For a school to blacklist a prior degree for an applicant is just ignorant. Not only are they limiting the pool of applicants based on a random fact rather than the applicant's capabilities, they are ignoring the fact that well rounded individuals will be more likely to bring new ideas to the table and succeed in almost any field. Designers in particular have a unique way of problem solving that is much needed in other areas of society - like business.
Lucas Gray Assoc. AIA
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-08-2012 17:55
From: Suzanne Barnes
Subject: Architecture has been reduced to "Designer" Semantics
I continue to be very interested in continuing the discussion we began at our last meeting about how to involve the community in leadership in the architecture program, from age 8 to 88, and how we can work together with the AIA to promote the perception of ARCHITECTURE as a business profession, so the profession does not continue to sink even further in the eyes of the public. Attached please find the published "blacklist" of DESIGN courses that UK universities publish:
"For high school seniors, it is interesting to note that several top universities - seem to "blacklist" certain subjects that they do not consider preferable for students to have studied as undergraduates. Obtaining a combination of "blacklisted" subject may hamper admission to the London School of Economics (LSE) for example. "
The following are in their "Non-preferred list of subjects".
◦Accounting
◦Art and Design
◦Business Studies
◦Communication Studies
◦Dance/Theatre Studies
◦Design and Technology
◦Drama/Theatre Studies
◦Home Economics
◦Information and Communication Technology
◦Law
◦Media Studies
◦Music Technology
◦Sports Studies
◦Travel and Tourism
http://www.sixthform.info/lawblog/?p=540
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Suzanne R. Barnes, AIA
Retired/Re-positioned Architect
ArchitectLINK
Central Florida
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