Course: Introduction to Museology

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Course title Introduction to Museology
Course code UHV/UMUZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šebek František, PhDr.
Course content
Museum as a place of a specific relationship of man to reality. Position of a museum as an institution in the society and culture and its relationship to other "memory" institutions. The museum in the world and in the Czech lands, historical development. Museum studies as a discipline, structure and basic starting points of the research. A museum collection - selection, thesauration and presentation. Specialized museology - relationship between museology and other disciplines. Applied museology - museography. Museum expositions. Museum pedagogy. Museum management. Museum marketing and advertising. Museum legislation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The goal of this seminar is to introduce a discipline "museum studies" from the point of view of both theory and practice to students. Student will work independently on given topics in a form of presentations and their discussions.
Students will get basic knowledge of the work of a museum in the field of archaeology.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic test, Discussion

Writing a semestral essay (size: 5-7 pages), presenting a short paper (10 minutes), active participation in the discussions.
Recommended literature
  • Profesní etický kodex ICOM. Doporučení UNESCO o muzeích, kulturním a přírodnímprostředí. Praha AMG, 1994.
  • Beneš, J. Základy muzeologie. Opava SlU, 1997.
  • kolektiv. Úvod do muzejní praxe. Učební texty základního kurzu Školy muzejní propedeutiky AMG. Praha AMG978-80-86611-40-2, 2010.
  • Stránský, Z. Archeologie a muzeologie. Brno MU, 2005. ISBN 80-210-3861-6.
  • STRÁNSKÝ, Z. Úvod do studia muzeologie. Brno.
  • Špét, Jiří. Přehled vývoje českého muzejnictví I. : (do roku 1945). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003. ISBN 80-210-3206-5.
  • Weidacher, F. Príručka všeobecnej muzeológie. Bratsilava SNM, 1999. ISBN 80-8060-015-5.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Protection of Historical Heritage and Archeology (2013) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Protection of Historical Heritage and Archeology (2012) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer