World Heritage Studies - Body of Knowledge (Online)
World Heritage Studies - Grundlagen (Online)
6 CPWinterEN
Contents
The module introduces students to the World Heritage Convention, its backgrounds, and its definitions of heritage (cultural heritage, natural heritage, cultural landscapes etc.) and identification over the course of time. It also introduces to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Learning outcomes
Students will have aquired the skill to • name, explain & discuss competently the major approaches to the protection of heritage in its different interpretations (cultural heritage, natural heritage, cultural landscapes, intangible heritage). • work and collaborate in diverse teams and learn about and from different perspective • orient themselves within the state of the art of research in heritage studies
Assessment
Active contribution to module in form of (1) Discussion paper, individual or in group, ~500 words (35%) (2) creative presentation, individual or in group (35 %) (3) work on case study including paper hand in, individual or in group, ~500 words (35%)
Literature (4)
- Francioni, F. (2008): The 1972 World Heritage Convention: A Commentary. Oxford University Press
- UNESCO (2011): Preparing World Heritage Nominations. UNESCO Publishing.
- Labadi, S. (2013): UNESCO, Cultural Heritage, and Outstanding Universal Value: Value-based Analyses of the World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage Conventions, Rowman & littlefield.
- Additional materials are announced at the beginning of the semester
Remarks
This module will be offered entirely online and will rely exclusively on asynchronous elements (pre-recorded video materials, digital reading materials, online activities in response to lecture contents). More information and regular updates will be posted in the module entry on Moodle.
Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 28 Sep 2026Original