Claimable under SkillsFuture Credit
Fees: $450.00
Note: Course fee not inclusive of application fee and GST.
Course details
Cultural heritage is not easy to define, but it involves the idea of practices or values relating to people’s lives that are passed down from one generation to another.
It includes architecture (monuments and sites considered valuable from the point of view of history, art or science), physical objects (considered important for archaeology, prehistory, history, literature, art or science) and practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and skills—and items and cultural spaces associated with them—that communities, groups and individuals recognise as culturally important to them.
In this course, we will examine how the law is used to safeguard cultural heritage. We will look at the use of law to safeguard tangible cultural property such as heritage sites, archaeological relics and modern artefacts, both during peacetime and in situations of armed conflict, and intangible cultural heritage.
Issues that will be considered include legal schemes to safeguard built and natural heritage, the collection and display of human remains, the problem of stolen and illegally exported cultural objects, and whether artefacts which are not stolen should nonetheless be returned to their countries of origin.
These topics will be useful to those who may volunteer or work in contexts dealing with cultural heritage, such as art galleries, auction houses and museums, as well as in supporting communities to preserve and promote their intangible cultural heritage.
You are not required to have any previous knowledge of law to take this module.
About the trainer
Dr Jack Tsen-Ta Lee
Dr Jack Tsen-Ta Lee received his Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the National University of Singapore (NUS), his Master of Laws at University College London, and his Law PhD at the University of Birmingham.
He is a bureau vice-president and expert member of the International Scientific Committee for Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues of the International Council on Monuments and Sites, and has been a member there since 2016.
He was recently a member of the National Heritage Board’s Archaeology Advisory Panel (2019–2024) and the Design Advisory Panel (Conservation) of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) (2022–2024). In addition, he was the President of the Singapore Heritage Society (2017–2023). At present, he is a member of the URA’s Heritage and Identity Partnership panel (since 2018).
He is interested in heritage law, constitutional and administrative law, and media law. He has taught at NUS, the Singapore Management University and LASALLE College of the Arts.
Application information
Writing materials and/or a computer and/or tablet for taking notes.
No previous knowledge of law is required, as basic legal concepts will be explained in the course. This short course is for anyone interested in heritage issues, those involved in arts management and heritage management, or legal practitioners dealing with heritage issues.
For clarity on the application process, payment matters, available subsidies, certification, and our cancellation and refund policy, please refer to our FAQs page.
Learning Photography Through Film: Intention, Exposure and Craft
This is a craft-based photography training course where film will be used as an experiential learning tool. This course is a chance for budding photographers to learn to slow down, build confidence in manual shooting, train their exposure judgment, develop strong composition habits and teach visual discipline. You are to bring 10 digital photos to the first class that you think represent your photography. This course does not teach darkroom development.
Learning to Edit: Better Reading and Writing
An introduction to the world of editing, this course teaches methods and strategies that help you become a better reader, with focused and perceptive ways of understanding the text in front of you. Mechanics—the nuts and bolts of how we write—and intentions—reason and purpose—matter equally when approaching a text with an editing eye. Lessons and discussion points are focused around the craft of reading and writing. We will look at how being a good editor requires a combination of distance and closeness, and how this translates into your writing life. Each week, a new topic will be introduced with examples …
Affinity Foundations: Practical Digital Design for Beginners
Beginners with little to no experience in digital creative software should take on this Short Course to learn the fundamentals of Affinity, a free professional design app that combines vector, pixel and layout tools in one platform. Through step-by-step instruction and guided practice, you will learn the essential tools, workflows, and concepts needed to navigate the software effectively. Skills are reinforced through short, hands-on creative projects that encourage experimentation and practical application. By the end of the course, you will: Design and export a small set of finished assets, including at least one poster, one postcard and a one-page flyer. …