| Private study | 30 hours (20%) |
| Total | 150 hours |
Private study description
Preparation of assignment
Costs
| Category | Description | Funded by | Cost to student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field trips, placements and study abroad |
Travel costs |
Department | £0.00 |
You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group A1
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% | Yes (extension) | |
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Students will identify an arts organisation and undertake 100 hours of work with them. Prior to commencing the placement, the student will agree a brief with the host and their assessment is to produce a portfolio/report that shows how they have delivered that brief.
Students will be provided with support to understand how equivalence will be assessed for work submitted in other formats, eg video, portfolio, images, design etc. The student is expected to discuss the final submission with the module leader to ensure that the final submitted work meet the requirements of the assessment. |
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Feedback on assessment
Written
Courses
This module is Core for:
- Year 2 of UTHA-W422 Undergraduate Theatre and Performance Studies (with Intercalated Year)
This module is Optional for:
- Year 2 of UTHA-W421 Undergraduate Theatre and Performance Studies