Iain Wheeldon

Issues & Ideas: ICS8038 (20 Credits)

Management: ICS8039 (20 Credits)

Communication & Interpretation: ICS8040 (20 Credits)

Heritage Management for Tourism: ICS8043 (20 Credits)

Heritage Tourism Management: ICS8044 (20 Credits)

Work Project: ICS8041 (20 Credits)

Dissertation: ICS8042 (60 Credits)

In relation to heritage management and tourism, the 'Heritage Management for Tourism' module provides an introduction to general heritage management principles and practices that will help to further the understanding of why these are needed to develop effective heritage tourism.

In relation to this, it is useful to have a historical understanding of how heritage management has developed in different geographical contexts and to have an awareness of current international and national thinking, policies and legal frameworks.

It is also useful to have an understanding of different perspectives of the nature, value and roles of heritage and how it can be used in tourism.

After providing this background, the module will provide theories and approaches to heritage management planning, involving stakeholders in processes, in order to conduct impact assessments and to research, communicate and interpret information about heritage resources through a range of different media.

Topics to be covered in the module include:

1) definitions relating to different immovable and movable tangible and intangible heritage resources, and heritage management;

2) heritage management histories in Europe, USA and other parts of the world;

3) current principles, policies, conventions and legislation in heritage management, both internationally and nationally;

4) heritage perspectives, values and meanings;

5) heritage management approaches and tools, including stakeholder involvement and impact assessments;

6) researching various tangible and intangible heritage resources and the selection of different interpretive media to communicate information about them following the research;

7) using digital media and new technologies to communicate about heritage resources for tourists; and,

8) heritage education and learning for different groups of audiences within the tourism sector.

The module will introduce you to a range of theories and practices through the online material and activities. You will also be provided with a case study that should help you to contextualise and think about the use of the theories and practices within an actual context.

The module topics, learning material, activities and case studies should provide you with enough information to explore examples from your own country. You will be expected to visit heritage sites, museums and galleries near you and critically examine and evaluate them against what you have learnt in the module.

This module can be taken as a stand-alone credit-bearing module, or it can be used as a 'building block', via the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) regulations at Newcastle University, towards building a postgraduate qualification in Heritage Management and Tourism.

For more information on this module, including detailed information about

Module Aims,

Outline of Syllabus,

Learning Outcomes,

Graduate Skills Framework,

Teaching & Assessment Methods,

Please visit;

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/module-catalogue/module.php?code=ICS8043