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The Melbourne Curriculum (previously the Melbourne Model) was introduced at the University of Melbourne in 2008 by Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis. The Melbourne Curriculum is designed to align itself "''with the best of European and Asian practice and North American traditions''"〔(The Melbourne Model ) ''University of Melbourne'' website, Accessed 3 May 2008〕 specifically for ''"()nternationalising academic programs and aligning degree structures with the 'Bologna model'"''.〔 〕 As a result of its implementation the university's 96 undergraduate courses were replaced with six undergraduate degrees and professional programs.〔(Demand falls as uni shifts to US model ) ''The Age'', 17 October 2007. Accessed 3 May 2008〕 The Melbourne Curriculum has been met with a wave of criticism from students, academics and unions as well as coming under much scrutiny in the Australian press, often described as "controversial"〔(Staff go under uni's new model ) ''The Age'', 18 July 2007. Accessed 10 August 2008〕 and following a "US-style".〔(New-look Melbourne Uni slips in rankings ) ''Herald Sun'', 18 July 2007. Accessed 10 August 2008〕 Most of the criticism is focussed on the loss of jobs (and the consequent negative impact on staff:student ratios) rather than the curriculum itself. Job losses were initially concentrated in the Arts Faculty but later spread to other faculties,〔(Battered Melbourne Uni Slashes 220 jobs ) ''The Age'', 29 July 2009. Accessed July 2010〕 including the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA or VCAM).〔(Job cuts add to woes at VCA ) ''The Age'', 8 August 2009. Accessed July 2010〕 Although the program is often compared to the American tertiary education system, it uses only three-year undergraduate degrees whereas in the United States bachelor's degrees are almost universally designed as four-year programs.〔Bachelor's degrees in the United States Wikipedia. Accessed 2 February 2011〕 Since the consolidation of the Melbourne Curriculum, the University was placed 28th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2012–2013〔()〕 and 36th in the world in the QS World University Rankings for 2012–2013.〔()〕 == Reasoning behind the move to the "Melbourne Curriculum" == In their ''Growing Esteem'' whitepaper the University of Melbourne put their rationale for the move in this manner: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melbourne Curriculum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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