COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MUSEUMS AND CONSERVATION ISSUES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZC 6018 MUSEUMS AND CONSERVATION ISSUES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

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

1   1. Teaches basic concepts of museology and cultural heritage
2   2. Defines the relationship between museology and cultural heritage
3   3. Transfers the history of the protection of museology and cultural heritage
4   4. Makes information about the protection of cultural heritage
5   5. Provides information on the preservation and display of Cultural Heritage elements in museums

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Introduction 12. Struggling antiquities smuggling
2 2. Basic concepts of Museology and Cultural Heritage 13. Presentation
3 3. History of museology 14. Presentation
4 4. The history of conservation of Cultural Heritage 15. Presentation
5 5. Cultural Heritage Problems 16. Final
6 6. Cultural Heritage Problems
7 7. The role of museums in the protection of cultural heritage
8 8. Midterm
9 9. The role of museums in the protection of cultural heritage
10 10. Aggrements on Cultural Heritage
11 11. Aggrements on Cultural Heritage

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

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 35 35
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 18 18
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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