Science, Technology, and Society Interdisciplinary Minor

The interdisciplinary Minor requires 24 credits distributed as follows:

Three core courses (12 credits) chosen from:

  • HST 387U History of Modern Science
  • NAS 392 Indigenous Ways of Knowing
  • PHL 470 Philosophy of Science
  • SCI/WS 347U Science, Gender, and Social Context
  • SCI 359U Biopolitics

Three elective courses (12 credits) chosen from:

Any course from the core list after the 12-credit core requirement has been completed:

  • ANTH 325U Culture, Health, and Healing
  • ANTH 414 Culture and Ecology
  • BI/WS 346U Genes and Society
  • COMM 416 Environmental Controversies
  • CS 345 Cyberculture
  • CS/SYSC 346U Exploring Complexity in Sci and Tech
  • EC 460 History of Economic Thought
  • ENG 307U Science Fiction
  • ENG 397U Digital Literary Studies
  • ENG 498 Ecology, Criticism, and Culture
  • ESM 330 Environmental and Ecological Literacy
  • G 340U Life of the Past
  • GEOG 366U Historical Geography of North America
  • GEOG 347U Environmental Issues and Action
  • HST 339 Environment and History
  • HST 427 Topics in the History of Science
  • HST 440 American Environmental History
  • HST 460 Topics in European Intellectual History
  • HST 490 Comp World Hst: Empires of Knowledge
  • HST 490 Comp World Hst: Global Health
  • MTH 486 Topics in the History of Mathematics
  • PHL 301U Ancient Philosophy
  • PHL 303 Early Modern Philosophy
  • PHL 306U Science and Pseudoscience
  • PHL 307U Science and Society
  • PHL 318U Philosophy of Medicine
  • PHL 355U Morality and Healthcare
  • PHL 470 Philosophy of Science
  • PHL 471 Topics in Philosophy of Science
  • PS 319 Politics of the Environment
  • SCI 321U Energy and Society
  • SCI/WS 348U Science, Gender, and Social Context II
  • SCI 355U Science through Science Fiction
  • SCI/WS 386 Science and Gendered Bodies
  • SOC 459 Sociology of Health and Medicine
  • HST 427 with different topics, may be repeated for credit
  • HST 460 with different topics, may be repeated for credit

Students should take note of any prerequisites established by the respective departments.

For advising concerning the interdisciplinary Minor, consult the History Department office.