Course ID:  M04013YK

Credits: 2

Course Prerequisites: None

Course Description and Goals:

Since the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage was adopted, the legal issues arising from the protection of underwater cultural heritage have been attracting increasing attention. The island of Taiwan has been ruled by many countries, such as Netherlands, Portugal, Japan, the United States and other sea powers states, and its surrounding waters contain important maritime traffic junctions. As a result, many underwater cultural heritage sites are scattered across large areas of the sea bed. Taiwan should take appropriate measures to protect underwater cultural heritage in its surrounding waters. While the protection of underwater cultural heritage is one of basic national marine policy in Taiwan, the lack of relevant specialists is believed to be a problem. This course is designed to provide the theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the protection of underwater cultural heritage in order to train more specialists to become experts in this 

Schedule Type:  Lecture, discussion and report