I tried to get some of our psych courses listed as linked "natural science" courses, but was rejected. I asked my colleagues, "Do you not think that human behavior is part of the natural world?" and received a resounding "no." I was flabbergasted...
OTOH, on the way in to work I was listening to a story on NPR about happiness in parents v. non-parents, and the reporters referred to "scientists" doing research on it. So, who knows? Maybe one day we'll start to be more universally-recognized as scientists. m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Behavioral and Health Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- From: Christopher Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:57 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] The Forgotten Disciplines | Inside Higher Ed One of the commenters on the column notes that geography spreads over natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities; that it is, in his words, "the original interdisciplinary discipline." Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada chri...@yorku.ca<mailto:chri...@yorku.ca> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================= On 2013-02-19, at 9:07 AM, Stuart McKelvie wrote: Dear Tipsters, I have vigorously tried to make the case here at Bishop's that psychology is at the heart of the "liberal arts" mission. As the author points out, the social sciences require quantitative reasoning, communication skills and information literacy. To which I would add for psychology: content that overlaps with biology, chemistry, other social sciences, philosophy and the arts. What other discipline does all this? Sincerely, Stuart ______________________________ "Recti Cultus Pectora Roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville), QC J1M 1Z7, Canada. "Floreat Labore" ______________________________ From: Christopher Green [mailto:chri...@yorku.ca] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:53 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] The Forgotten Disciplines | Inside Higher Ed All the talk these days is about the rise of STEM and the decline of the humanities. Is psychology a "forgotten discipline"? http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/forgotten-disciplines Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada chri...@yorku.ca<mailto:chri...@yorku.ca> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================= --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: smcke...@ubishops.ca<mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb72e3&n=T&l=tips&o=23835 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-23835-13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb7...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-23835-13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb7...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: chri...@yorku.ca<mailto:chri...@yorku.ca>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=23836 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-23836-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-23836-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: marc.car...@bakeru.edu<mailto:marc.car...@bakeru.edu>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c90e1&n=T&l=tips&o=23837 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-23837-13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-23837-13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72a2d17c9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=23838 or send a blank email to leave-23838-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
