Courses
Approved Courses for Fulfilling the STS Major
A major in Science, Technology, and Society requires a minimum of ★30 and a maximum ★48 at the senior level from approved cross-listed courses including a minimum of ★6 at the 400-level. ★12 selected from courses offered by the Faculty of Science or used by the Faculty of Science as a science course.
Required Courses:
STS 200 Introduction to Studies in Science, Technology and Society
An examination of the interrelations of science, technology, society and environment, emphasizing an interdisciplinary humanities and social sciences perspective. Note: not to be taken by students with credit in INT D 200.
ANTHR 230 Anthropology of Science, Technology and Environment
Science as a cultural practice, cultural effects and globalization of technology, changing views of nature, gender and science, traditional ecological knowledge, and the evolution of technology.
PHIL 265 Philosophy of Science
This course provides an introduction to the philosophy of science. It consists of a critical examination of science with focus on both its methodology and its claims about reality. We discuss the nature of science and what distinguishes science from other attempts at making sense of the world. Different accounts of the scientific method are discussed and compared. It is investigated whether one can reasonably claim that scientific knowledge grows in a progressive way, and to what extent the study of the real practice of scientists and the history of science is significant for a philosophical account of science. We also critically assess the relation between scientific results and reality by discussing notions such as laws of nature, realism, and instrumentalism as well as the relation between scientific endeavors and current social values or predominant paradigms.
STS 410 Capstone Individual Research
Approved Courses for Fulfilling the STS Minor
A minor in Science, Technology, and Society requires a minimum of ★12 to ★42 at the senior level including at least ★6 at the 300 or 400-level selected from the list of courses approved for use toward the major and including at least ★6 from the following (See also the STS page in the University Calendar).
Required Courses:
- STS 200 Introduction to Studies in Science, Technology and Society
- ANTHR 230 Anthropology of Science, Technology and Environment
- PHIL 265 Philosophy of Science