ARAS 220 - Cultural Heritage Management and Stewardship Abroad

CR: 3
Prerequisites: CORE 120 and at least 30 credits. The course explores current threats to cultural heritage, including the roles of public opinion and tourism in the protection and interpretation of cultural heritage, impacts of development, identity, international law, and ethics. Students will learn about public policy, international organizations, legal frameworks, as well as how colonialism, nationalism, and war have impacted cultural heritage while studying abroad in Athens and London. We will examine modern threats to cultural heritage–armed conflict, uncontrolled development, and illicit trade–as well as current debates about ownership, responsibility, and definitions of heritage. Students will work on real-world case studies throughout the course and will have hands-on experience with heritage sites, museums, and cultural heritage professionals. Offered alternate years as a travel course; alternate years as a campus-based course.