Tuesday 28 April 2009

Manipal university has a new course BSc in animation. This is a good one.(but the course fees are not that good news--6lakhs).

They advertise that--

"The curriculum covers all the essential elements of animation training through a unique parallel track advancement programme, which incorporates:
Equal emphasis on traditional arts & digital techniques
Conceptual understanding & technical abilities
Hands-on workshops covering clay modelling & claymation, sculpting, puppetry, sound effects and theatre
Curriculum developed in conjunction with industry experts
Strong industry partnerships for placements "

I had posted before that we should have BSc in such areas and the course should teach skills as well as theory...more sound theory than the ITIs or polytechs do. This caters to those who want to get a BSc degree, but need to be employed well after that. Of course this example may not be the best, since the fees are high, but the idea is what I am talking about. No BSc Physics,Maths,Chemistry after which you dont get a job and you are not interested enough to go further for an MSc.

4 comments:

Shubashree said...

I liked this post. There should be more courses at the UG level that can cater to smart people who aren't academically inclined. At the same time, it's worth understanding why a PG in "pure" science does not need to good employment...

L said...

Yes. We think non academics are not smart. PG and UG science courses teach a lot of scientific facts..no skills.

Shubashree said...

Can thinking skills be taught? And is there an upper age limit for this?

I think if the curriculum is designed with some intelligence, perhaps even at a young age say high school, children can take up what they want to study instead of what they think would pay off.

L said...

There is a lot of literature taht says critical thinking skills can be taught....either by infusing into regular curriculum or by teaching it as a separate skill. I have posted about this sometime back. (Bloom's Taxonomy)It's my personal opinion taht after a certain age, the "non-thinking" habit dies hard, but I dont know of any evidence taht there is any age limit.
About the choice of subjects, maybe greater flexibilty is the answer. You may change your mind at any time in your life.

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