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Cultural Heritage Management

Code: 101219
Credits: 6
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Tourism OP 4

Contact lecturer

Name :
José Antonio Ortiz García
Email :
joseantonio.ortiz@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Maria Abril Sellarés

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

There are not prerequisites 

Objectives

  • To recognize the different typologies and uses of Cultural Heritage
  • To approach Cultural Heritage in a direct way through Interpretation
  • To enhance the value of the Cultural Heritage from the perspective of the different institutions that deal with it.
  • Know, analyze, and apply the methods and techniques related to the interpretation, diffusion, and dynamization related to Cultural Heritage
  • Understand the role of heritage as an element of social strategies: inclusion, migration management, and groups at risk of exclusion, among others.
  • Value the role of information and communication technologies, mobile devices, and social networks in the conservation, management, and dissemination of heritage

 

 

Learning outcomes

  1. Develop a capacity for independent learning.
  2. Use communication techniques at all levels.
  3. Plan, organise and coordinate a work team, creating synergies and showing empathy.
  4. Work in a team.
  5. Plan and manage activities on the basis of quality and sustainability.
  6. Self-assess the knowledge acquired.
  7. Behave responsibly towards the environment.
  8. Define and relate the basic principles of tourism in the field of heritage management and exploitation.
  9. Apply the concepts of heritage management and tourism resource management.
  10. Analyse and present heritage management and exploitation projects.

Contents

In order to get closer to the objectives set, the thematic contents of the course are as follows:



  1. Cultural Heritage: concept, evolution, and Transformation

  2. Public and private management of Cultural Heritage in the different existing models.

  3. Evolution of Cultural Heritage through ICT, techniques, elements, and social networks.

  4. Cultural Heritage as a tool for socio-cultural transformation and territorial development.

  5. The actual and potential public/ audiences of Cultural Heritage


 





Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Workshop 30 1.2 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10
Study 33 1.32 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10
Supervised 11 0.44 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
Tutoring 14 0.56 1, 5, 6, 9
Directed 48 1.92 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9

Languages of teaching

This course will be taught in Spanish

Elements

1- For the teaching of this subject, both theory and practice will be merged. In order for learning to develop correctly, students will have to show a proactive attitude. Thus, conceptual issues and practices will be seen in the workshops and visits that are foreseen, which implies active participation, as students will become the protagonist of their own learning process.

2- The Moodle virtual campus platform will be the essential tool for this learning process, and will also be the communication instrument between teachers and students and vice versa. In this virtual space, in addition to uploading the syllabus of the subject, debates will take place, where students will have the material visible, links of interest, the tasks to be carried out (individually or collectively), and where they will be able to know their qualitative and quantitative evolution.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Heritage visits 35% 6 0.24 1, 5, 7, 9, 10
Exame 20% 2 0.08 6, 8
Attendance and active participation in class 10% 0 0 2, 3, 4
Workshop 35% 6 0.24 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9

Continuous Assessment:

  1. There is an exam which represents 20% of the mark. The exam will integrate the theoretical part, articles, and contemporary documents. The lecturers will publish the marks on Moodle.
  2. Heritage visits with activities for the students represent 35% of the overall grade of the course (these activities will be carried out at the same time as the visits).
  3. Elaboration and implementation of the workshops will represent 35% of the overall grade of the course.
  4. Finally, participation will account for 10% of the grade. To obtain this 10%, the student must attend 80% of the workshops and heritage visits.
  5. To pass the course, students must obtain an average mark of at least 5 out of 10.

Final Exam: In the case that the continuous evaluation is suspended, a final exam will have to be done with the resolution of 3 of the workshops carried out throughout the course. The date will be the one established based on what is planned by the official program of the school (EUTDH)

Reassessment of continuous assessment: A reassessment is foreseen for students who, not having passed the subject, have obtained more than a 3.5 in the planned exam. The date will be the one established based on what is planned by the official program of the school (EUTDH)

Single Assessment: This subject does NOT include a single assessment.


The grade for the subject will be NOT EVALUABLE when the student attends less than half of the assessment activities and/or does not attend the final exam.


Note: In accordance with the current academic regulations, “in the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject”.


*This subject allows the use of AI technologies exclusively for support tasks such as bibliographic or content-based searches and text correction or translations. The student must clearly (i) identify which parts have been generated using AI technology; (ii) specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty; the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In cases of greater infringement, more serious action may be taken.

Bibliography

General Bibliography

Garcia Morales, Mª Victoria; Soto Caba, Victoria, Martínez Pino, Joaquín (2017) El estudio del Patrimonio Cultural. Ed. Universitaria Ramon Areces 

Sánchez Fernández, Mª Dolores, Azpelicueta-Criado, Mª del Carmen, Abril-Sellarés, Maria (2019) Religious Tourism and Accessibility: Cathedrals of Palma and Barcelona en Socio-economic Impacts of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage. IGI-Global DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5730-2.ch018 

Hernández Rojas, Ricardo D. (dir) (2022) La gestión turística del patrimonio: una visión multidisciplinar. Ed. Aranzadi, S.A.U. (Navarra)

Gómez Villa, Jose Luis, Espino Hidalgo, Blanca del (2022). Guía básica para el uso, la gestión y la intervención en el patrimonio cultural de Andalucía. España: Consejera de Turismo, Cultura y Deporte.

Specific Bibliography 

Querol, Maria Ángeles (2020) Manual de gestión del patrimonio cultural. Akal

Web-sites

A good website to see how wealth management works is: https://proyectosculturales.eu  (review june 23) 

Software

Moodle and Microsoft Teams

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(TE) Theory 1 Catalan/Spanish second semester morning-mixed
(TE) Theory 2 Catalan/Spanish second semester morning-mixed