History in the museum (introduction to the methods of research) WH-MU-I-1-HisMuMe-L
The essential objective of this course is to give students an understanding of history as an academic discipline taking into account the specific context of this field of study: How museums operate as institutions, in which history is an academic practice as well as a quantum of knowledge about the past made available.
The museum is one of a variety of institutions that integrate various areas of study. In museums, be it as a visitor or a contender for a job, you can meet representatives of a variety of academic fields: liberal arts, history or social science oriented. To be part of a successful team a solid base of knowledge of those areas is necessary as well as the ability to read a multi-faceted institution.
One such discipline is history, especially palpable in historical museums, even more so in those commonly referred to as narrative museums, a category that in Poland has been growing over the past two decades (e. g. The Museum of the Warsaw Rising, The Museum of the History of Polish Jews POLIN, The Museum of the Second World War). In these museums history is presented as a narrative allowing for a fuller understanding of the museums’ collections.
History also makes for a useful tool in public life as it helps understand our contemporary world, answer questions of identity, of our place and role in international relations. Knowing history allows for an affirmation of our ancestors’ accomplishments and also gives us the opportunity to avoid mistakes made by previous generations.
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(in Polish) Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się
(in Polish) E-Learning
Term 2021/22_L: (in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) | Term 2022/23_L: (in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) | Term 2020/21_L: (in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy | Term 2019/20_L: (in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) |
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS
Term 2022/23_L: (in Polish) 1 pkt ETCS – udział w zajęciach, przygotowanie do zajęć
2 pkt ETCS – lektury i przygotowanie pracy zaliczeniowej
(6 p-tów ETCS w skali roku) | Term 2023/24_L: (in Polish) 1 pkt ETCS – udział w zajęciach
2 pkt ETCS – przygotowanie konspektu i pracy zaliczeniowej |
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Preliminary Requirements
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Assessment criteria
Grade A—the student is able to identify and characterize the methods of research applied in history, to draw conclusions with regard to how historiographic theories affect the development of museums, to organize acquired theoretical historical knowledge while describing processes, events, characters presented in museums; the student presents his/her own takes and opinions regarding museums that make historical collections available and offer education in the realm of history. In his/her effort to put the acquired methods of research into practice the student stays objective in formulating conclusions.
Grade B—the student is able to identify and characterize the methods of research applied in history, to organize acquired theoretical historical knowledge while describing processes, events, characters presented in museums; the student presents his/her own takes and opinions regarding museums and makes an effort to put the acquired methods of research into practice, but does not keep a sufficiently objective position when formulating conclusions.
Grade C—the student is able to identify the methods of research applied in historical research, makes an effort to draw conclusions regarding the effects of historiographic theories on the development of museums.
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Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
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