Museology Field of study: Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2023

Module name: Museology
Module code: W6-AK-S1-MuN
Programme code: W6-S1AK19.2023
Semester:
  • winter semester 2025/2026
  • winter semester 2024/2025
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the development, changes and trends in museology over the centuries, with particular emphasis on the specificity of ethnographic museology. The subject matter of the classes is to stimulate students to critically reflect on the achievements, aspirations, current problems and the role of museums in contemporary culture. The classes prepare the student for work in this type of cultural institutions.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
jest gotów do podtrzymywania i eksponowania dziedzictwa kulturowego [_K_1]
 K_K04 [3/5]
potrafi spojrzeć na instytucję muzealną jako na przejaw życia społecznego i kulturalnego w kontekście teorii etnologicznych i antropologicznych [_U_1]
 K_U01 [2/5]
potrafi przeprowadzić prosty proces badawczy w oparciu o samodzielnie skonstruowane narzędzia, a uzyskane dane zamienić w formę narracji muzealnej [_U_2]
 K_U06 [3/5]
zna i rozumie w zaawansowanym stopniu historię muzealnictwa oraz potrafi połączyć ją z ogólną wiedzą etnologiczną i antropologiczną w zakresie tworzenia muzealnej narracji o człowieku i jego kulturze [_W_1]
 K_W02 [3/5]
zna i rozumie w zaawansowanym stopniu różne rodzaje struktur społeczno-kulturowych i instytucji życia społecznego oraz zachodzące między nimi relacje [_W_2]
 K_W08 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
discussion classes [_fs_1] 15 Lecture-discussion [b02] 
Creation/production – creative workshop [e03] 
Individual work with a text [f02]  		course work _K_1 _U_1 _U_2 _W_1 _W_2
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Determining the stages of task implementation contributing to the verification of learning outcomes [c01] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
devising a task implementation strategy embracing the division of content, the range of activities, implementation time and/or the method(s) of obtaining the necessary materials and tools, etc.
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
(no information given)