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Martin A. Mills
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Increase inter-disciplinarity of Aberdeen degree.
Present distinctive set of ‘New Aberdeen Courses’.
Reduce staff and student insularity. Improve student retention.
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‘MARKET’ MODEL ‘FLAGSHIP’ MODEL
Courses are proposed by individual staff.
Standard ASC quality control.
No limit to number of courses.
Modular.
CONSIDERATIONS Greater ‘freedom of choice’. Little/no control of student
flow or class sizes. What is distinctive about
this? Where is the guarantee of
intellectual coherence or progression?
Courses are proposed at University/College/School level as ‘representative’.
‘Team’ built with ASC oversight and Uni/College /School control.
Limited number of primary courses.
CONSIDERATIONS Lesser ‘freedom of choice’. Greater control of student
flows/class sizes. Distinctive format. Clearer intellectual ethos. Intellectual coherence and
progression to some extent guaranteed.
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How to:1. Introduce interdisciplinary courses, while; 2. Giving students a sense of choice, AND;3. At the same time recognising the choices
they have already made.
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‘New Aberdeen Courses’ provided at three levels: Level One: University-wide ‘flagship’ courses;
Level Two: College-wide ‘flagship’ courses;
Level Three: School-wide ‘flagship’ courses;
Level Four: Disciplinary courses.
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Level One (University-wide courses): “Approaches to Knowledge” “Learning and Memory” “The Ethics of Engagement”
Level Two (College-wide courses): (CASS) “The Art of Persuasion”; “Symbol, Meaning &
Thought” (CLSM): “The Ethics of Scientific Research & Practice” (CPS): “The Structure of Scientific Theory”
Level Three (School-wide courses): (Div., Hist. & Phil.): “Genealogies of Religion &
Thought” (Social & Pol. Sciences): “Paradigms in Social &
Political Thought”
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Level 1
University courses
Level 2
College courses
Level 3
School courses
Level 4
Discipline courses
UniversityArts & Soc.
Sci.Div, Hist. &
Phil.None
UniversityArts & Soc.
Sci.Div, Hist. &
Phil.None
Example: CASS (Div, Hist, Phil) student
First Half-session
SecondHalf-session
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Level 1
(University)
Level 2
(College)
Level 3
(School)
Level 4
(Discipline)
A University Arts & Soc. SciDiv, Hist. &
Phil.None
B UniversityPhysical Sciences
Soc. & Pol. Sciences
None
Example: CASS (Div, Hist, Phil) student
First Half-session
SecondHalf-session