Cultural Tourism and Museology

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Because of the theoretical-practical nature of this course unit, the syllabus will be followed by the participation of the students in the teaching-learning process. This may be achieved through theme debates, assignments with the underlying analysis of data/case studies, and field trips to heritage spaces.

Evaluation may be:

1) Continuous with the following parameters:

– Assignments as classroom work or extra classroom work (40%);

– Written test (60%).

2) Final – Written Exam (100%).

1.Understand heritage as a tourism resource

2.Understand the relevance of cultural tourism in present-day society

3.Understand the relationship between heritage resources and tourism

4. Evaluate the importance of museums within the tourism offer

5.Identify strategies for the dissemination of cultural heritage with a view to boosting tourism.

1. Cultural tourism in present-day society

1.1. Cultural tourism as a social phenomenon

1.2. Heritage and cultural tourism

1.3. Niche tourism: reference products within cultural tourism

2. Museums and tourism

2.1. Museums, memory and cultural identity

2.2. Museums and the boosting of cultural heritage

2.3. Museums, local communities, tourism and development

3. Interaction between heritage resources and tourism

4. Dissemination of cultural heritage with a view to boosting tourism

• - Written Exam - 100.0%

• - Written test - 60.0%
• - Assignments as classroom work or extra - 40.0%

NAO

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