Cultural Heritage in Transformation - free online course

Cultural Heritage in Transformation - a free online 5-6 week course developed by experts from Aachen University starts on 9 March 2020. In recent decades the sustainable conservation of cultural heritage has become a crucial global challenge. In our course you will learn how to define, explore, conserve, utilize and manage cultural heritage. Everything will be explained with the beautiful city of Aachen as an example.

This is an intermediate level course - the successful completion of foundation courses in the fields of cultural heritage, architecture or city planning are beneficial.

What you'll learn

The process of defining cultural heritage
Various methods to explore cultural heritage
Practices dedicated to sustaining cultural heritage and its assets
Adaptation strategies regarding the utilization and the management of cultural heritage

In recent decades the sustainable conservation of cultural heritage has become a crucial global challenge. In this context, the trend towards largescale urbanization raises questions as to how new development can take place which respects and maintains the intrinsic values and unique qualities which have been handed down from previous generations, particularly within urban areas.

The course addresses these themes by providing participants with the skills to define, explore, conserve, utilize and manage cultural heritage. Throughout the course, you will be introduced to various methodologies and thematic approaches relevant to these skills using the City of Aachen as an example. Through case studies drawn from Aachen and beyond, you will explore examples at a range of spatial scales; from landscape and city scale to individual buildings and artifacts.

Revision questions and assignments will enable you to consolidate your newly acquired skills and to implement these approaches within the city or town of your choice.