2022 Spring ISF 100G 001 LEC 001

Spring 2022

ISF 100G 001 - LEC 001

Introduction to Science, Society, and Ethics

Rakesh Bhandari

Jan 18, 2022 - May 06, 2022
Mo, We
12:00 pm - 01:59 pm
Class #:30110
Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 1
Enrolled: 47
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 48
Waitlist Max: 10
Open Reserved Seats:
2 reserved for Interdisciplinary Studies Majors

Hours & Workload

9 to 7 hours of outside work hours per week, 3 to 4 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 0 to 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

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Course Catalog Description

This interdisciplinary course will explore whether it has proven possible and desirable to understand society through value-free and positivistic scientific methods as predominantly developed in the transatlantic worlds of the 19th centuries. We shall explore questions that may be applied to the realms of public health and human biology, or to the social sciences generally, including anthropology, sociology, economics, and political science.

Class Description

This interdisciplinary course will explore whether it has proven possible and desirable to understand society through value-free and 11 Positivistic scientific methods as predominantly developed in the transatlantic worlds of the 19th centuries. We shall explore questions that may be applied to the realms of public health and human biology, or to the social sciences generally, including anthropology, sociology, economics, and political science.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills

Meets Philosophy & Values, L&S Breadth

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

Open Reserved Seats:
2 reserved for Interdisciplinary Studies Majors

Textbooks & Materials

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