Global Cultural Heritage

Module overview

This module takes a global perspective and deals with the many varieties of cultural heritage from the tangible built environment to intangible heritage represented by a society’s traditional knowledge and customs. It will explore the reasons we do, or should, value cultural heritage; from the recognition in the ‘Universal Declaration’ that participation in the cultural life of a community is a Human Right, to the economic benefits that cultural heritage tourism increasingly brings in a globalized world. It will explore the theoretical frameworks used to study cultural heritage and the ethical and legal frameworks used to protect it. It will look at how cultural heritage is presented, and the role this plays in shaping national, community and individual identities.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

evaluate evidence on paper or in the field;
apply and develop key skills in critical thinking, analysis, information-handling and written communication.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

apply appropriate theoretical frameworks and practical approaches to relevant debates.
critique and present your own evaluation of key issues relating to cultural heritage;
assimilate and synthesize theories and approaches relating to cultural heritage;

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

cultural heritage and the construction of identity;
key issues and debates within cultural heritage studies;
the nature and value of cultural heritage in various global contexts;
global frameworks for the protection of tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
theoretical and ethical frameworks within cultural heritage studies;

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures Seminars Film showings Visit to heritage sites

Study time
Type	Hours
Follow-up work	6
Lecture	18
Wider reading or practice	44
Seminar	24
Completion of assessment task	30
Preparation for scheduled sessions	12
External visits	16
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Howard, P. (2003). Heritage: management, interpretation, identity. A&C Black.

Logan, W., Craith, M.N. and Kockel, U. eds., ( 2015). A companion to heritage studies (Vol. 28). John Wiley & Sons.

Ireland, T. and Schofield, J. (2015). The ethics of cultural heritage.. New York: Springer.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Formative This module has been designed around providing substantial amounts of formative feedback within the classroom environment through the provision of student-led seminars and formative presentations. This will allow students from a diverse range of backgrounds to explore their personal and/or regional interests in cultural heritage, and to receive formative feedback and peer review in advance of the summative assessed seminar. Summative There are two assessed essays which will be staggered within the module to allow feedback from the first to inform and aid the student in the writing of the second.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Seminar presentation

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback:
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Essay	40%
Essay	60%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Essay	60%
Essay	40%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Essay	40%
Essay	60%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External