37408 - World Heritage Studies - Body of Knowledge Modulübersicht

Module Number: 37408
Module Title:World Heritage Studies - Body of Knowledge
  World Heritage Studies - Grundlagen
Department: Faculty 5 - Business, Law and Social Sciences
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr. Amelina, Anna
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every winter semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:Students will have aquired the skill to
  • name, explain & discuss competently the major approaches to the protection of heritage in its different interpretations (cultural heritage, natural heritage, cultural landscapes, intangible heritage).
  • work and collaborate in diverse teams and learn about and from different perspective
  • orient themselves within the state of the art of research in heritage studies


Contents:The module introduces students to the World Heritage Convention, its backgrounds, and its definitions of heritage (cultural heritage, natural heritage, cultural landscapes etc.) and identification over the course of time. It also introduces to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Recommended Prerequisites:None
Mandatory Prerequisites:No successful participation in associated phase-out module 37402 Humanities, Social Sciences and Economics.
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Seminar / 4 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:
  • Brumann, Christoph (2021). The Best We Share: Nation, Culture and World-Making in the UNESCO World Heritage Arena. Berghahn.
  • Labadi, Sophia (2018). UNESCO World Heritage Convention (1972). In: Smith, Claire (ed). Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Cham.
  • Labadi, Sophia (2013): UNESCO, Cultural Heritage, and Outstanding Universal Value: Value-based Analyses of the World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage Conventions, Rowman & Littlefield.
  • UNESCO (2011): Preparing World Heritage Nominations. UNESCO Publishing.
  • Additional materials are announced at the beginning of the semester
Module Examination:Continuous Assessment (MCA)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:
  • Active contribution to module in form of
    • Discussion papers, in group, ~500 words (25%)
    • Creative presentation in class, in group (25 %)
  • Exam ~60 min. (50%)
Detailed explanation will be given at the beginning of the module.
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Architektur / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Betriebswirtschaftslehre / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Elektrotechnik / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Environmental and Resource Management / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / World Heritage Studies / keine PO
  • Master (research-oriented) / World Heritage Studies / PO 2008
  • Master (research-oriented) - Double Degree / World Heritage Studies / PO 2008
  • Master (research-oriented) - Double Degree / World Heritage Studies / PO 2021
Remarks:None
Module Components:
  • 510217 (37-4-08) World Heritage Studies - Body of Knowledge
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
  • no assignment