In the Minor in Science, Technology, and Society, students use multidisciplinary perspectives to study science and its applications as a system of knowledge and as a social institution. Goals are to gain a deeper appreciation of reasoning and evidence in science; of the historical development of science and related disciplines; and of the social, cultural, political and ethical contexts of science and technology.
Requirements
This interdisciplinary Minor in Science, Technology, and Society requires 24 credits distributed as follows:
Three core courses (12 credits) chosen from:
- Hst 387U History of Modern Science (4 credits)
- Hst 427 Topics in the History of Science (4 credits)
- NAS 392 Indigenous Ways of Knowing (4 credits)
- Phl 307U Science and Society (4 credits)
- Phl 470 Philosophy of Science (4 credits)
- Sci 347U/WS 347U Science, Gender, and Social Context I (4 credits)
- Sci 359U Biopolitics (4 credits)
Three elective courses (12 credits) chosen from:
- Anth 325U Culture, Health, and Healing (4 credits)
- Anth 414 Culture and Ecology (4 credits)
- Bi 346U/WS 346U Genes and Society (4 credits)
- Comm 416 Communicating Environmental Controversies (4 credits)
- CS 345 Cyberculture: The Internet and Popular Culture (4 credits)
- CS 346U/SySc 346U Exploring Complexity in Science and Technology (4 credits)
- Ec 460 History of Economic Thought (4 credits)
- Eng 307U Science Fiction (4 credits)
- Eng 397U Digital Literary Studies (4 credits)
- Eng 498 Ecology, Criticism, and Culture (4 credits)
- ESM 330 Environmental and Ecological Literacy (4 credits)
- G 340U Life of the Past (4 credits)
- Geog 347U Environmental Issues and Action (4 credits)
- Geog 366U Historical Geography of North America (4 credits)
- Hst 339U The Environment and History (4 credits)
- Hst 427 Topics in the History of Science (see below) (4 credits)
Hst 440 American Environmental History (4 credits) - Hst 460 Topics in European Intellectual History (4 credits)
- Hst 490 Comparative World History: Empires of Knowledge (4 credits)
- Hst 490 Comparative World History: Global Health (4 credits)
- Mth 486 Topics in The History of Mathematics (4 credits)
- Phl 301U Ancient Philosophy (4 credits)
- Phl 303U Early Modern Philosophy (4 credits)
- Phl 306U Science and Pseudoscience (4 credits)
- Phl 318U Philosophy of Medicine (4 credits)
- Phl 355U Morality and Health Care (4 credits)
- Phl 470 Philosophy of Science (4 credits)
- Phl 471 Topics in Philosophy of Science (4 credits)
- PS 319U Politics of the Environment (4 credits)
- Sci 321U Energy and Society I (4 credits)
- Sci 348U/WS 348U Science, Gender, and Social Context II (4 credits)
- Sci 355U Science Through Science Fiction (4 credits)
- Sci 365U/WS 365U The Science of Gendered Bodies (4 credits)
- Soc 459 Sociology of Health and Medicine (4 credits)
Any course from the core list may count towards the elective requirements once the 12-credit core requirement has been fulfilled.
Hst 427: if used as a core course may be, with a different topic, repeated as an elective
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 minor, consult the History Department office.