HUM 1060 - FYS: Culture, Heritage, and the Public: Encountering Our Collective Past

Institution:

Northern Vermont University (7.1.2023 merged into Vermont State University)

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Description:

Cultural heritage tourism is one of the great American growth industries. This freshman-level course will examine the history of heritage tourism, as well as modern place-based education (museums, living history centers, theme parks, etc.). The course will also examine contemporary techniques such as digital presentation and persona-based living history experiences that are used to advertise and interpret local cultural history and geography. This is a first-year seminar course and meets the First-Year Seminar requirement of the GECC.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.northernvermont.edu

Phone Number:

(802) 635-2356

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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