• TFTR1004
  • Heritage Culture & Tourism

  • Credits (ECTS): 5
  • Hospitality Mgmt. and Tourism

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Overview

Module Description

This module provides students with an introduction to the national heritage and culture of Ireland, including the physical, natural, human and socio-economic heritages and cultures, and places these in the context of the Irish Tourism Industry. This module incorporates part of the Get Smart! initiative.

Module Aims

To provide students with an awareness and understanding of the potential of Irish heritage and culture in terms of sustainable tourism development. Also to provide students with the skills of compiling a heritage audit.

Indicative Syllabus

Introduction: Projects Ireland - the Physical Development. Flora and Fauna Archaeology on the Landscape - Life and Death Early Christian Ireland - Isle of Saints and Scholars Medieval Urban Settlement - Vikings and Normans The Medieval Landscape - Churches and Castles Georgian Landscape - House and Demesne Georgian Dublin - Streets and Architecture Towns, Villages and Visitors Music and Dance Art and Literature

Total Contact Teaching Hours:36

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