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CULP40280

Academic Year 2025/2026

Work Experience (CULP40280)

Subject:
Cultural Policy
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Art History & Cultural Policy
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Annette Clancy
Credit Split by Trimester:
Spring 5
Summer 5
Trimester:
2 Trimester duration (Spr-Sum)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
Yes
Module Type:
Professional/Work Placement Module
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is an eight week internship with a cultural organisation. It offers students the opportunity to apply theoretical concepts developed in the programme to the practical work environment. It also provides an opportunity to explore career options and to extend professional networking. The internship can be largely project based, with the student undertaking a specific project which has been identified by the host organisation and developed in consultation with the host organisation and the university.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
(a) Demonstrate effective self-organisation.
(b) Plan and manage work-load effectively.
(c) Meet deadlines and present work in appropriate format and to required standards.
(d) Build and maintain positive working relationships.
(e) Seek out, organise and evaluate relevant information.
(f) Evaluate one's own performance and identify strengths and weaknesses.

Indicative Module Content:

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Practical

12
Specified Learning Activities

20
Placement/Work Experience

260
Total

292

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The internship provides an opportunity for students to exercise reflective capacities acquired in the Management and Arts Lives modules, and to apply practical skills in the fields of finance, marketing, and legal issues as distilled and refined through the Business Planning exercise in the Spring semester. The nature of the internship itself is largely determined by the host organisation and as such will test the student's capacity for adapting to the workplace environment.

Generative AI may be used for certain purposes only under the guidance of your module coordinator and within academic integrity guidelines. This corresponds to amber on the traffic light system that has been adopted by UCD Arts & Humanities: https://www.ucd.ie/artshumanities/study/aifutures/trafficlightsystem/
More information will be supplied on Brightspace for each assignment.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Work Experience (AH40130), Work Experience (AH40280)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Presentation of placement report by the host organisation Week 10 Summer Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
50
 No
Report(s): Work placement for 8 weeks full time with student report Week 10 Summer Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
50
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive feedback on their personal final reports only.

Name Role
Dr Victoria Durrer Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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