2025
Geological heritage and Museology
Name: Geological heritage and Museology
Code: HIS10338M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/162 hours
Scientific Area:
History
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
To provide knowledge's, both theoretical and practical, what Museology and Heritage concerns. From their scientific training students could understand natural heritage conservation and valorization processes (particularly the geological one) because it's expected that in theirs professional careers they must deal with those issues with a social and economic range. Therefore, the master intends:
- To be able to understand and discuss concepts and practices in what museology and museography concerns, comparing with case studies
- To reinforce the dissemination process of Paleontology and Geology with the public
- To diversify the paradigm of tourism offer
- To amplify the importance of land management policies
- To be able to understand and discuss concepts and practices in what museology and museography concerns, comparing with case studies
- To reinforce the dissemination process of Paleontology and Geology with the public
- To diversify the paradigm of tourism offer
- To amplify the importance of land management policies
Contents
1. Around a permanent changing concept: cultural and natural heritage
1.1. The concept evolution during the XXth and XXI centuries
1.2. Portuguese legislation and the international framework
1.3. Heritage as a resource. Development and endogenous resources in a global perspective. From development policies to UNESCO Heritage Lists and new development paradigmas
1.5. The geological heritage case
2. Heritage valorisation and museology
2.1. Concept and monument memorial value
2.2. The evolution of museogical mouvement and the diferent kind of museums
2.3. Territorial museums and ecomuseums
3. Landscape and Geological heritage valorisation and museology
3.1. Cultural and heritage landscapes
3.2. Geological heritage and geotourism
3.3. The UNESCO Global GeoParks Network
4. Heritage valorisation and Museums case studies
1.1. The concept evolution during the XXth and XXI centuries
1.2. Portuguese legislation and the international framework
1.3. Heritage as a resource. Development and endogenous resources in a global perspective. From development policies to UNESCO Heritage Lists and new development paradigmas
1.5. The geological heritage case
2. Heritage valorisation and museology
2.1. Concept and monument memorial value
2.2. The evolution of museogical mouvement and the diferent kind of museums
2.3. Territorial museums and ecomuseums
3. Landscape and Geological heritage valorisation and museology
3.1. Cultural and heritage landscapes
3.2. Geological heritage and geotourism
3.3. The UNESCO Global GeoParks Network
4. Heritage valorisation and Museums case studies
Teaching Methods
Theoretical classes and practices concerning analisys and discussion about presented case studies.
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