No art classes such as sculpture, medallic art, 3D design? I would make something like comparative world monetary systems required and not an elective. Optics doesn't seem too necessary. I agree that there should be a photography course of some sort, although I don't know that you'd fill an entire semester with it.
Electrical Engineering Optics is a college level course in all things optical, including the math and science behind lighting, photography, focal length, reflection & refraction, wavelengths, speed & aperture control, etc. Some level of optics, including filmy surfaces, would also be covered in Physics 202.
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
@ErrorsOnCoins said:
Way too many history classes in the above post and not one photography class.
A photography course should count as an elective as well as image processing in a single, hybrid course.
In today's world, it really is a must have skill.
Maybe for vocational training, but I don't see it as particularly relevant in a 4-year academic program. Furthermore, there are many leading coin photography pros who work cheaply enough that I've never considered investing in my own photo rig even though I sell a fair number of coins now and again and want high quality images of all of my keepers.
I didnt read all the comments, because I'm too drunk. You have all seen the the ones that are good at this, they have put their time in at their shop, at shows, reading numismatic material every time sitting on the toilet. They have learned lessons the hard way, losing money is the best way to learn unfortunately. No classes can replace experience. I love this forum, been creeping for a while. Thank you for I appreciate all of the knowledge that you share, I look forward to learning more from you.
@cameonut2011 said:
Well here are some hypothetical courses that would explain many of our threads:
ECON 101 - Microeconomics
ECON 102 - Macroeconomics
PSYC 101 - Intro Psychology
PSYC applied seminar: Negotiation, deception, and manipulation
PSYC applied seminar: Addiction, speculation, bravado, and neuroses
PSYC applied seminar: Overcoming and understanding group think
PSYC/COMM seminar: Marketing, plastic, and the advent of fourth party grading
COMM seminar - Commercial Law for Undergrads (watered down torts, contracts, and property law)
COMM seminar - Hook and Crook 101
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I really think that my 58 years in the hobby should get me this degree.
Some of the tuition has been high! But that is the true way to learn.
Photography is an important elective.
I really like what you've done. You've taken this exercise seriously. Hopefully the final make-up will look similar.
No art classes such as sculpture, medallic art, 3D design? I would make something like comparative world monetary systems required and not an elective. Optics doesn't seem too necessary. I agree that there should be a photography course of some sort, although I don't know that you'd fill an entire semester with it.
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My intent was:
Electrical Engineering Optics is a college level course in all things optical, including the math and science behind lighting, photography, focal length, reflection & refraction, wavelengths, speed & aperture control, etc. Some level of optics, including filmy surfaces, would also be covered in Physics 202.
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
Tommy
Lab courses using a working coin press, making hubs and dies, designing and minting a coin, experiment on how major error coins happen.
A photography course should count as an elective as well as image processing in a single, hybrid course.
In today's world, it really is a must have skill.
If it's a real college you need about 45 credits of unnecessary classes so that the college can make a profit.
Great. I don't know how many credits are needed for a BS. More credits would allow more classes.
Also, let's not get hung up on the four year course that was posted. We are not even near that far into this exercise.
Hopefully, we'll stick with suggestions for the core courses and electives and not in any particular order.
How about a few electives for the BS graduate to be.
I would include the ever popular elective: 'Modern day Fashion and its reflection on Society'
Second, I would suggest taking 'Hygiene and its Health benefits pertaining to Business'
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*> @ErrorsOnCoins said:
Maybe for vocational training, but I don't see it as particularly relevant in a 4-year academic program. Furthermore, there are many leading coin photography pros who work cheaply enough that I've never considered investing in my own photo rig even though I sell a fair number of coins now and again and want high quality images of all of my keepers.
120-130 credit hours
Then we can add more classes each year.
Tuition 50k.
The amount of money to get a university to actually implement this is at least $10m and probably a lot more.
Honestly, the same dollars would go a lot further if invested in motivated kids to attend the ANA summer seminar.
I didnt read all the comments, because I'm too drunk. You have all seen the the ones that are good at this, they have put their time in at their shop, at shows, reading numismatic material every time sitting on the toilet. They have learned lessons the hard way, losing money is the best way to learn unfortunately. No classes can replace experience. I love this forum, been creeping for a while. Thank you for I appreciate all of the knowledge that you share, I look forward to learning more from you.
Ethics, seems to be priority.