Module: HT7003-30 Heritage Management: Planning & Practice

Level: 7

Credit Value: 30

Module Tutor: Sarah Morton

Module Tutor Contact Details: s.morton@bathspa.ac.uk

1.Brief description and aims of module

How do heritage organisations manage their resources? What kind of decisions do they make? What services do they provide? For whom? How do they measure success?

This module is intended to provide an introduction to the wide range of skills, expertise, approaches and disciplines that form part of ‘managing heritage’. The content of the module reflects current challenges and priorities within the sector, as well as current thinking about what constitutes good and effective practice. This might relate to: audience research and development; learning, interpretation and public programming; conservation, collections care and collections management; marketing; advocacy; funding and fundraising; volunteer recruitment, training and development; standards and benchmarking; project planning and management.

2.Outline syllabus

This module covers a number of aspects of professional practice, including, but not limited to:

Heritage education and learning

Heritage, health and well-being

Heritage interpretation

Public engagement and participatory practice

Collections management

Funding, fundraising and advocacy

Income generation

Sustainability and resilience

Project planning, implementation and evaluation

Precise content is adjusted in light of current priorities within the sector, and opportunities to relate our work to live projects and events.

3.Teaching and learning activities

This module is led by practitioners working in the field, through a series of seminars or longer workshops.

Assessment Item 1:

• Assessment Type: Course Work
• Description: Observation Report (2000 words)
• % Weighting: 30%

Assessment Item 2:

• Assessment Type: Course Work
• Description: Practice Report (3000 words)
• % Weighting: 60%

Assessment Item 3:

• Assessment Type: Course Work
• Description: Funding Proposal (1000 words)
• % Weighting: 10%