King's College London

This will give you an idea of how a typical academic workload might look as you progress through your studies. Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work. 

 Taught modules

The Arts, Culture & Education module typically has 32 hours of class time.

The Creative Learning in Arts Organisations module typically has 20 hours of class time.

The optional internship module typically involves 6 hours of class time and students must spend at least 160 hours (20 working days) on the internship placement.

The other 30-credit optional modules typically have 20 hours of class time.

In all cases, the time in class can include lecturing, teacher-led class discussions and student-led group work.

Self-study - Taught modules
The Arts, Culture & Education module has 268 hours of self-guided learning time.

The Creative learning in Arts Organisations module has 280 hours of self-guided learning time.

The internship module has approximately 294 hours of self-guided learning time, which includes at least 160 hours of work experience.

The optional modules typically have 280 hours of self-guided learning time.

Dissertation module 

Contact time for the dissertation will typically include a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops and 1:1 and/or group supervision. Teaching is organised and run jointly with the Research Methods compulsory module. 

Approximately 567 hours. 

Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written examinations.  Forms of assessment may typically include essays, placement reports, presentations, research proposals and case studies. All students complete a 60-credit dissertation, which is assessed by an extended piece of writing based on independent research on a topic of your choice, related to the course. This dissertation is supported by the Research Methods module seminars, workshops, and individual and/or group supervision. 

Courses are divided into modules. You will take modules totalling 180 credits. 

You are required to take the following modules:

If you are a part-time student, you will usually complete the Creative Learning in Arts Organisations and The Arts, Culture & Education modules in your first year. In your second year you will take Research Methods, your optional module, and the Dissertation. 

You are required to take one 30-credit module from a range of optional modules that may typically include: 

With the approval of the Programme Director, you may take 30 credits of relevant optional modules from another course in place of the 30 credits from the listed Optional Modules.