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The course is compulsory for a master´s degree in Master of 91̽»¨ in Conservation (N2KUV).

The course can be part of the following programme: 1) Master of 91̽»¨ in Conservation (N2KUV)

The course can be given as a stand alone course.

Bachelor in Conservation (180 credits) or equivalent.

Students with other academic background relevant to the subject area of cultural heritage, like architecture, archaeology, and construction, corresponding to at least degree (180 credits) or other equal merits from professional work life can after consideration be given access to the course.

This course explores the built environment as a multilayered living environment and resource with economic, social, and cultural potential, where preservation and transformation require a deep understanding and critical analysis of its properties, uses, and values.

The course aims to equip students with knowledge and practical skills in various methods for the documentation and analysis of the built environment. Emphasis is placed on providing students with the tools to collect and analyse data on complex material, structural, and spatial properties at different scales.

The course prepares students to develop well-founded knowledge bases for the conservation and sensitive transformation of the built environment, considering its historical, contemporary, and potential future contributions to sustainable societal development.

The course includes measurement and drawing, scanner- and image-based 3D documentation, digital visualisation techniques, and scientific analyses of materials, craftsmanship, structures, and built environments. It introduces methods within heritage planning for site analysis and value assessment.

Open to students from diverse backgrounds, the course focuses on developing analytical competence through interdisciplinary integration of various subject areas. Students engage with real-world cases, where they work both individually and in groups to practise documentation and analysis methods and learn from specialists in the field. Fieldwork is combined with lectures, seminars, workshops, laboratory exercises, and study visits. The course includes two project assignments, resulting in an exhibition and a conservation plan.

On successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

• Demonstrate knowledge of the historical development of documentation and visualization of cultural heritage, including the roles of specialists and their contributions,
• Understand the principles and applications of different documentation approaches and analytical tools, and their suitability in specific contexts,
• Recognize the types of data obtained through analytical work and understand their advantages, limitations, and relevance in cultural heritage documentation,

Competence and skills

• Apply methods for documenting built environments using appropriate techniques and tools,
• Collect and analyse data on material properties in built environments,
• Conduct place analysis and value assessments using established methodologies,

Judgement and approach

• Effectively communicate the relationships between the properties, uses, and values of built environments through speech, visual representation, and writing, and
• Identify, exemplify, and critically analyse ambiguities and ethical problems in various approaches to the documentation and analysis of built environments.

The course consists of fieldwork projects, workshops, labs, lectures, seminars and study visits. The course also involves study trips, travelling and time away from Gothenburg.

Studies are carried out both in teams and individually. The course requires on site work and active participation in projects, seminars, workshops and laboratories.

All instruction and lectures will be held in English. Individual instructions may be given in English or Swedish.

The course objectives are assessed by:

Examination 1: Seminars (3 hp)
Examination 2: Workshops (3 hp)
Examination 3: Project assignments (9 hp)

If a student who has been failed twice for the same examination element wishes to change examiner before the next examination session, such a request is to be granted unless there are specific reasons to the contrary (Chapter 6 Section 22 HF).

If a student has received a certificate of disability study support from the University 91̽»¨ with a recommendation of adapted examination and/or adapted forms of assessment, an examiner may decide, if this is consistent with the course’s intended learning outcomes and provided that no unreasonable resources would be needed, to grant the student adapted examination and/or adapted forms of assessment.

If a course has been discontinued or undergone major changes, the student must be offered at least two examination sessions in addition to ordinary examination sessions. These sessions are to be spread over a period of at least one year but no more than two years after the course has been discontinued/changed. The same applies to placement and internship (VFU) except that this is restricted to only one further examination session.

If a student has been notified that they fulfil the requirements for being a student at Riksidrottsuniversitetet (RIU student), to combine elite sports activities with studies, the examiner is entitled to decide on adaptation of examinations if this is done in accordance with the Local rules regarding RIU students at the University 91̽»¨.

The grading scale comprises: Pass (G) and Fail (U).

For grade Pass (G) requires that the student has passed all course modules and fulfilled the learning outcomes of the course.

The results of and possible changes to the course will be shared with students who participated in the evaluation and students who are starting the course.

Computer and camera:
To be able to follow and pass the course the students will need a high level of generic computer skills. All students are expected to possess or have access to a computer, preferably laptop to bring on field work, with an up-to-date advanced configuration for 3D software, and an up-to-date camera, either a mobile device built-in camera or a system camera.

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All expenses that may occur in connection with the course, including literature, materials, personal tools and protective gear, and travelling to heritage sites or other travelling connected to the course, are paid for by the student.

Environment and sustainable development: 
The Gothenburg University's environmental management system is certified according to ISO 14001 and EMAS.

Quality assurance:
Follow-up and evaluation of the program takes place in accordance with the applicable policy for quality assurance and quality development of education at the University 91̽»¨.