Catalog Course Description

This course provides an overview of the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) as a way to study how our knowledge and technology shape and are shaped by social, political, historical, economic, and other factors. We will learn key concepts of the field (e.g., how technologies are understood and used differently in different communities) and apply them to a wide range of topics, including geography, history, environmental and information science, and others. Questions this course will address include: how are scientific facts constructed? How are values embedded in technical systems?

Summer Term

7.5 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 19 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 3.5 hours of The exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Summer Term

6 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 13.5 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 3 hours of The exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Fall Term

3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 7.5 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 1.5 hours of The exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Spring Term

3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 7.5 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 1.5 hours of The exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.