COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Doctorate Degree in Museum Studies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR REMZI YAĞCI

Offered to

Doctorate Degree in Museum Studies

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide descriptive and solution-oriented information on the protection of cultural heritage, and to teach how museums can participate in this process and be effective. The origin of the concept of cultural heritage and the dimensions of the destruction faced by cultural assets in the process until the formation of this concept, the content and purpose of international agreements prepared in this way for the protection of cultural assets, and the fight against anti-trafficking smuggling will be discussed in detail for the course. The main subject of this course is how the rooted problems related to the protection of cultural heritage can be solved with the active participation of museums.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Labadi, S. UNESCO, cultural heritage, and outstanding universal value : value-based analyses of the World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage Conventions, AltaMira Press, 2013
Sandis, C. Cultural Heritage Ethics: Between Theory and Practice, Open Book Publishers, 2014
Heritage, Museums and Galleries: An Introductory Reader, ed. G. Corsane, Routledge, New York, 2005

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lecture
2.Presentation
3. Question and answer

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1-5 will be evaluated via the question asked in the mid-term and final exams and the presentation and the homework that the student will prepare

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

baris.gur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes