Course in Heritage Management

The WII-C2C was established in 2015 to realize the objectives of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, 1972 by building capacity of World Heritage professionals through training, research and information dissemination. The Centre has conducted numerous thematic capacity building and outreach programmes on world heritage conservation. This includes disaster risk reduction, culture-nature linkages, ecotourism, justice and sustainability and outstanding universal value (OUV) analysis in collaboration with technical and educational institutions both in India and abroad.

Wii Background

Affiliated to AcSIR, the course is interdisciplinary in nature and includes theoretical and methodological integration of ecological sciences and heritage studies. Thematic workshops and field engagement with world heritage sites will be key highlights.

Salient Features

  • Taught modules, thematic workshops, electives, and fieldwork covering fundamental and applied heritage conservation;
  • Taught courses covering themes of fundamentals of heritage conservation; biodiversity and natural heritage; anthropological and archaeological dimensions of heritage; research methods; heritage governance and site management; sustainable tourism and visitor management; heritage impact assessment; World Heritage among others;
  • Skill development of students by co-curation of events and workshops on various discourses of heritage;
  • Independent Master’s thesis for a comprehensive research;
  • Focused on building critical thinking and professional skills in students