On Wed, 16 Apr 2008, David Krings wrote: > 2/3rd of the study time > are wasted for English, history, art, and whatever else non-major garbage the > universities make students take.
That's very much a US thng. In the UK you're studying your chosen major from day one. In certain other European countries the degrees also include some job experience (its optional in the UK). > I got by BS from a german university and 30 courses and labs were on-topic, > with 3 electives venturing into less subject related areas. I took mass > communication, work safety and technical English. I went on to getting an MS > at a US university and there was really only one course that didn't consist > of > brainless busy work, but challenged one's mind and had one think. Without > doubt, that was the course I learned most. Though a MS takes two years minimum here right? > Certs are a proof that you are capable of systematic learning and performing > when needed, just like a bachelor, master, or doctoral degree. It doesn't say > anything how qualified one is for the job and thus shouldn't be generally a > requirement unless loss of life and property are directly dependent on that > accuracy of the work. Kind of what I was saying too. -- Aj. _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
