Hi If you look at the science requirement in our calendar at:
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action/pdfs/calendar/2009-2010-course-calendar.pdf you will find that a number of psychology courses count for (natural) science credit. ****************************************** c. The Science Requirement Students must complete a minimum of 6 credit hours in Science courses in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees and 18 credit hours in the Bachelor of Science degree. In some cases, students may fulfil the Science Requirement and the Major Requirement with the same courses. In others, additional courses identified by the department must be taken. (Cross-listed courses will fulfil the Science requirement if one of the courses is designated as Science.) The following University of Winnipeg subject area courses fulfil the Science requirement: ... Psychology: Only PSYC-2101(3); PSYC-2102(3); PSYC- 2600(3);PSYC-2610(3); PSYC-2620(3); PSYC- 2800(3); PSYC-2810(3); PSYC-2900(3) ***************************************** These courses are: data analysis, research methods, attention and memory, perception, psycholinguistics, learning, and physiological. Perhaps some psychology departments have not pursued as strongly as others a commitment to the treatment of our discipline as a science within their institutions? Or perhaps members of some departments themselves do not see or teach psychology as a science? Or perhaps some natural science departments want to maintain their turf and therefore exclude psychology? Personally, I do not look to others to define what it is I strive to do as an academic psychologist. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] >>> Michael Smith <[email protected]> 04-Dec-10 10:30:00 AM >>> The requirements I've seen in Canada typically have a course in the social sciences as part of the core. But, the core also includes a "science" credit. The only choices are the physical sciences and sometimes math. Any psychology courses would count as a credit in the "social sciences" but not as a "science" credit. With regard to Rick's comment, of course the the traditional physical sciences (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics) are the quintessential sciences...to argue otherwise, even obliquely would be at minimum be odd). Often now are added things such as Astronomy, Geology, and Environmental Science (tends to be combinations of geology, oceanography, and meteorology) and sometimes Math. But no psychology course can count as a "science" credit--only as credit in a discipline under the rubric of "social sciences" This says, to me, that educators do not consider the social sciences as a bonafide science. (I think this applies to high school too). And usually one cannot get a psychology credit to be considered a science credit by university administration. So if university and public school educators and administrators (and of course the general public) do not consider psychology a science, then it seems that the only ones who might are psychologists themselves (hence I think Chris' comment). --Mike --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=6955 or send a blank email to leave-6955-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6960 or send a blank email to leave-6960-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
