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3. Outlook for heritage interpretation in Europe and future prospects. TEHIC Towards a European Heritage Interpretation Curriculum 34 In Spain, the University of Castilla-La Mancha offers the “Master’s Degree in Historical Heritage: Research and Management” that includes a module entitled “Artistic and Mon- umental Heritage: Analysis, Interpretation and Management” taught at the Faculty of Humanities. There are also several tourism faculties and degrees that include courses and modules on heritage interpretation, mainly focused on the environment. Only the University of Seville, in collaboration with the Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage, offers a specific university diploma in Heritage Interpretation . As for Italy , the situation of heritage interpretation is very similar to the Spanish one: it does not exist as an academic discipline, but there is a good offer of courses, most of them focused on tourism and environment. As an example, the Department of Educa- tion, Cultural Heritage, and Tourism of the University of Macerata offers a course entitled "Heritage Education and Interpretation" which aims to "train interpreters or cultural me- diators so that they can plan and provide interpretive services for visitors to museums and cultural sites.” To conclude this overview of heritage interpretation training initiatives currently avail - able in Europe, we will look at France. The concept of Heritage Interpretation in France has had negligible impact, compared to other concepts such as animation du patrimoine . University of Seville, Spain