Rural Tourism and Cultural Heritage
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Course informations
| Study program level |
Undergraduate |
| Study program |
Management |
| Study program direction |
Management of rural tourism |
| Course year |
2. |
| Course semester |
IV |
| Course status |
Elective |
| ECTS |
4 |
| Lectures (h) |
30 |
| Excercises (h) |
- |
| Seminars (h) |
15 |
Course objectives
- introduce students to the concepts of culture, cultural heritage, cultural-civilization and traditional heritage and basic features of cultural tourism
- acquire the knowledge and practical skills needed in designing cultural tourism in the rural area
Course outcomes
Name of the learning outcomes set: Culture and cultural heritage
Level: 6
- Distinguish the concepts of culture, cultural heritage, and cultural-civilization heritage.
- Identify the interdependence of culture (cultural identity), rural tourism and tourism in general.
- Assess the role of tradition in forming a tourist offer based on the valuation of cultural resources of a particular rural area.
Name of the learning outcomes set: Cultural tourism in a rural area
Level: 6
- Critically explain the term cultural tourism and analyze the aspects of cultural tourism in a rural area.
- Identify and comment on the emerging forms of cultural tourism in a rural area.
- Assess the role of state and international organizations in the development of cultural tourism.
- Analyze and compare the past development of cultural tourism in rural areas.
Course content
Culture and cultural heritage. Tourism functions of culture and cultural functions of tourism. Economic approach to cultural assets - cultural tourism. Tourism valorization and revitalization of culture and cultural heritage. The process of managing cultural goods. Interpretation of cultural heritage. Exemplary forms of cultural tourism in a rural area. Cultural tourism in rural areas of the Republic of Croatia. The role of states and international organizations in the development of cultural tourism.
