20th February 2013, 05:40 PM
Yeah, I think the pro-vice-commander-honorable .... was taking advantage of some good press to fight his corner for the humanities, not just archaeology. Can't blame him, I would do the same.
Probably the whole system of universities these days is to blame e.g. always looking to cut costs, and get better returns (they never say what that is). Though that being said I have never actually seen any break down's on "expensive" degrees to teach. Yeah, archaeology can be expensive but it can also be dirt cheap. How many people actually get into a lab? How many students get to work with .... (expensive piece of equipment) it seems to me, (with a few notable exceptions) most courses are taught just like history courses, read this this and this. There are exceptions to this (osteoarch etc.) but for most part it seems like archaeology is no more expensive than maths, or English or underwater basket weaving.
Does anyone have numbers or know where some are? When Birm was closed down (not yet, but probably will be) did anyone post any numbers as to why/how they would save money?
Just wondering, thanks.
Probably the whole system of universities these days is to blame e.g. always looking to cut costs, and get better returns (they never say what that is). Though that being said I have never actually seen any break down's on "expensive" degrees to teach. Yeah, archaeology can be expensive but it can also be dirt cheap. How many people actually get into a lab? How many students get to work with .... (expensive piece of equipment) it seems to me, (with a few notable exceptions) most courses are taught just like history courses, read this this and this. There are exceptions to this (osteoarch etc.) but for most part it seems like archaeology is no more expensive than maths, or English or underwater basket weaving.
Does anyone have numbers or know where some are? When Birm was closed down (not yet, but probably will be) did anyone post any numbers as to why/how they would save money?
Just wondering, thanks.