Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies
Lecture Code ARC01801 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name IGS Special Topics AII (IGS特論 AII)
Subject Name
(Katakana)
アイジーエストクロン AII
Subject Name in
English
IGS Special Topics AII
Instructor STEINHAUS WERNER
Instructor
(Katakana)
シュタインハウス ウエルナー
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Tues5-6:IAS K102
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
The students will be encouraged to active learning, acquiring themselves the necessary sources, preparing short presentations of key concepts, key objects etc. for and in every class. 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 14 : Cultural Studies
Eligible Students
Keywords world heritage 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Integrated Global Studies
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
(Abilities and Skills)
・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
World Heritage - Past, Present, Future
Understanding the evolution, implementation and key concepts of the World Heritage Convention; analyzing the current situation and future challenges.  
Class Schedule Lesson 8 Presentations
Lesson 9  World Heritage – Intangible Cultural Heritage
Lesson 10  Case studies: Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
Lesson 11  Case studies: (delisted) Dresden Elbe Valley
Lesson 12  Future prospects
Lesson 13  Politicization of World Heritage - the nation state
Lesson 14  World Heritage and Sustainability
Lesson 15   Conclusions 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Albert, Marie-Theres and Ringbeck, Birgitta. 40 Years World Heritage Convention: Popularizing the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage, Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter, 2015.
Brumann, C. (2021). The Best We Share: Nation, Culture and World-Making in the UNESCO World Heritage Arena (1st ed.). Berghahn Books. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials
(More Details)  
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning)
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Close readings of texts 
Requirements  
Grading Method Oral presentation (50%), Discussion (25%), Attendance (25%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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