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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Jessica, Many UK universities now include a work experience module in their undergraduate programmes. You have probably also found that most universities offer short courses for undergraduates and postgraduates in application and CV writing, interviewing skills etc, but that many do not consider these to be an appropriate credit-bearing part of their degree programmes. Can you let us have your email address - I can contact you off list with a more detailed outline of what my university offers, and something of the problems which would arise if we made 'corporate' skills compulsory and credit-bearing. It would also be useful to have your definition of 'corporate' skills - it is potentially a very wide field. Maddy Dr Madeleine Gray Reader in History School of Education/Ysgol Addysg University of Wales, Newport/Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd Caerleon Campus/Campws Caerllion, Newport/Casnewydd NP18 3QT Tel: +44 (0)1633.432675 'Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness' (Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms) ________________________________________ From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Janet Gunning [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 17 December 2010 20:22 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] from the Guardian medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Jessica, You don't say so specifically, but i assume you mean under-graduate degree schemes? It is already standard practice in most UK universities for postgraduate students to undertake training and continuing development in 'professional skills' - which includes 'transferable skills', such as grant applications. These are not necessarily formal modules as such (particularly not for research degrees), but it is usually compulsory to do a set number of hours of this sort of training each year, and it is carefully monitored. The continuing professional development and training in transferable or 'corporate' skills is compulsory for all post-graduate students funded by the arts and social science research councils (AHRC, ESRC), although the way in which this is undertaken is at the descretion of the institution, and/or student - but again it is monitored annually by both the institution and the funding body. Best, Janet Gunning (an AHRC funded postgraduate student at a UK university) > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Hello, > > This is Jessica Shepherd, education correspondent at the Guardian. Sorry > to > disturb you just before Christmas. I am trying to find out whether > universities are considering incorporating so-called "corporate skills" > into > their degree programmes. I have heard that at least one university is > considering incorporating units on how to succeed at job interviews, how > to > make a grant application etc into their degrees. I wondered if this was > happening in other institutions and what academics' reactions to it were. > This would be for a news piece I would write over the next week, but I > would > be keen to get your responses on Monday or Tuesday of next week or even > earlier. It is absolutely no problem if you would like to remain > anonymous. > I would check with a university that they are doing this, if I am told > they > are, but I would not mention any academics' name, of course. 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