ARCH41220 Heritage Management in Practice

Academic Year 2022/2023

This module aims to engage with the key issues in the management and conservation of archaeological, historic and cultural landscapes in Ireland and internationally. It will also consider key issues in biodiversity conservation. The module will have two complementary components. The module comprises five field-trips that will explore the range of cultural, natural, intangible and movable heritage assets in Ireland elucidating their different management and conservation challenges. During the field-trips students will have the opportunity to engage with heritage managers at the sites visited; and consider questions of sustainability, tourism, finance, legislation, infrastructure, capacity, ex-situ conservation, sense of place and the dynamic relationship between culture and nature. The field-trips will be complemented by seminars and chaired discussions focusing on a wide range of perspectives and outlooks. Current approaches and strategies for the management and future shape of the Irish landscape and heritage protection will be explored and discussed.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate critical appraisal of the challenges faced in managing heritage through practical engagement with heritage assets.
2. Evaluate and critically differentiate roles and positions of agencies and institutions in heritage management.
3. Analyse necessary conditions for authentic conservation of monuments, sites, historic urban landscapes and the natural environment.
4. Critically evaluated the role of museums in the conservation, presentation and interpretation of movable heritage.
5. Critically evaluate the role of organisations responsible for sustaining ex-situ populations of species in conserving biodiversity in the wild and in conserving natural habitats.

Indicative Module Content:

Different forms of heritage; management strategies; tensions between sustainability and conservation; ex-situ and in-situ conservation; provenances and display; landscapes; boundaries and buffer zones; governance and ownership.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

14
Field Trip/External Visits

30
Specified Learning Activities

50
Autonomous Student Learning

46
Total

140
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module will be built around seminars and site visits. The experience at the sites will lead to class discussion and debate supported by directed reading, student presentation and reflective learning. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Journal: A reflective journal, 3000 words. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

70
Attendance: Attendance on the field-trips and participation in class discussions. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

10
Presentation: Prepare a short presentation on one of the sites that we visit during the module. Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

20

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

UCD School of Archaeology uses a standard format to provide feedback in all modules. This format also contains feed forward details - this will help you think about how you could improve your approach in future assignments.

Name Role
Dr Annalisa Christie Lecturer / Co-Lecturer