Programme info

Micro-credential: Heritage and crime

Learning outcomes

This micro-credential focuses on the following learning outcomes.

1. The participant can identify and describe a range of different crimes that affect cultural and natural heritage.

2. The participant can apply criminological theories, particularly situational crime prevention, market reduction approach and zemiology, to examples of heritage crime and associated prevention strategies.

3. The participant can critically assess the impact of different criminal activities on heritage assets and the societal effects, including ethical considerations and debates.

4. The participant can critically assess the effectiveness of a range of crime reduction and prevention techniques in the context of heritage crime.

5. The participant can research and present a case study of heritage crime, identifying the harms that it causes and suggesting policy and practical measures to reduce the risk of its occurrence.

Evaluation

Written examination without oral presentation (closed book) and group presentation.