Heritage is one of the most important sources of international tourism, and heritage tourism remains one of the strongest growing sectors. If you think about your own travels and holiday, there is a good chance that you visit or experience (cultural) heritage. But making heritage accessible to the general public whilst preserving heritage for future generations is a challenge and requires careful and sustainable management. Do you want to learn how heritage can be managed, preserved and made accessible for tourists, local community and governments that 'own' heritage? Then the Heritage Experience Management minor is exactly what you are looking for!

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 Heritage is one of the most important sources of international tourism, and heritage tourism remains one of the strongest growing sectors. If you think about your own travels and holiday, there is a good chance that you visit or experience (cultural) heritage. But making heritage accessible to the general public whilst preserving heritage for future generations is a challenge and requires careful and sustainable management. Do you want to learn how heritage can be managed, preserved and made accessible for tourists, local community and governments that 'own' heritage? Then the Heritage Experience Management minor is exactly what you are looking for!

This minor is offered by Tourism Management.

Structure of the minor

The minor includes several day excursions and guest presentations during which students are exposed to various heritage experiences and heritage issues. There is also a one-week excursion to Edinburgh (Scotland), during which several heritage sites are visited and experienced, and experts from various heritage institutions and organizations share their vision on management. The costs for the excursion are around 400-500 euros.

Students who share an interest in heritage and experience management.

Monday - Friday.

The minor comprises student-led workshops, themed guided-tour, field trip/day-excursions* and an open book essay. Furthermore, students will follow the guest lectures of the module Tourism Policy and Planning of the Masters of International Leisure and Tourism Studies (MILTS) at NHL Stenden.

The minor includes several day excursions and guest presentations during which students are exposed to various heritage experiences and heritage issues. There is also a one-week excursion to Edinburgh (Scotland), during which several heritage sites are visited and experienced, and experts from various heritage institutions and organizations share their vision on management. The costs for the excursion are around 400-500 euros.