Subject designed to introduce students to the theoretical discourse on museology and reflect on the role of museums today, specifically their role in the context of the well-being of society and emotional health.

1) Know the theoretical discourse on museology, current challenges and provide instruments that lead to reflection on research, conservation and dissemination issues, specifically the communication of museology through social networks and the possibilities offered by new technologies .

2) Propose ways of solution to possible problems that may arise in the development of the museologist's professional activity, based on the new definition of ICOM and the concept of social museum.

3) To know methodologies that allow the creation of exhibitions and activities offline and online, taking into account the concepts of communicative accessibility, inclusive and mediation in museums.

Competences

Art History
• Demonstrating they have basic knowledge of museology and museography, as well as the current problems about conservation and restoration of artistic heritage.
• Designing, producing and spreading management projects of artistic heritage.
• Organising educational projects in various levels of the learning of Art History, applying the instrumental knowledge related to the discipline.
• Organising the curator of exhibitions of permanent and temporal nature.
• Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
• Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
• Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
• Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.

Humanities
• Analysing the regulations about cultural and natural heritage.
• Critically analysing today's culture and its historical conditions.
• Designing, producing, disseminating and commercializing a cultural product.
• Producing innovative and competitive proposals in research and professional activity.
• Properly using the resources and methodologies of the study of contemporary culture.

Science, Technology and Humanities
• Analyse the relationships between nature and culture using concepts from anthropology, philosophy and history.
• Make critical use of digital tools and interpret specific documentary sources.
• Recognise the political, social and cultural dimension of science and technology development in the different historical periods.
• Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
• Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
• Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.

Subject designed to make students aware of the theoretical discourse on museology and reflect on the role of museums today, especially their role in social welfare, health and gender equality. This will allow them to be, in the future, professionals capable of solving problems within their professional field.

Work will be done to apply the knowledge acquired about museology and museography in museum projects and programs that are being carried out in some museum space throughout the course, tnat of line as well as online. Also in the elaboration of the own documentation of the field of conservation, documentation and the dissemination of the heritage, when preparing catalog sheets, loans, pieces entry, administrative, reports and other protocols specific to the work of the museologist.

Students will know specific projects that are being carried out, with the aim of developing critical thinking and reasoning and knowing how to communicate them effectively. On the other hand, group work will allow them to analyze projects, it will give them the possibility of generating innovative and competitive proposals in research and professional activity. It will work from the use of new technologies.

The presenecial or virtual visit in the warehouse of a museum, to an exhibition montage exchanging opinions with the artist himself, the interview of active professionals to comment on aspects of management and dissemination of the museum's programs, should allow students to show their learning skills to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy and interest. These activities are planned to be carried out through new technologies that the current situation will make it difficult to physically consider them.

Work will be done to apply the knowledge acquired about museology and museography in museum projects and programs that are being carried out in a museum space throughout the course (off line and online), in the preparation of the documentation specific to the field of preservation, documentation and dissemination of heritage, by preparing catalog, loan, entry of pieces, administrative, reports and other protocols specific to the work of the museologist.

The type of teaching and tutoring will combine offline and online. The student will follow an evaluation and continue doing individual and group work that will serve to direct the learning of the contents and the competences.

The teacher José María Rpmero Martínezl will make available to the students materials of the subject to develop some debates and initiatives of general participation.

 IA
This subject allows the use of AI technologies exclusively for support tasks such as bibliographic or content-based searches, text correction or translations, where applicable. Other specific situations may be contemplated, as deemed appropriate by the teacher. The student must clearly identify which parts have been generated using AI technology; specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the
process and final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.