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The course consists of the definition of the concept of cultural heritage, which includes  archaeology and heritage together, and the importance of preserving it from deterioration by natural and human factors. The course includes the basic principles of preserving different archaeological artifacts and sites in addition to ancient building.
First Year
  
The course attempts to define Cultural Resource Management, CRM types, and local and foreign institutions and laws that deal with CRM. In addition, the course explains the different values which go along with CRM and provides information about how to develop and prepare it for visitors.
First Year
  
The course delves into the definition of different terminology in conservation and restoration, the different levels of intervention, and the importance of each process in conservation.  In addition, it includes the ethics of the profession and the characteristics of various chemicals to be used in conservation and restoration of different artifacts.
Second Year
  
The course comprises teaching the optimum methods of preventative conservation in show cases and stores in museums. In addition, it includes teaching students the use of various apparatus to control the level of light and ultra-violet radiation, along with tools to measure the relative humidity in order to find the right levels of humidity for each cultural material, and how to avoid pollution in the museum.
Third Year
  
The course teaches students the principles and theories of the interpretation of archaeological sites and how to provide visitors with the meanings and values of the site. In addition, the course includes the communication process, routes or paths, and the best ways to preserve the environment of the site.
Third Year
  
The course provides students with information about the different types of mosaic floors during the Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad period in Jordan. It also includes the equipments and materials which are used in the processes of mosaic production. In addition, the course consists of the various processes of mosaic treatment such as diagnosis, examining, and planning.
Fourth Year
  
The course provides students with the most important contemporary factors which cause the destruction of ancient sites and buildings, especially with regard to how to stop or minimize the causes of deterioration.  In addition, the course includes contemporary issues in rehabilitation  of ancient buildings and how to use cultural resources and their relationships.
Third Year
  
The course includes an introduction about the different skills and crafts in Jordan, and the processes of production of various artifacts from raw materials to the final stage of production. In addition, the course explains the socio-economical indications of traditional artifacts and their historical and cultural values
Second Year
  
The course trains students on the basic knowledge of various technical and manual skills related to conservation such as painting, drawing, decoration, sculpture and gesso works, which enable them to master the process of restoration and maintenance of archaeological materials. Also students are trained on the personal skills to produce some simple tools for the purpose of use in the restoration of archaeological materials.
Third Year
  
The students will be trained during the summer semester in an archaeological excavation on preservation of archaeological discoveries such as lifting, packing, and transporting to the conservation and restoration laboratory, therefore causing no harm to the archaeological materials.
Fourth Year