| CODE | TRM1200 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Heritage and Tourism | ||||||||
| 今日黑料 LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| EQF/MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Tourism Management | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces students to the dynamic relationship between heritage and tourism, exploring how cultural and natural heritage resources are identified, valued, interpreted, managed, and experienced within tourism contexts. Students examine heritage as a social, cultural, political, and economic construct, and critically assess the opportunities and challenges that arise when heritage becomes a tourism product. Study-unit Aims: Drawing on international case studies, theoretical frameworks, and practical examples, the unit aims to present students with the knowledge and skills to analyse heritage sites, understand stakeholder perspectives, evaluate conservation and interpretation strategies, and design responsible and engaging heritage tourism experiences. Emphasis is placed on sustainability, authenticity, community involvement, and the ethical dimensions of presenting the past to contemporary audiences. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Explain key concepts, definitions, and debates surrounding heritage, cultural identity, memory, and tourism; • Distinguish between different types of heritage (tangible, intangible, natural, industrial, maritime, digital) and their relevance to tourism; • Analyse the role of heritage in destination development, branding, and visitor experience design; • Critically evaluate the tensions between conservation, interpretation, commercialisation, and community interests; • Assess heritage management strategies and tourism policies using established theoretical frameworks; • Interpret heritage sites through multiple lenses, including authenticity, narrative construction, and power relations. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Conduct a basic heritage site assessment, including significance evaluation, visitor experience analysis, and risk identification; • Develop interpretive materials or visitor experience concepts grounded in best practice; • Apply sustainable and ethical principles to heritage tourism planning and management; • Communicate complex ideas clearly in written, visual, and oral formats; • Work collaboratively on research, analysis, and creative tasks; • Demonstrate reflective thinking and evidence based decision making. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Fieldwork | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Noel Buttigieg |
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