Course Description
The course will cover management of coastal cultural resources by private, state and federal agencies in the USA. It will include international case studies as comparative material and introduce perspectives about institutional collaborations between countries. The class discussions and reading assignments will focus on management challenges, products and public policy primarily related to submerged and terrestrial maritime archaeological sites, museums, and heritage tourism. This topic is an issue based course. Guest speakers with expertise in specific areas of management or research of management problems, will give presentations as an integral parts of the class syllabus. The goals of the course are to give you insights into global issues in maritime archaeology, to understand the challenges before you in the job market, and better prepare you for future leadership positions in this field of study. This is an active engagement and problem-based learning class for any student who anticipates working in cultural resource management.
Course Structure
The class will be conducted in a seminar format. Each session will begin with a lecture by the professor or a guest lecturer, followed by student perspectives of readings – which include articles, reports and book chapters. We will also attempt to engage professionals from around the USA and from other countries as remote guest participants in classes via skype or ECU live time global classroom in the Science and Technology building. Note that this syllabus is intended as a guide for the course. We may deviate from the syllabus from time to time to pursue other topics of interest to the students participating in the class. If guests or stakeholders who have expertise in certain syllabus topics become available during the semester they may also be added to schedule.
Readings
Readings will serve as platforms for seminar presentations and class discussion. Some of these are listed on the syllabus below, while others may be added (and some deleted) as needed from time to time to demonstrate particular issues or topics that arise or need to be updated throughout the semester. Articles listed will be posted on ECU blackboard, often sent by the speakers in advance of their guest presentations.