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Science, Technology, and Society

Science, Technology, and Society: STS

STS 380. Proseminar: Current Issues in the Societal Impact of Science and Technology.

Overview of the fundamentals of the practice of science, and of science as a human enterprise that interacts with and transforms cultural views, ideas, and habits. Includes lectures by natural scientists, engineers, and social scientists on the societal impact of rapid scientific technological developments from the perspectives of their individual disciplines. Students complete a comprehensive research project on a topic related to the course. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May not be repeated for credit. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.