9th May 2007, 10:04 AM
Can everyone give a list/names of Unis, Colleges and Contracting Units that are going/have gone down this line?
Edinburgh Uni used to stipulate each student did 6 weeks fieldwork over the 4 years, the idea being you accrue 6 months practical experience by the time you graduate. (I graduated 2001 so have no idea if this is still the case.) The first 6 weeks was in the form of a Uni run fieldschool where older students with more experience acted as supervisors...
Maybe chartered status is a good idea. I haven't been out in the field for coming up for two and a half years now, I'm a sidelined archaeologist... never underestimate the drawing office, we spend most of our time sorting out your mess ups - please remember if you're surveying in a site, lamposts are not shown on maps and it's not going to help to locate a trench no matter how many measurements you take ;o)
Edinburgh Uni used to stipulate each student did 6 weeks fieldwork over the 4 years, the idea being you accrue 6 months practical experience by the time you graduate. (I graduated 2001 so have no idea if this is still the case.) The first 6 weeks was in the form of a Uni run fieldschool where older students with more experience acted as supervisors...
Maybe chartered status is a good idea. I haven't been out in the field for coming up for two and a half years now, I'm a sidelined archaeologist... never underestimate the drawing office, we spend most of our time sorting out your mess ups - please remember if you're surveying in a site, lamposts are not shown on maps and it's not going to help to locate a trench no matter how many measurements you take ;o)