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14.07.2004 By Professor John Morrow
Today's school leavers face some tough decisions about their future. Student debt is spiralling, job insecurity is increasing, there is a bewildering array of careers to choose from, and a new push for apprenticeships rather than traditional university courses.
Under these circumstances, you would expect enrolments for arts degrees to suffer at the expense of more vocational courses. Indeed, only 20 years ago it did not seem too far-fetched to envisage a future in which arts degree programmes would be small, insignificant residues in our university system.
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14.07.2004 By Professor John Morrow
Today's school leavers face some tough decisions about their future. Student debt is spiralling, job insecurity is increasing, there is a bewildering array of careers to choose from, and a new push for apprenticeships rather than traditional university courses.
Under these circumstances, you would expect enrolments for arts degrees to suffer at the expense of more vocational courses. Indeed, only 20 years ago it did not seem too far-fetched to envisage a future in which arts degree programmes would be small, insignificant residues in our university system.