Syllabus for Cultural Heritage Management and Contract Archaeology

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• account for the cultural care services in Sweden or another area
• discuss the basic theoretical debates and practical principles which today shape the cultural heritage management in Sweden and internationally
• analysing the archaeological heritage management relative to cooperative or competitive nature conservation and other social interests,
• critically analyse the archaeological heritage management’s relationships with the cultural environment users

Content

The course covers cultural heritage regulations, applications and practices in Sweden and in a global comparative perspective. How does it affect increasingly urbanized, multicultural and global society, and people's personal ties to places in the cultural landscape. The traditional antiquarian and museum approaches have also come to be highly questionable. In urban planning is heritage, conservation, economics and other social interests often collide and difficult trade-offs must be made. The course is aimed against this background to present the image of a dynamic and problematic cultural situation, starting with Sweden and with global comparisons.

Instruction

Instruction consists of lectures, seminars and study visits. The course is taught in English with the option of tutoring in Swedish.

Assessment

Assessment is ongoing through oral and written seminar assignments, additionally through a case study. Course participants who carry out examination after the deadline cannot receive a grade of Distinction (VG) unless special circumstances exist. Examination is in English or Swedish.

Other directives

Limitation of the right to take the course in the exam: The course replaces Archaeological Cultural Heritage Management 7.5 credits, course code 5AR761, and may not be included in the same degree.