5th September 2012, 09:28 AM
What is your perception of a degree Unit?
What is it that a degree does not provide? that a degree should?
I too once railed against the non practical element that is often seen in university degrees. the main thing is that students should not see a degree as the opening to a job in FIELD archaeology - rather it is a degree. the Training in FIELD archaeology comes from the FIELD and so needs practical technical courses to support it. I know of many of these courses, but it is mainly in addition to a degree course. a degree course being very different from a practical technical course.
The issue we have is the haphazard nature of these courses, the random locations and the lack of connectivity between skills and employment.
I see benefit in all. and realisation about what does what.
Lets look at solutions rather than pop at curators/universities/anyone else.
What is it that a degree does not provide? that a degree should?
I too once railed against the non practical element that is often seen in university degrees. the main thing is that students should not see a degree as the opening to a job in FIELD archaeology - rather it is a degree. the Training in FIELD archaeology comes from the FIELD and so needs practical technical courses to support it. I know of many of these courses, but it is mainly in addition to a degree course. a degree course being very different from a practical technical course.
The issue we have is the haphazard nature of these courses, the random locations and the lack of connectivity between skills and employment.
I see benefit in all. and realisation about what does what.
Lets look at solutions rather than pop at curators/universities/anyone else.