Department of Heritage Management and Tour Guidance
SYLLABUS
TOUR 101 Introduction to Tourism (2 credit-hours)
This course covers the basic elements of tourism from an interdisciplinary perspective. It includes providing basic ideas about various types of tourism, promotion and development, recreation, and tourism attraction.
ARCH 101 Introduction to Archaeology (2 credit-hours)
This course is designed to provide students with a clear idea of archaeology, its history, theory and methods with emphasis on field work, documentation and dating methods in archaeology.
HERT 101 Introduction to Heritage Management (2 credit-hours)
Heritage resources include archaeological, architectural, historic properties, natural landscape as well as museums and community life ways and traditions. This course provides the general principles for preservation and use of such resources in society. It discusses the legal systems used in the KSA and other countries to protect such resources, and how government and non-government organizations preserve and use heritage resource.
HERT 151 Principles of Tour Guidance (2 credit-hours)
This is an introductory course to the principles of tour guiding for those interested in a career as a tour guide, tour director or tour coordinator. Through classroom instruction, students will be introduced to the major aspects of tour guiding.
TOUR 151 Tourism Resources in the KSA (2 credit-hours)
This course deals with tourism resources in the KSA. It discusses the new trends and promotion of these tourism resources. The main features of the strategic tourism development plan are taken into consideration.
HERT 201 Cultural Tourism (2 credit-hours)
The course focuses on the various concepts for definition of cultural tourism. The course discusses heritage tourism, travel globalization, cross-cultural understanding and cultural resource attractions.
HERT 202 Planning and Promoting Cultural Heritage Sites (2 credit-hours)
The course explores practical approaches and methods to planning and promoting the various types of cultural heritage sites to become distinctive tourism products.
TOUR 202 Types of Tourism (2 credit-hours)
This course introduces students to the different types of tourism. The course discusses variability in tourism products, and the new trends prevailing in tourism activities.
HERT 203 Introduction to Ancient Arabian Epigraphy (3 credit-hours)
A brief historical description of the Arabian Peninsula before Islam will be given. Then, a study of the man dialects and their scripts will be conducted to elucidate the linguistic differences between the mentioned dialects. Light will be shed on religious, historical and social issues that are raised in the various types of inscriptions.
ARCH 212 Prehistoric Archaeology (2 credit-hours)
An overview of human cultural development during the Pleistocene and Holocene. It explains man's transition from hunting, food gathering and use of stone tools to food production, pottery making and discovery of metals.
ARCH 216 Archaeology of Ancient Arabia (3 credit-hours)
This course covers the archaeology of ancient Arabia. It introduces students to archaeological sites and antiquities of Arabia and familiarizes them with its history of archaeological research.
HERT 251 Heritage Economics (2 credit-hours)
The course is an introduction to heritage economy as part of production and as part of the economic science. Analysis of economic meaning and the heritage tendencies and trends. Economic benefits from heritage. Basic principles in heritage production. Production cost and availability of heritage products. Price and quantity balance of a heritage product.
Tour 251 Tourism Business Administration (3 credit-hours)
The course deals with the different trends of tourism activities and the methods and approaches of their management as an enterprise which renders different tourism services.
HERT 252 Traditional Crafts (2 credit-hours)
The course studies such diverse traditional folk crafts in Saudi Arabia as important forms of material culture. The course introduces the significance of this material culture and the appropriate methods for its documentation.
HERT 253 Traditional Architectural Heritage of the KSA (3 credit-hours)
The course deals with architecture as one of the element of material culture which represent the centre of human activity in space and time. It covers the basic methods to study traditional architectural patterns, building styles, characteristics and functions of architectural units and their cultural concepts.
ARCH 255 Islamic Archaeology in Arabia (2 credit-hours)
This course is a study of Islamic antiquities in the Arabian Peninsula and the effect of environment and local traditions on them. Account shall be taken of foreign influences on Islamic art and architecture.
ARCH 256 Islamic Architecture (2 credit-hours)
This course aims to introduce students to Islamic architecture from its growth at Hejaz in early Islamic times and continuity into Umayyad, Abbasid, Ayyubid and Memluke periods. Principles and Theories on Islamic architecture will be discussed. Special emphasis will be laid on Arabia, Levant, Iraq and Egypt.
TOUR 301 Tourism Economics (3 credit-hours)
The course is an introduction to tourism economy as part of production and as part of the economic science. Analysis of economic meaning and the tourism tendencies and trends. Economic benefits from tourism. Basic principles in tourism production, Production cost and availability of tourism products. Price and quantity balance of a tourism product.
HERT 301 Introduction to Museology (2 credit-hours)
An introduction to museology, its beginning and evolution with an historical background of museums. The course covers various modules that deal with the museum philosophy, policy, function and structure. The museum role and services are also covered.
TOUR 302 Touristic Festivals and Events (2 credit-hours)
The course covers the basic skills needed for a businesslike approach to planning and managing a well run, high quality community. The focus of the course is on increasing organizational effectiveness and developing a sound managerial strategies in seasonal and great festivals and events.
TOUR 303 Tourism and Society (2 credit-hours)
The course discusses the interactive mutual relationship between tourism as a human activity, economic industry and social culture, and the local community as consuming, producing and hosting individuals, and groups.
TOUR 304 Tourism Information Systems (3 credit-hours)
This is a tourism and hospitality software applications course for students. Building upon computer skill acquired in course TCH 101, students in this course will complete tourism management and hospitality related software projects. The emphasis of the course will be on computer applications and communication technologies in tourism management and hospitality. Students will make extensive use of the world-wide web and internet-based applications.
TOUR 305 Tourism Marketing (3 credit-hours)
This course introduces students to the principles of tourism marketing. It reviews and discusses the various approaches and strategies that seem appropriate to promoting tourism.
ARCH 306 Muslim States and their Civilizations (3 credit-hours)
The course gives a concise historical and cultural sequence of the Islamic states and dynasties from the early Islamic period to the period of Islamic vassal states. Special emphasis is laid on Arabia.
TOUR 307 Tour Package Planning (2 credit-hours)
The course covers the basis of promoting tourism products, and enriching experience and skills which are necessary for successful planning of tour packages.
ARCH 307 Islamic Arts (2 credit-hours)
The course deals with Islamic arts from its birth to the end of the Ayyubid period. The course gives a definition to the Islamic art, its sources, characteristics and decorative elements. It discusses the Islamic applied art and its contemporary styles in eastern and western Islamic world from the Umayyad to the Ottoman period.
HERT 351 Principles of Archaeological Restoration and Conservation (2 credit-hours)
Students are introduced, both theoretically and practically, to the techniques of restoration and preservation of antiquities. This involves consideration of natural factors and environmental pollution, which cause deterioration, and how to counter their effect.
TOUR 351 Tourism Markets Research (2 credit-hours)
This course deals with nature and trends of tourism markets, and approaches to design and conduct effective market research to develop tourism industry and gaining new markets.
TOUR 352 International Tourism Organizations (2 credit-hours)
This course familiarizes students with the main international, regional and national tourism organizations. It also familiarizes students with organizations of civil aviations and the rules regulating their activities.
HERT 352 Computer Applications in Heritage Resource Management (2 credit-hours)
This is a heritage resource management and tour guidance software application course for students. Building upon computer skill acquired in course TCH 101, students in this course will complete heritage management and tour guidance related software projects. The emphasis of the course will be on computer applications and communication technologies in heritage management and tour guidance. Students will make extensive use of the world-wide web and internet-based applications.
HERT 353 Registration and Documentation of Cultural Heritage (2 credit-hours)
The course deals with the approaches and techniques for the identification, documentation, interpretation and presentation of cultural heritage sites and materials.
HERT 354 Museum Management (2 credit-hours)
This course covers the ole of museum collections and focuses on general museum concepts, procedures and issues of management and care of collections.
HERT 355 Current Issues in Heritage Management (3 credit-hours)
The course introduces students to the current issues in heritage management. It studies the methods for developing and promoting management of both material and non-material heritage sources.
HERT 356 Chemistry for Restoration and Conservation (2 credit-hours)
This course provides a short note on general and organic chemistry. It discusses the relation of chemistry with archaeological conservation and restoration and explains briefly the processes of objects deterioration and preservation.
HERT 357 Methods for Examining Archeological Materials (2 credit-hours)
This course deals with methods and techniques for examinations of the different archaeological materials and the most important physical and chemical methods usually applied.
HERT 371 Methods of Tour Guiding (1) (2 credit-hours)
Students will be introduced to the major aspects of tour guiding: public speaking, interpretation, and tour commentary. This course represents the theoretical part of course HERT 432 (Methods of Tour Guiding (2).
HERT 372 Group Tour Operations (3 credit-hours)
Student will gain hands-on experience in designing, developing, conducting and guiding a sightseeing tour, delivering tour commentary on-site and conducting a group tour operation through to completion.
HERT 373 Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations (3 credit-hours)
The course introduces students to the ancient Near East civilizations from the beginning of historical periods to the coming of Alexander the great to the region in the 4th century B. C .
HERT 374 Specialized Texts in English (2 credit-hours)
This course is designed to introduce students to the literature related to heritage resource management through contact with English passages. The students get acquainted with the basic literary terms.
HERT 375 Current Issues in Tour Guidance (2 credit-hours)
This course discusses the current issues in tour guidance. During the course students will be introduced to the current methods and skills of tour guiding. The course will enable students to engage in major aspects of tour guiding: public speaking, interpretation, tour commentary research and delivery.
HERT 401 Architectural Heritage Management (2 credit-hours)
Survey of techniques of restoration and stabilization of architectural heritage buildings; standards of workmanship; traditional methods and new technologies. Survey of documentation techniques and preservation design.
HERT 402 Museum Education (2 credit-hours)
An exploration of historical and current theory and practice in the educational functions of museums and heritage institutions.
ARCH 402 Rock Arts in the KSA (2 credit-hours)
The course deals with description and classification of rock art in the KSA and interpreting it with emphasis on the environmental and cultural settings which prevailed during prehistory and proto- history.
TOUR 402 Tour Transport (2 credit-hours)
This course introduces students to the business of travel and the role of intermediaries (travel agents and tour operators) and travel transport in developing domestic and international tourism.
HERT 403 Cultural Heritage Organizations (2 credit-hours)
This course covers the international, regional and Arabic cultural heritage organizations. It discusses the regulations of these cultural heritage organizations and their notable activities.
HERT 404 Restoration and Conservation of Metal and Silicon Materials (2 credit-hours)
This course aims at providing students with conceptual framework on methods and techniques in use for restoration and conservation of silicon (stones, glass, ceramics, cementing materials…etc) and metal materials (iron, copper, silver …etc).
HERT 405 Restoration and Conservation of Organic Materials and Manuscripts (2 credit-hours)
This course aims at providing students with conceptual framework on methods and techniques in use for restoration and conservation of organic materials (wood, leather, textiles, bones, horns..etc) and manuscripts of such varying materials as leather, textiles, parchments, papers an ink.
HERT 406 Folklore and Non-Material Heritage Management (2 credit-hours)
The course deals with the various fields of folklore and non-material cultural heritage. Students will learn how to identify, spread, and make use of folklore and non-material cultural heritage. The course will teach students to maintain and protect this material and non-material heritage as a social history source and a cultural heritage identity.
HERT 431 Tourism Promotion (2 credit-hours)
Promotion is an important part of any tourism program. This course deals with the use of national cultural heritage for promotion of tourism and increase in the level of visitation.
HERT 432 Methods of Tour Guiding (2) (2 credit-hours)
Students will be introduced to the major aspects of tour guiding: public speaking, interpretation, and tour commentary. This course represents the practical part of course HERT 453 (Practical in Heritage Management)
HERT 433 Practical Guiding (1) – Archaeological and Heritage Destinations (3 credit-hours)
This course deals with conduct of tour guiding interpretation and commentary on archaeological and heritage sites in English language. The course represents the theoretical sector for the course Hert 371 Methods of Tour Guiding (1).
HERT 434 Special Topics in the History of the KSA (2 credit-hours)
This course deals with special chosen topics on the current and contemporary history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It displays the main stages of the marsh of history and its link with issues of tour guidance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
HERT 451 Designing Fairs and Museums Displays (2 credit-hours)
An exploration of past practices and contemporary approaches to exhibiting, providing students with the theoretical and practical tools to create exhibitions and fairs for today's audiences.
TOUR 451Tourism Security (2 credit-hours)
The course discusses the issues relating to tourism security in it national, and social dimensions taking into consideration the safety and security of the tourists and their properties.
HERT 452 Advanced Techniques of Heritage Display (2 credit-hours)
The course focuses on the new technological means and their role in display and management of heritage. Included are consideration of archives, collections management and the methods of putting such theory into practice, using computer technology.
HERT 453 Practical in Heritage Management (2 credit-hours)
This course is field training in heritage documentation and planning and supervision of heritage and traditional crafts management projects. In addition, the course discusses promotion of cultural tourism destinations.
HERT 454 Restoration and Conservation of Archaeological Buildings (2 credit-hours)
This course enables students to survey techniques of restoration and stabilization of historic buildings, standard of workmanship; traditional methods and new technologies. It introduces students to documentation techniques ad preservation design.
HERT 455 Traditional Crafts Management (2 credit-hours)
The course discusses trends, plans ad processes for promoting and managing traditional crafts. The course studies the geographical distribution and ecological settings associated with traditional crafts in an attempt to create a complete management data base.
HERT 456 Graduation Project (2 credit-hours)
A research project to promote a cultural or natural site to tourism investment. The project may attempt to promote a service establishment associated with a heritage or tourism site. Other research projects may propose to promote traditional crafts or preserve non-material heritage element.
HERT 471 Practical Guiding (2) - Museums (3 credit-hours)
This course deals with methods of exhibitions, descriptions and interpretation of archaeological and cultural heritage objects in the main museums of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The course represents the practical sector for the course Hert 432 Methods of Tour Guiding (2).
HERT 472 Arts Appreciation (2 credit-hours)
The course covers the principles and approaches to awareness and appreciation of arts. The course explains the most important terms of arts and introduces ancient, classic and current schools of arts.
TOUR 472 Vocational Health (2 credit-hours)
The course displays the general sanitation and safety measures usually taken to protect the health and safety of guests and staff in hotels, motels and similar tourism attractions.
HERT 473 Clients Psychology (2 credit-hours)
This course deals with relations and interactions of workers in tourism sectors with different types of tourists, visitors, and clients. The course discusses stress, routine, repletion and the psychology of the consumer tourist. Tourism today: introduction to personality theory and dealing with various psychological problems.
HERT 474 Graduation Project (2 credit-hours)
This course is designed to introduce students to the process of conducting a complete tour guidance project to a tourism site. The project with direct application to the tourism industry, is to be conducted by the student who will design elements of the tour, number of visitors, and the appropriate time and duration of the visit.