Creationist institute's master's science degree proposal creates debate

[jody]

Creationist institute's master's science degree proposal creates debate

Last month, a state advisory group gave the Institute for Creation Research preliminary approval to offer an online master's degree in science education. Since then, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board – which has the final say – has received more than 200 e-mails on the subject.

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"The latest round of so-called creation science truly scares me and all of my colleagues here at UT Southwestern Medical Center," wrote Alfred Gilman, dean of UT Southwestern's medical school and a Nobel Prize winner in medicine. "Approval of this sort of nonsense as science in Texas will have a significant negative impact on our ability to attract the best minds to the state.

"How can Texas simultaneously launch a war on cancer and approve educational platforms that submit that the universe is 10,000 years old?"

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But Joel Goodman, a UT Southwestern cell biologist and pharmacology professor, wrote, "I hope you realize that approving such an application would make Texas the laughing stock of the rest of the scientific world. Creation science is an oxymoron."

[thunder rising]

1. I had to make sure the UT El Paso had not had it's name changed or I would have to send my BSCS back

I would ... I will not be associated with an Oral Roberts style white-right wing christian "university"

[rurallib]

2. maybe theW library will offer one.

:evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[melody]

3. A Masters in Abject Idiocy?

Who knew you had to go to college for that? I thought you just had to become a Republican.

[varkam]

4. Creation Research?

What major advancements has creation research uncovered in, say, the past two thousand years?

[NMMNG]

5. This handy chart may help

[rayofreason]

11. It proved Creation!!!!

Other than that, not much.

[CatholicEdHead]

6. Well, they can offer a MA in Creationist Philosophy

But not a MS in any type of science.

[jody]

7. BS Creationist Philosophy seems more appropriate.

:rofl:

[Realityhack]

8. Screw attracting the brightest minds to Texas...

What about having bright minds anywhere in the country and continuing to attract the brightest minds in the world nation wide. We are a complete laughing stock around the globe.

[TZ]

9. ......".online master's degree in science education"

Yeah I know I learned ALL my science edumacation from teh internets. Why would any body who wants to teach science need to have, you know hands on laboratory experience.
Don't worry with creds like this it pretty much is a given that someone with this degree will stay in Texas. Because no other state in the union would accept these "credentials".
New motto: Texas education...even Kansas wishes they could be as far thinking as us...

[cosmik debris]

10. Thank you very much, but

The Texas State Motto is "Thank God For Mississippi" (Without Mississippi we would be last in the nation in all major categories except cost of living.)

[maxsolomon]

12. Joel Goodman is funny!

"I hope you realize that approving such an application would make Texas the laughing stock of the rest of the scientific world."

MAKE? :rofl: