2024 Fall

STS C100 101 - DIS 101

Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society

Elizabeth R Hargrett

Aug 28, 2024 - Dec 13, 2024

05:00 pm - 06:29 pm

Dwinelle 206

Class #:28271

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Science and Technology Studies Graduate Group

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0

Enrolled: 0

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 0

Waitlist Max: 0

No Reserved Seats

Also offered as: HISTORY C182C, ISF C100G

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 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.

Other classes by Elizabeth R Hargrett

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?