Greetings,
If we assume that a curriculum should address what students are entitled to learn at university, then what difference should adding “studies” to the degree name do to its curriculum? For example, changing the name of a bachelors degree programme from 'design' to 'design studies'.
My first impression is that changing the name from 'design' to 'design studies' implies changing the curriculum from education for the profession to education in the arts and humanities i.e. from a curriculum that aims to supply skills and knowledge needed to work in the design profession, to one that aims to stimulate students to think and argue for themselves, rather than defer to tradition and authority. The difference is between education for maximising economic growth and education for human development (Nussbaum, 2012). But I'm not sure that 'design studies' fits comfortably on one side of the divide between the profession on one hand and the arts and humanities on the other. Schön maintained something similar in his account of reflective practice.
So, what should adding 'studies' to the degree name do to its curriculum?
Best wishes,
Luke
Nussbaum, M. (2012). Not for profit: why democracy needs the humanities. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press.
-- Luke Feast, Ph.D. | Industrial Design | Senior Lecturer | Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies | Auckland University of Technology | New Zealand | Email [log in to unmask] | +64 9 921 9999 ext 6017
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