Current Archaeology Magazine is celebrating its 200th Issue and looks back on highlights of the last 100. Time Team features strongly and an interview with Mike Aston takes a top spot. The interview is available online from their website - Here
The literal transition of "extra-mural" is "outside the walls" - in an academic sense, it usually refers to courses or other activities which are run/managed/accredited by a college or university, but not held on its campus. For example, if member(s) of Bristol University's academic staff ran an evening class on archaeology, whether leading to a formal qualification or not, on the site of, say, a secondary school, that would be "extra-mural".
In the context of Mick I assume it means he's been involved in lots of such things either as arranger or lecturer, and therefore used to working with people who are not "proper" students. (In no way is that a derogatory comment - couldn't think of another way to express the difference! Hope you know what I mean.)
The Extra Mural Department at Bristol - latterly Continuing Education - held/hold courses and dayschools ON campus in common with most other Universities.
Tricky one. Extra-mural courses are designed for adults who are not full-time students. The emphasis historically has been on courses for interest not as a means to a qualification, but that distinction has become a little blurred.
In many cases they are/were held outside the campus, hence the name. That made it possible for people living miles from the nearest university to benefit. Bristol University has arranged courses in many locations. However (as Roger says) they can also be taught on campus, which is handy for Bristolians.
Extra Mural is a title no longer used. Continuing Education or External Studies are the current titles for Departments offering courses to the non-academic public. In Bristol, though, alhough there is a Public Programmes Office
"The Public Programmes Office (PPO) is part of Communications & Marketing Services. It evolved from the former Department for Continuing Education. The PPO's main aim is to strengthen the links between the University and the people of the Bristol area in support of student and staff recruitment and widening participation, and to increase its capacity for local engagement"
Departments like the Archaeology Dept are expected to arrange and administer courses for he public.
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Departments like the Archaeology Dept are expected to arrange and administer courses for he public.
That should read, Departments like the Archaeology Dept are themselves expected to arrange and administer some courses for the public. When booking, one needs to be careful to ensure that the form and booking fee is sent to the right place!
extra mural seems to me that is wrong emphasis here is on getting guys and girls onto the degree and distance learning. there are not many courses for interest outside of full fee certificate courses presumably because not many people can afford to do them for interest only? 2nd year entry makes perfect sense as it replaces the tiny and growing minority who do not finish the first year of their degree. locally it looks like the WEA have taken on the roll of running some courses previously managed by the university. i am not writing this on behalf of vaughan college! i can only afford this course because i get it paid in full by the local authority they treat as the first year of a degree course. However shortage of money may make me take a full time job! i am so short of money i may not be able to wait for a temporary digging job! adult students are an important part of the setup at the university. the head of department took this course many moons ago. only criticism i dont get enough practical experience you have to push yourself to get on digs which i did but it being winter that is not so easy!
The emphasis historically has been on courses for interest, not as a means to a qualification, but that distinction has become a little blurred.
Saffron Hill points out that in his experience the emphasis is on qualifications, not courses purely for interest.
I did say 'historically', Saffron Hill. There was a shift a few years ago towards credit-bearing courses. Since I only taught occasionally on Continuing Education or whatever (formerly Extra-Mural) courses, I'm afraid I haven't paid close attention to the details of the shift and can't quote chapter and verse.
As Bristol University's archaeology department has been mentioned in this thread I thought I'd just clarify that the Archaeology & Anthropology department does indeed run many short courses, dayschools and symposia on a wide range of topics - even including Latin for example - and runs these at both its department (43 Woodland Road, Bristol), other Bristol University buildings and at other sites in the area.
Courses are held at places like Cheltenham (C J Bond's Evolution of the English Market Town) and at Clevedon (Mark Corney's End of Roman Britain & Beyond). Courses held at the department itself include How To Survey Standing Buildings with Mick Worthington and Ethnography and Film with Beth Cullen.
