Management and Interpretation of Cultural Heritage Sites

Education facts

Code: AKG27R

This course recognizes that heritage has become increasingly important as a resource in the context of local and regional development including tourism ventures. The course deals with heritage as a complex concept which can be understood and used in different situations both to boost the attractiveness of places as well as to contribute to a particular identity. The course also examines the ability to decipher processes of change affecting places and regions through landscape analysis, especially regarding an understanding of agrarian and industrial heritage. Furthermore, heritage as a basis for developing sustainable tourism products will be covered in the course. Management aspects of heritage both cultural and natural will be discussed, as well as how heritage, including interpretative writing and storytelling, plays an increasing role in the experience economy.

Entry requirements

A Bachelors degree in either Human Geography, Business Administration and Management, Tourism Studies and English 6

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Management and Interpretation of Cultural Heritage Sites

  Dalarna University

  Start date: 1 September 2025

  End date: 9 November 2025

  Pace of study: 50 %