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ARCH41240

Academic Year 2022/2023

Heritage Management Challenges (ARCH41240)

Subject:
Archaeology
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Archaeology
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Claire Cave
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will introduce key challenges faced by cultural and natural heritage. We will critically evaluate the impacts of the following issues: Development and resource use, boundaries and buffer zones, governance and ownership, climate change, tourism and exploitation, conflict and looting. We will also consider constraints around capacity, finances and human resources as limiting factors to successful management of heritage sites. We will outline the methods and structure of heritage risk assessment considering a range of cultural and natural cumulative and catastrophic threats to cultural and natural heritage sites.
To balance these threats, we will finish by exploring a success stories that illustrate how these threats can be successfully overcome.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Define endangered heritage
2. Apply a risk assessment protocol considering cumulative and catastrophic threats to heritage
3. Understand the structure and components of Environmental Impact Assessment
4. Discuss the impacts and possible solutions to anthropogenic and natural threats to heritage sites
5. Enhance skills to create and effectively communicate topical heritage issues to a wide audience using visual aids.

Indicative Module Content:

Introduction and Definitions, Risk assessment and management, Impact assessment, Boundaries and buffer zones, Ownership and governance, Climate Change, Tourism and Exploitation, Politics, Conflict, Looting, Management challenges, Where does it work and why

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Total

20

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, discussions, group work

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 In Module Component Repeat Offered
Continuous Assessment: You will be allocated a particular threat. Using case studies examine the impacts of this threat on cultural and natural heritage sites and evaluate the management strategies used to address them. Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded Yes
30
 Yes
Continuous Assessment: Role Play assessment Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No
20
 Yes
Project: Group Project: Prepare a risk assessment of threats at a heritage site
Word limit: 5000 words excl. references
 Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded Yes
50
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring 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 use standard feedback sheets for all modules. Your feedback is provided on this form - the form also contains feed forward details - this will help you think about how you could improve your approach in future assignments.”

Name Role
Dr Claire Cave Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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