This study introduces students to the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and its major ideas and texts. We will address how STS differs from other fields and the advantages and limits of our unique interdisciplinary approach. Drawing on anthropological, historical, philosophical, and sociological methods, we will explore topics such as the foundations of scientific knowledge; science as a source of social power and authority; understanding technological systems; race, gender, and postcolonial perspectives; and public engagement with science and technology.

Attributes: Liberal

Students have the opportunity to develop individualized studies with their mentor in Science, Technology & Society (STSO). Please contact your mentor/advisor for more details.

Students have the opportunity to develop individualized studies with their mentor in Science, Technology & Society (STSO). Please contact your mentor/advisor for more details.

What is technology? What is its relationship with individuals and society? Is it always a force for good? This course examines historically important technologies such as the development of writing and the printing of books, and their impact on the human race; and compares these historical developments to modern technological innovations

Attributes: Liberal

This advanced study will explore a broad range of scientific and technological discoveries and developments, from the dawn of Western civilization to the present day. Learn how such innovations built on each other over the centuries, carrying the West, and much of the rest of the planet, through scientific and industrial revolutions and evolution, culminating in the complex, highly-interconnected world of the late 20th Century. Explore how the roots of many modern social, political and environmental issues can be found through the examination of the history of science and technology. This course meets the general education requirement in Western Civilization. This course was previously HIS-243454.

Attributes: Western Civilization Gen Ed, Liberal

Students have the opportunity to develop individualized studies with their mentor in Science, Technology & Society (STSO). Please contact your mentor/advisor for more details.

Students have the opportunity to develop individualized studies with their mentor in Science, Technology & Society (STSO). Please contact your mentor/advisor for more details.