What does culture mean to you? In today’s increasingly diverse and interconnected world, it’s vital to understand how global cultures are defined, an...
What does culture mean to you? In today’s increasingly diverse and interconnected world, it’s vital to understand how global cultures are defined, and how they differ, interrelate, and coexist. Culture Property has been designed to meet this need in both professional and personal circumstances. Through studying this course, you’ll develop the skills to reflect, articulate and communicate effectively across markers of cultural difference. You'll become better global citizens as well as enhance your workplace skills and leadership capabilities.
Cultural property is a unique, nonrenewable resource that is important for learning about the diversity of human history and cultures. Common types of cultural property include archaeological artifacts, rare manuscripts, and objects used in ceremonies. These objects may be important for community identity and practices, recognized as part of a group’s cultural heritage, and protected by law or tradition.
Program description
The programs in Cultural Property help students to develop key competencies in the field of tangible and intangible cultural heritage and the protection of cultural property. Importance is attached to understanding the theoretical aspects of modern cultural studies, as well as to the acquisition of relevant practical skills. The basic modules offer an overview of different approaches to cultural heritage in the social sciences and cultural studies. At the same time, students will be familiarized with the principles of museology and collection management, and with the legal and criminological aspects of the protection of cultural property. Optional modules allow specialization in areas such as provenance research or presenting cultural heritage to the public.
Interdisciplinary degree programs that combine both theory and practice. Students will need good self-organizational skills and must be willing to engage with a variety of different subject areas and approaches.
What will you learn?
Students of these programs explore the history of art, archaeology, and ethnology, the management of historical monuments, taking inventory of monuments in museums’ collections and outdoors, legal aspects of monuments protection, doctrines of conservation, and making monuments available for tourists. The classes are complemented by field activities conducted by lecturers from the Institute, presenting students with problems, challenges, and perspectives for protecting cultural property in practice. Classes prepare students for work at conservation offices, cultural institutions, galleries, museums, and local administration units.
Main topics of the program
The concept and classification of cultural property .
Collectibles and cultural values as alternative investments. Risk and profitability of these objects.
Problems and peculiarities of collection of information for evaluation of cultural values.
Role and significance of art history expertise.
Determination of pricing factors and identification of qualitative characteristics affecting the value of cultural property.
Possibility of application of the cost approach to the evaluation of cultural property.
Your future career
Current workforce reports have highlighted a soft skills gap in today’s global workforce. They suggest that the relevant skills of the future will require a human element and, therefore, cannot be learned by machines. These skills include critical thinking, empathy, and creativity, which you can develop during this course. From tech companies to NGOs, you can apply these skills to help you excel in a range of jobs. You’ll benefit from newly developed soft skills, such as:
Vital creative leadership to set you up as an effective global leader.
Cultural awareness – you’ll develop this as you question your own unconscious biases.
Confidence and communication skills so you can thrive in your workplace alongside different cultures.