Post 9: Changes to my study programme

When I started studying Anthropology, I thougth that the subjects were very diverse and complete. I thougth it was a good idea to have subjects of the three mentions that the university: social, archeology and biological anthropology. However, I think now that doesn't meet its objective of "knowing a little bit of everything" rather I turned out to be a disorganized programme, and I would have liked analyze more in subjects of mi mention (Social Anthropology). But since last year that there is a new curriculum map, and it seems to be much more comprehensive, and has more field work that is very necessary!

I think it's a long career, the students take a long time to get a degree (eigthteen semester aproximately) that's why I think we could have less academic responsabilty, and that would help us to take better advantage of the subjects and learn more.

To improve the professional training of future anthropologists, should be modernized the teaching methods, including latin american bibliography, and increase field work, because the best way to learn is practice. Also, the school of social sciences needs better infrastructure conditions, for example, the library is small and very noisy; there are few computers available, and finally, we don't even have a cafetería. Many times I don't reach lunch and it is difficult to perform correctly in the afternoon.

It is neccesary that we constantly question our training, that we dialogue with our teachers and always look for new mechanisms to improve education.