> -----Original Message----- > From: Spencer W. Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 4 February 2003 07:47 > To: JDJList > Subject: [jdjlist] Re: gap between universities and employers ???? > > > If you go to a University expecting vocational training, you're going to > the wrong place. > > What employer wants Latin, after all? :-)
In Australia nearly all University degrees are vocational to at least some extent, and therefore completely obsolete after 3 years of Graduation. Tim, will likely have never seen Cicero's Political Speeches or a work of literature -- the only reason I did, was because I did a degree in the Humanties purely for interest, having already had a Diploma-level Engineering qualification. We do in our Bachelor Degrees what you Americans do in your Masters. Huge numbers of graduates earn 3 or 4 year Bachelor degrees in Business, Accounting, Law, Engineering, Medicine, and so on -- they go straight in from high school. Lawyers and Doctors typically do dual degrees (MB BS for docs, and LLB and a BA, BBus, BSc for Lawyers). In Australia, Masters degrees are only sought by those graduates who want to change their vocation, or they'll do a Masters-by-Research if they are unsure about a PhD and want to dip their toes first. regs Scot. ____________________________________________________ To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm Be respectful! Clean up your posts before replying ____________________________________________________
