{"id":170,"date":"2026-02-22T06:45:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/socs\/?page_id=170"},"modified":"2026-02-22T06:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:50:33","slug":"bachelor-of-arts-in-heritage-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/socs\/bachelor-of-arts-in-heritage-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Arts in Heritage Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"170\" class=\"elementor elementor-170\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7311b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c7311b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbcbe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbbcbe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bachelor of Arts in Heritage Management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b8179 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2b8179\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d7e90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3d7e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"603\">The Bachelor of Arts in Heritage Management is designed to provide students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the preservation, conservation, and sustainable management of cultural and historical heritage. 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