Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
A key outcome of the project is the development and testing of a new curriculum for vocational training that meets the needs of the cultural heritage protection labour market in the face of climate change and formalises the relevant skills and competences.
Led by the Center for Cultural Property Protection, an online course will be developed to improve the skills of cultural sector professionals to properly assess and manage the risks of climate change. The course will provide cultural heritage professionals (e.g. owners of historic houses, conservators, restorers, managers and staff of historic buildings, monuments, archaeological sites, museums, archives, libraries and art galleries) with skills and knowledge that will enable them to adapt to the current global situation, develop solutions and take immediate action to manage the risks that climate change and global warming pose to the cultural sector.
The course language is English.
Course start at any time.
The online course is freely accessible via the iMooX platform and can be completed free of charge, independent of time and place, without access or admission restrictions. Its integrative, modular and transdisciplinary structure allows it to be integrated into existing university curricula and requires no prior knowledge.
As a further specialization to this course, we recommend the online course of our sister project: “SOS Heritage”.
The Risk Management for Cultural Heritage Online Course consists of 8 units divided into several thematic lessons. Each lesson covers the respective topic in depth. Numerous international specialists in cultural management and experts from various fields of cultural heritage protection and risk management present their lectures in short video units.
With approximately 80 hours of video content and self-study material, the course covers the 5 thematic priorities and fields of specialisation:
- Basics on Cultural Heritage Protection
- Assessing and Categorizing Risks
- Mapping Hazards and Cultural Heritage
- Mitigation Interventions
- Managing complex Emergencies
- Damage Assessment
- Scenario Training
- Stakeholders and Community
iMooX | TU GRAZ - Graz University of Technology
With iMooX, Graz University of Technology offers a platform with freely accessible and openly licensed online courses (Massive Open Online Course - MOOC) on various topics. These MOOCs are available to all interested parties after registration on the platform and can be attended at any time and from any place where there is an internet connection and can be completed at an individual pace.