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    Educating Surveyors for the Next Century-Issues and Strategies
    Leahy, Associate Prof Frank ; Willimson, Prof Ian ( 1991)
    In designing a degree course for surveyors which will serve their needs in the next century, there are many issues to be addressed. Firstly, the changing requirements of the community regarding professorial skills required from the surveyor need to determined and then translated into appropriate academic courses. Secondly, the ongoing dilemma in surveying education concerning the dichotomy between emphasing land management and land related issues, and the science and technology of surveying, must be addressed. Thirdly, the subject streams must be designed so, that they reflect current developments in technology and the underlying sciences.This paper reviews the vision of the surveying degree programs at The University of Melbourne and discusses some 0: the strategies in addressing the above issues. In particular, the paper reviews the market for surveying skills in the next century, considers the land measurement and measurement science dichotomy, summaries major considerations in designing a land surveying program for the next century and examines how subject or discipline streams should be designed. In this regard it examines the integration of fundamental theory and applications as a logical sequence throughout the course. Finally, the paper indicates how an undergraduate program can be designedto interface with a range of graduate programs from graduate diplomas through to doctoral studies.