I'm jealous. We have a year-long methods class with a 3-hour lab attached, and upper-division courses in physio, cognitive, sensation and perception, and learning, all with 3-hour labs.
We only get one load hour for the labs, whereas biology and chemistry get paid two. I get really really tired of one of my colleagues in chemistry explaining the disparity as due to the fact that he "has *real* labs." One day! One day we shall achieve parity with the natural sciences! ;) m ------ "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -- Margaret Wheatley -----Original Message----- From: Brown, Barbara [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 8:30 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Categorizing Psychology as a major Science. (With laboratories for many classes.) Barbara Brown Psychology Department Technical Assistant 1116 8th Ave Grinnell College Grinnell, IA 50112 Phone: 641-269-3171 FAX: 641-269-4285 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Lavin, Michael [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 8:18 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Cc: Lavin, Michael Subject: [tips] Categorizing Psychology as a major Tipsters: Recently, with the modification of the university web page, Psychology was moved from its two category status (social science and science) now to the arts. The rationale, as stated to me, was that it was more appealing to have an Arts label than Science for 16 and 17 year old potential students. I personally find this to be the ne plus ultra example of "selling out." My question to you folks: how is Psychology classified at your college or university? Mike Michael J. Lavin Professor Emeritus St. Bonaventure University [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://web.sbu.edu/psychology/lavin 914-366-8006 Tarrytown, NY 716-375-2488 SBU Office --- --- ---
