Approved courses for fulfilling the STS Major & Minor (2017/18)
A major in Science, Technology and Society requires the following six courses:
| ANTHR 230 |
Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Society |
| C LIT 242 |
Science Fiction |
| HIST 294 |
An Introduction to the History of Sciences, Technology, and Medicine |
| PHIL 217 |
Biology, Society, and Values |
STS 200
|
Introduction to Studies in Science, Technology, and Society
|
Students also take an additional *6 credit hours in science courses of their own choice, in addition to the *6 required for Arts BA degrees. (One of these additional two should be a perquisite for the other and both should either be courses offered by the Faculty of Science or recognized as science courses by that Faculty) (See also the STS page in the University Calendar)
Options Courses Complete the major by taking courses from a list of approved options which may be supplemented with other new or special topics courses..
Additional credits must be chosen among the following:
| ANTHR 332 |
Anthropology of Science |
HIST 496 |
Topics in the History of Science |
| CHRTC 350 |
Science and Religion: Christian Perspectives |
HIST 497 |
History of Women and Health |
| CLASS 294 |
Ancient Science, Technology, and Medicine |
PHIL 250 |
Contemporary Ethical Issues |
| ECON 222 |
Technology, Institutions, and Economic Growth |
PHIL 265 |
Philosophy of Science |
ENGL 303
|
Computing Technology and Culture: Cyberculture
|
PHIL 317 |
Philosophy of Biology |
ENGL 304
|
Computing Technology and Culture: Digital Humanities
|
PHIL 325 |
Risk, Choice, and Rationality |
ENGL 486
|
Studies in Computer Technologies and Culture
|
PHIL 355 |
Environmental Ethics |
FS 318
|
Science Fiction Film
|
PHIL 365 |
Philosophy of Computing |
FS 387
|
Film and Technology
|
PHIL 366 |
Computers and Culture |
HADVC 209
|
History of Modern Design
|
PHIL 375 |
Science and Society |
HIST 353
|
History of American Medicine
|
PHIL 411 |
Philosophy of Space and Time |
HIST 391
|
History of Technology
|
PHIL 412 |
Topics in Philosophy of Science |
HIST 394
|
History of Astronomy and Cosmology from Stonehenge
to the Space Age
|
PHIL 415 |
Topics in Philosophy of Biology |
|
HIST 397
|
History of Science I
|
SOC 291 |
Introduction to Environmental Sociology |
HIST 398
|
History of Science II
|
STS 350 |
Understanding Video Games |
HIST 486
|
Topics in the History of Technology
|
WGS 250 |
Gender and Science |
A minor in Science, Technology and Society requires the following courses:
A minor in Science, Technology, and Society requires a minimum of 12 to *42 at the senior level selected from the list of courses approved for use toward the major, including at least 9 from the following: ANTHR 230, C LIT 242, HIST 294, PHIL 217, STS 200. (See also the STS page in the University Calendar)
| ANTHR 230 |
Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Society |
| C LIT 242 |
Science Fiction |
| HIST 294 |
An Introduction to the History of Sciences, Technology, and Medicine |
| PHIL 217 |
Biology, Society, and Values |
| STS 200 |
Introduction to Studies in Science, Technology, and Society |