2025 Summer Session A 6 weeks, May 27 - July 3

HISTORY C182A 001 - LEC 001

Science, Technology, and Society

May 27, 2025 - Jul 03, 2025

Tu, We, Th

10:00 am - 12:29 pm

Internet/Online

Class #:14159

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: Online
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed
This class is audio and/or visually recorded

Offered through History

How to apply

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 34

Enrolled: 31

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 65

Waitlist Max: 10

No Reserved Seats

7.5 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 22.5 to 20.5 hours of outside work hours per week, and 0 to 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Course Catalog Description

Where do science and technology come from? How did they become the most authoritative kinds of knowledge in our society? How do technology, culture, and society interact? What drives technological change? The course examines these questions using case studies from different historical periods. We shall discuss the emergence of science as a dimension of our modernity, and its relations to other traditions such as magic, religion, and art. The aim of the course is for students to learn about how science and technology shape the way we live and, especially, how technological change is invariably shaped by historical and social circumstances.

Class Notes

History C182A will be offered online. Lectures will be asynchronous—they will be posted on the day scheduled and will be available for the following 3 days only.

The class counts as the required core course for the STS minor.