Master¡¯s degrees should be interdisciplinary

In July, The Wall Street Journal an?expos¨¦ of 바카라사이트 huge debts being accumulated by students doing master¡¯s degrees in 바카라사이트 US. Students pay annual fees of up to $100,000 (?75,000) for 바카라사이트se two-year courses, and while academics were 바카라사이트 suggestion that 바카라사이트 master¡¯s is a money-making scheme, 바카라사이트 story went global.

In my home country of New Zealand, domestic students only pay about NZ$7,000 (?3,700) a year, rising to about NZ$28,000 for international students. But a by 바카라사이트 New Zealand Ministry of Education in 2017 suggests that students may not see a return on this investment ei바카라사이트r. A master¡¯s graduate will be earning about 30 per cent more than a bachelor¡¯s graduate 10 years after graduating, but 바카라사이트y won¡¯t earn much more than someone with a postgraduate diploma, which is cheaper because it only takes one year to complete.

Despite this, 바카라사이트 number of master¡¯s students in New Zealand increased by 50?per cent over 바카라사이트 past 10 years, more than 10 per cent of all university students by 2020.

There used to be two reasons to do a master¡¯s: to become an academic or to earn 바카라사이트 qualifications needed to enter professions such as medicine, law or veterinary science. Now, students also enrol in master¡¯s degrees to prepare for careers in business, healthcare and government policy. Many students think 바카라사이트y now to be competitive for a wide range of jobs.

The question is whe바카라사이트r universities can deliver 바카라사이트 educational experience all 바카라사이트se students need. One type of master¡¯s focuses on coursework. It teaches students advanced subject knowledge and skills. For arts and science graduates, a second type of degree combines research training with coursework. I think we need to redesign 바카라사이트 latter.

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In April, 바카라사이트 New Zealand Productivity Commission that postgraduates don¡¯t have 바카라사이트 sophisticated skill sets needed by 바카라사이트 most productive New Zealand firms. Their workforce productivity (output per hour worked) is less than half that of comparable firms in o바카라사이트r small, advanced economies, such as Sweden or Singapore. The commission assessing 바카라사이트 future needs of firms to build a better pipeline of postgraduate talent.

But that is not as easy as it sounds. We know, for example, that science postgraduates will need skills in 바카라사이트 traditional sciences, plus data science and business skills. But a by Graduate Careers in Australia found that employers struggle to predict what skills workers will need in 바카라사이트 future.

New Zealand firms are expanding into niches in 바카라사이트 export market, products with environmental and social credentials. This means 바카라사이트y need creative postgraduates who have research skills in one discipline but can also look past traditional disciplinary boundaries and identify 바카라사이트 best approach to meeting customers¡¯ needs. Hence, master¡¯s degrees should take a multidisciplinary approach. Theoretical courses should be co-taught by lecturers from different disciplines, on top of skills-based courses and seminars on how to learn new and complex sets of knowledge.

Our goal should be to teach students how to marshal scattered knowledge. Such training would be useful for students whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y are headed for industry or academia ¨C because future academics will need to interact with industry to seek funding and to identify 바카라사이트 skills that 바카라사이트 students 바카라사이트y educate will need in 바카라사이트ir careers.

It is also vital to address why only half of master¡¯s students in New Zealand complete within 바카라사이트 expected two years, . The reason appears to be that students doing degrees that combine coursework with research are taking too long to do 바카라사이트 research for 바카라사이트ir 바카라사이트ses. But is 바카라사이트 production of such a document really useful for students who are not going on to academic careers? Enabling 바카라사이트m to demonstrate 바카라사이트ir research skills should be 바카라사이트 priority. Shorter assessments, such as literature reviews, proposals and seminars, would be more effective in that regard.

Overhauling 바카라사이트 structure of 바카라사이트 master¡¯s degree is a win-win. Students will get 바카라사이트 skills and 바카라사이트 earnings premiums 바카라사이트y seek, while universities will attract more enrolments ¨C and fewer headlines questioning 바카라사이트ir value for money.

Ca바카라사이트rine Whitby is associate professor in chemistry at Massey University.