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Science, Technology, and Society Interdisciplinary Minor

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.

This interdisciplinary Minor in Science, Technology, and Society requires 24 credits distributed as follows:

Three core courses (12 credits) chosen from:

Hst 387UHistory of Modern Science

4
Hst 427Topics in the History of Science

4
NAS 392Indigenous Ways of Knowing

4
Phl 307UScience and Society

4
Phl 470Philosophy of Science

4
Sci 347U/WS 347UScience, Gender, and Social Context I

4
Sci 359UBiopolitics

4

Three elective courses (12 credits) chosen from:

Anth 325UCulture, Health, and Healing

4
Anth 414Culture and Ecology

4
Bi 346U/WS 346UGenes and Society

4
Comm 416Communicating Environmental Controversies

4
CS 345Cyberculture: The Internet and Popular Culture

4
CS 346U/SySc 346UExploring Complexity in Science and Technology

4
Ec 460History of Economic Thought

4
Eng 307UScience Fiction

4
Eng 397UDigital Literary Studies

4
Eng 498Ecology, Criticism, and Culture

4
ESM 330Environmental and Ecological Literacy

4
G 340ULife of the Past

4
Geog 347UEnvironmental Issues and Action

4
Geog 366UHistorical Geography of North America

4
Hst 339UThe Environment and History

4
Hst 427Topics in the History of Science

4
(see below)
Hst 440American Environmental History

4
Hst 460Topics in European Intellectual History

4
Hst 490Comparative World History: Empires of Knowledge

4
Hst 490Comparative World History: Global Health

4
Mth 486Topics in The History of Mathematics

3
Phl 301UAncient Philosophy

4
Phl 303UEarly Modern Philosophy

4
Phl 306UScience and Pseudoscience

4
Phl 318UPhilosophy of Medicine

4
Phl 355UMorality and Health Care

4
Phl 470Philosophy of Science

4
Phl 471Topics in Philosophy of Science

4
PS 319UPolitics of the Environment

4
Sci 321UEnergy and Society I

4
Sci 348U/WS 348UScience, Gender, and Social Context II

4
Sci 355UScience Through Science Fiction

4
Sci 365U/WS 365UThe Science of Gendered Bodies

4
Soc 459Sociology of Health and Medicine

4

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.