Psychology at Humboldt State is housed in our College of Natural Resources and Sciences (not in our "social sciences" college nor in our "professional studies" college). See http://www.humboldt.edu/~humboldt/academics/147/list-of-academic-departments
--Dave
Gary Klatsky wrote:
Annette
At SUNY Binghamton Psychology is grouped under math & science not social science http://harpur.binghamton.edu/as_directory.htm#scimath
My undergraduate school C.W. Post had psychology under life sciences however when I looked I couldn't find that affiliation listed on their website.
Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D. Director, Human Computer Interaction M.A. Program
Department of Psychology [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oswego State University (SUNY) http://www.oswego.edu/~klatsky 7060 State Hwy 104W Voice: (315) 312-3474 Oswego, NY 13126 Fax: (315) 312-6330
All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. Albert Einstein
-----Original Message----- From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 1:26 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Where does psychology sit among other academic disciplines?
Wise Colleagues:
Our institution is in the midst of changing its general education document to a “core curriculum” document. In so doing, of course, we are also changing requirements for courses that will fit the guidelines. (Also they are making some great PC changes to the language--we are adding in such terms as ‘harmony’ to describe the offerings!)
After reading the guidelines (I have appended them below-—my personal favorite is the last one for the natural sciences) now approved by the academic assembly we, as a department, decided that if we must all meet these goals-— for example if all sections of intro psych must meet the goals to qualify intro psych for the core curriculum-—then we felt we fall better under the natural sciences. This is not to say that we don't think we also fit with some of the social science goals, but we thought that most of the social sciences goals are subsumed by the natural science ones and that in intro we don't really cover most of the social science goals, such as talking about how our discipline connects to the other social science disciplines (i.e, comm studies or poli sci are seldom areas we go out of our way to draw connections to!). If anything, we talk about how our discipline connects more to natural science disciplines. In making this point to our dean, he asked for evidence that there are any other institutions at which psychology is NOT part of the social sciences but rather sits in some other area. In this vein, I ask you all for your collective wisdom rather than my having to go through thousands of web sites seeking this info.
Thanks for your help and I will post results to list when I get them. Please use back channel to avoid clogging the list any more than necessary.
Goals for Core Curriculum Courses
Natural Sciences Understand the basic concepts of the natural science. Appreciate the process by which knowledge in the natural sciences is advanced. Distinguish between sound science and unsound science. Use rigorous reasoning and the scientific method to test hypotheses. Show familiarity with tools, techniques and instrumentation in the natural sciences. Appreciate the power and beauty of the natural science.
Social Sciences Understand and apply basic concepts involving relationships among individuals, groups and social structures. Value the diversity and inclusiveness of social, cultural, and national identities in groups and communities. Recognize the connections and interrelationships that exist across the social sciences. Develop critical thinking in the application of social science methodology and in the analysis, understanding, and interpretations of social and behavioral patters. Understand and articulate the distinctions and relationships between fact and theory and between opinion and argument. Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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