University of Sheffield - MSc Osteoarchaeology

[Marcus Brody]

Speaking as a taxpayer, do we actually need any more? :face-stir:

While I agree with Tom's statement that people should be free to spend their money on whatever they want, I do have some concerns that people may take courses such as these because they think that an additional qualification in a specialist field will enable them to get a better-paid or more secure job. Although some might, I'd suggest that anyone considering this should look at whether there is a shortage of staff in their selected specialism, how many people qualify in that field each year, and what happens to most of them. I know a couple of people who did osteology postgrads, and both returned to commercial field archaeology at the end of their courses, working for the same wages but with more debt. I'm all for education and people pursuing their interests, but at the moment I'd probably agree with Dino, in that I'm not aware that there's a shortage of osteoarchaeologists.