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Course: 2025/2026

Art and Heritage
(13827)
Bachelor in Humanities (Study Plan 2018) (Plan: 407 - Estudio: 213)


Coordinating teacher: VERDU SCHUMANN, DANIEL ANDREAS

Department assigned to the subject: Humanities: History, Geography and Art Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
None.
Objectives
The student must acquire a basic knowledge regarding the artistic activities associated to the cultural heritage. In order to do so, at the end of the course the student is expected to be able to: - Understand the importance for a given social group of its cultural heritage - Analyze the problems affecting cultural heritage - Assess which goods can be protected through a declaration of cultural heritage - Know the main cultural and time frameworks concerning the History of Art - Learn the historic and current trends on the conservation, restoration and management of cultural heritage - Locate the information necessary to correctly fulfill his or her duties, as well as interpret it in order to elaborate contents and well-formed opinions. - Communicate and argue with academic rigor on the contents of the course, both in oral and written form. - Work with neatness, efficiency and in depth, both on his or her own and in groups.
Learning Outcomes
LEARNING OUTCOMES 1.Have acquired advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and demonstrated an understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects and working methodologies of the Humanities, so as to achieve a high level of knowledge generation. 2.Be able, by means of arguments or procedures developed and supported by themselves, to apply their knowledge, understanding and problem-solving skills in complex areas concerning the Humanities, including specialised professional activities requiring the use of creative and innovative ideas. 3.Have the ability to collect and interpret data and information on which to base their conclusions, including, where necessary and relevant, reflection on social, scientific or ethical issues in the field of the Humanities. BASIC COMPETENCES 2.Students are able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competences usually demonstrated through the development and defence of arguments and problem solving within their field of study. 3.Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) in order to make judgements which include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. 4.Students should be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. GENERAL COMPETENCES 1.Acquire the essential knowledge of the various subjects of the humanities disciplines: History, Art, Philosophy, Literature, Spanish Language, Languages, Geography and Classical Culture; of their epistemological evolution and of the relationship of each one with related scientific disciplines, starting from the knowledge acquired in secondary education and up to a level that guarantees knowledge of the state-of-the-art in the study of the Humanities. 2.To develop the linguistic and cultural competences of their community language 3.Acquire the different methods of analysis, synthesis, research and thought corresponding to the humanities disciplines studied. 4.Learning to produce ¿knowledge¿ related to the various humanities subjects. 6.Acquiring the ability to introduce and apply critical thinking when analysing information, data, ideas, opinions and concepts related to the world of the Humanities. 7.Acquiring the ability to tackle problems and provide solutions concerning issues related to humanities disciplines. SPECIFIC COMPETENCES 1.Knowing and being able to define and relate the concepts, limits and sources of the subjects concerning humanistic disciplines, as well as knowing the main lines of work and analysis of history, geography, culture, thought and language. 2.Knowing and being able to interpret texts, materials and creations linked to the world of thought, history, geography, theoretical reflection, culture and art, through their correct spatio-temporal contextualisation. 3.Being able to identify and analyse common processes, throughout history, in the relations between society and its intellectual, artistic and cultural productions. 4.Being able to produce analytical texts, essays and reports with rigour and applying a scientific method in accordance with good research and professional practices. 6.To be able to relate the theoretical knowledge acquired with other forms of artistic and intellectual expression, through the application of the interpretative skills acquired in the degree studies. 7.Learning and being able to apply the interdisciplinary approach of the degree in related disciplines, both in the world of culture and in the world of thought, communication, historical and geographical studies and creation and representation. 9.Being able to adapt and apply the knowledge and skills acquired in professional and business projects, individual or collective, linked to the world of culture, communication, education and cooperation.
Description of contents: programme
1. Cultural Heritage: old and new threats. 2. The relationship between Art History and Cultural Heritage. 3. Travellers and travel literature. 4. The appreciation of the past: from private collections to public museums. 5. Museums and collections from the 19th to the 21st centuries. 6. Museums and collections in Spain. 7. Cultural goods: terminology, typology and categories. 8. Preserving the past: the international protection of heritage. 9. The protection of cultural heritage in Spain. 10. Conservation and restauration of monuments. 11. Criteria for the restauration of monuments in Spain. 12. Cultural heritage and mass tourism: between authenticity and sustainability.
Learning activities and methodology
The teaching structure of the course is divided into: LECTURES: The professor will present the theoretical grounds of the course, with the help of audiovisual material. CASE STUDIES: Students will discuss specific cases regarding the protection of cultural heritage. PRACTICAL SESSIONS: Students will engage in activities concerning the study of cultural heritage. VISITS: Given the right circumstances, students will visit one or more cultural institutions.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 40
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 60

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • DE BEUKELAER, Christiaan; PYYKKÖNEN, Miikka; SINGH, J. P.. Globalization, Culture and Development : the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity . Basingstoke (uk): Palgrave Macmillan. 2015
  • OECD. Tourism and the Creative Economy. OECD. 2014
  • RICHARDS, Greg. Creativity and tourism in the city. Current Issues in Tourism, . R. 2013
  • WALSH, Kevin. The representation of the past : museums and heritage in the postmodern world . London-New York: Routledge. 1992

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.