Additionally, much of the social science content of degree courses should be eliminated.
"However, we would anticipate that national jurisdictions will continue to play a significant role in dictating the content of degree programs at undergraduate level".
The report warned the "quality and content of degree courses are not yet sufficiently well developed, and there is no rigorous assessment regime in place to ensure that standards are being met by [universities]".
But it said its IT systems captured a diverse range of content of "varying degrees of sexual explicitness," which could range from The Sun's topless page three pin-ups to "explicit pornographic content".
Complaints about the content of economics degrees do not just come from students, whose youthful arrogance and idealism might make them see every theory as wanting, and every economic policy a manifestation of some conspiracy.
Prohibits the sale to minors of certain rated video games containing a rating that reflects content of various degrees of profanity, racist stereotypes or derogatory language, and/or actions toward a specific group of persons.
I've found that employers are interested in the content of my degree and that people expect a certain level of knowledge.
Because what makes economics so unique is the fact that it is the only academic discipline in which a significant and increasing number of students are in an open revolt against the content of their degree courses.
But recently student economists in many UK universities – including Manchester, Cambridge, University College London, Essex, the London School of Economics, the School of Oriental and African Studies – have begun organised protest against the content of their degree courses.
In some disciplines such as computer science, it is now possible to learn the content of a degree in a fraction of the time through condensed coding classes, he says.
