Ok, I have a question that me and a few of my peers really want to know, and when we have asked in the past, we get turned away or our question isnt answered.
First I just want to say that I fully agree with and understand you guys promoting doing a bachelors degree first, and then if you dont like it/really liked it/want to retrain/get a vocational degree, you go on to your post-grad. And I will admit that for almost all post grad courses, Melbourne would be my number 1 preference.
But what I want to know is, how come in your undergrad degrees, you have to do four to six breadth?
I support the notion that some people might want interdisciplinary study, or might not be too sure if the course they enter is for them, but how come the number 4 is a strict minimum, and the number 6 the maximum (except for some situations I know of where you can do more for pre-engineering).
I mean, heaps of people from my school are choosing and have chosen Monash over Melbourne, for some of the following reasons. One scenario is when people are sure of what degree they want to do, but they want to do more than 6 breadth ( Monash allows 8 ). Some students want to major in a field outside their degree (Monashs allows you to do this), without having to choose one or the other, or needing to do a post-graduate course. Some may not be sure what they like so have done 2 or 3 level 1 units from a different faculty at Monash, then decide that what they learn within their primary faculty, is what they really like, and quit breadth all together. On the other end of the spectrum, some people really like their area of study and do not want to go outside of it, so they go to Monash because they know they don't have to do any breadth at all if they don't want (though many do for at least a subject or two).
You see a few people who go to the University of Melbourne on this site who ask the same question: "whats an easy level 1/2/3 breadth" simply because they view breadth as a hurdle, and they just want to focus on their degrees primary areas of study. Granted, that is a waste of fees, but people still do it anyway. If you guys want to keep harping on flexibility, and the chance to do a broad undergrad, "depth and breadth" as I have heard, you seriously need to lift the stringent requirements on having 4-6 breadth with so many at x level.
Anyway, the question is: why four to six breadth? I understand why you make it mandatory, even though for reasons outlined above I disagree.
I still think you guys are one of the best universities by the way, and your courses are top notch. It's just the things that I just spoke about which has turned off me and some of my peers.
Cheers
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