31st March 2014, 10:44 AM
Quote:"I've been shocked how little of a disadvantage me not having an archaeology degree has been." "I'm wondering again if there is a call for a widely available, widely recognised and regarded vocational education route in archaeology. In construction there were (dunno if they're still done) HNCs and HNDs, which were much more practically based."try this http://www.archaeologyuk.org/education/conted/certdip note the use of the word accredited
Quote: My disagreement with Marc Berger in this thread, is his assertion that the IfA should become an exclusively graduate based organisation. I think that would be a bad idea....I have never said that the ifa should become an exclusively graduate based organisation. It is noticible in allmost all the other Chartered construction industry organisations that have membership qualifications based on degrees also have practical routes to membership.
What I have said is that the ifa does not recognise nor accredit any archaeology degree courses. Now they have establised themselves as Chartered, based on non degree membership qualification, it is very unlikely that they will be able(?) to accredit any university courses for part of their membership qualifications.
Quote:"was and am concerned that archaeology degrees in general are teaching the wrong stuff for people who actually want to practice archaeology in this country, as opposed to those who want to stay within the academic environment."Possibly that is because there is a difference between a science degree and an arts degree.
Quote:"One of my colleagues who just started and who has two degrees, had never compared soil colour ect by placing wee bits of soil in their hand."
do I deduce a minimum equivalent three arts degrees?
.....nature was dead and the past does not exist