Built environments and contemporary challenges

About this programme

No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students. The course explores the complexities involved in the professional practice of conservation, with a focus on the sustainable management and development of built environments. A range of external challenges, including climate change, large-scale urban development, and industrial developments, but also mass tourism, neglect or underuse of historic environments, affect both the need for and the outcomes of conservation efforts. In this course you learn how to effectively respond to such challenges by using transdisciplinary approaches and collaboration across professional fields and stakeholder groups. The course consists of lectures, seminars, workshops, project work, study visits, and/or study trips. Studies are carried out both in teams and individually. The course requires active participation in projects, seminars, and workshops. Bachelor in Conservation (180 credits) or equivalent. Students with other academic background relevant to the subject area of cultural heritage corresponding to at least degree (180 credits) can after consideration be given access to the course.