This module seeks to explore the management skills necessary to deliver successful heritage management to the sector. It includes issues relating to marketing, budgeting and costings, project management, human resource activities and visitor management services. The module also seeks to develop students' awareness of the skills base necessary to curate museum collections, including the ability to draw together the required materials for an exhibition. The module is delivered by practitioners where possible to enable the relevant skills set from the profession to be passed onto the student cohort.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Demonstrate critical awareness of the need to manage heritage sites financially and administratively
Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and importance of marketing in the context of heritage sites
Display critical awareness of the control of human resources in an effective manner to control heritage sites and allow them to function
Demonstrate awareness of the skills required to display and maintain collections to an appropriate curatorial standard
Assessment
39696-01 : 3000 Word Essay : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment:
1 x 3,000 word heritage project business plan (100%)
