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From: matthews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kevin Matthews)
Subject: Re: Hiring & Salary Survey
Date: 9 Oct 1994 00:22:10 GMT
In article <372hav$oov@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, syrekw@xxxxxxx (Walter Syrek) wrote:
> I received my copy of the annual Hiring and Salary Survey put out by the
> Center for the Study of the Practice of Architecture.
>
> The most interesting section is the "credentials and skills" survey. I
> quote:
>
> A master's degree clearly is not a high priority for most
> employers. Only 11 percent think the higher academic
> degree is of "much" or "highest" importance to them, and 42
> percent view it as of "little" or "no" importance in
> evaluating candidates for jobs.
>
> Sort of depressing, it seems to reveal sort of an anti-intellectual
> attitude in the profession. But I also have had many bad experiences in
> dealing with MA's working in my mainstream commercial practice.
>
> Any MA's out there with a response?
>
> Walter Syrek, AIA
> New York
As long as the majority of principals in architecture firms date from the
BArch only era, I wouldn't be surprised that the value of a higher degree
is downplayed.
I expect this will change gradually at first, then rapidly, over the next
10-20 years.
A related question is what the architecture profession is going to do (if
anything) to regain substantial professional standing in the U.S.
Standardization on the MArch as the professional degree could be a very
helpful part of a broader strategy to prove that the architecture
profession is worthy of respect (& $$$).
--
** Kevin Matthews **
* Design Integration Laboratory *
* * New Tools and Media for Environment Designers * *
* 503-346-3615 voice, 503-346-3626 fax *
** 204 Pacific Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97402-1206 **
From: matthews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kevin Matthews)
Subject: Re: Hiring & Salary Survey
Date: 9 Oct 1994 00:22:10 GMT
In article <372hav$oov@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, syrekw@xxxxxxx (Walter Syrek) wrote:
> I received my copy of the annual Hiring and Salary Survey put out by the
> Center for the Study of the Practice of Architecture.
>
> The most interesting section is the "credentials and skills" survey. I
> quote:
>
> A master's degree clearly is not a high priority for most
> employers. Only 11 percent think the higher academic
> degree is of "much" or "highest" importance to them, and 42
> percent view it as of "little" or "no" importance in
> evaluating candidates for jobs.
>
> Sort of depressing, it seems to reveal sort of an anti-intellectual
> attitude in the profession. But I also have had many bad experiences in
> dealing with MA's working in my mainstream commercial practice.
>
> Any MA's out there with a response?
>
> Walter Syrek, AIA
> New York
As long as the majority of principals in architecture firms date from the
BArch only era, I wouldn't be surprised that the value of a higher degree
is downplayed.
I expect this will change gradually at first, then rapidly, over the next
10-20 years.
A related question is what the architecture profession is going to do (if
anything) to regain substantial professional standing in the U.S.
Standardization on the MArch as the professional degree could be a very
helpful part of a broader strategy to prove that the architecture
profession is worthy of respect (& $$$).
--
** Kevin Matthews **
* Design Integration Laboratory *
* * New Tools and Media for Environment Designers * *
* 503-346-3615 voice, 503-346-3626 fax *
** 204 Pacific Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97402-1206 **