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Critical and Contested Issues in Cultural Heritage
PostgraduateTAS-HGA6012023
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- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Critical and Contested Issues in Cultural Heritage
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Identify and explain the protocols, conventions and Acts of Parliament that underpin the development of cultural heritage tourism products.
- Synthesise the current and future challenges for cultural heritage managers in a tourism context.
- Critically evaluate options for managing cultural heritage experiences in a sensitive and ethical manner.
- Effectively communicate the challenges of tourism growth in a chosen heritage site.
- Refer to Mylo for study topics
Tasmania and Australia are rich in history and heritage. What gets presented and celebrated however is contested and challenged. This subject does not only introduce a critical reading of heritage, it offers tools and frameworks for participants to reflect and be cognizant of the challenges of presenting the past, and address difficult challenges in offering heritage to the community and to tourists. Being sensitive and balanced is necessary but what that means is contested. By addressing difficult issues, this subject provides guidance on how to create, formulate and mediate exciting and meaningful heritage experiences. The subject is taught face to face from Port Arthur in week 4 of semester one, in an intensive block mode, over 4 days. Attendance is compulsory. Following the intensive block teaching, you will complete your assignments online.
- Assignment (30%)
- Presentation (15%)
- Plan (55%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- TAS-SCM-GDI-2023 - Graduate Diploma of Strategic Communication
Additional requirements
- Attendance requirements - Students are required to attend a face-to-face session from Port Arthur in week 4. The session is in an intensive block mode, over 4 days. Attendance is compulsory.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Diploma of Strategic Communication
PostgraduateTAS-SCM-GDI