Science & Technology Studies (STS)Arts and Sciences

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STS 1102

From Frankenstein to The Matrix, science fiction and film have depicted contemporary science, technology, and medicine for almost two centuries. This course introduces students to historical and social ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 1620

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15627 STS 1102   LEC 001

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STS 1123

The influence of science and technology is ubiquitous in our current age.  Science and technology affect both the western and non-western world, while individual interactions with hi-tech and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Living in a Technological World

  • 17587 STS 1123   SEM 101

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STS 1126

This seminar explores the ways in which Science and Society shape one another and provides the opportunity to write extensively about this mutual shaping. Topics vary by section. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Drugs and Politics

  • 17588 STS 1126   SEM 101

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Politics of Global Health

  • 17978 STS 1126   SEM 102

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STS 1201

This course investigates the ethical, legal, and social foundations of information. Through lectures, readings, and independent projects, the class will learn to analyze and engage key challenges ranging ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 1200

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18000 STS 1201   LEC 001

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STS 1941

How did the approaches to knowledge of nature that developed in medieval and early-modern Europe create an enterprise that associated the practical manipulation of nature with scientific truth? This course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 1941HIST 1941

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17400 STS 1941   LEC 001

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STS 2011

Introduces some of the central ideas in the field of S&TS. As well as serving as an introduction to students who plan to major in Biology and Society or in Science and Technology Studies, the course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 2100

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8135 STS 2011   LEC 001

    • MW Ives Hall 105
    • Pinch, T

      Slayton, R

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  •  8138 STS 2011   DIS 202

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  •  8440 STS 2011   DIS 203

    • F Uris Hall 254
    • Pinch, T

      Slayton, R

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  • 15619 STS 2011   DIS 204

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STS 2071

This course offers an introductory survey of the history of medicine (principally in Europe and the United States) from classical antiquity to the early twentieth century. Using a combination of both primary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2071HIST 2710

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8442 STS 2071   LEC 001

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  •  8444 STS 2071   DIS 201

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  •  8446 STS 2071   DIS 202

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  •  8448 STS 2071   DIS 203

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  •  8450 STS 2071   DIS 204

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  •  8721 STS 2071   DIS 205

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STS 2122

The power of a name is sometimes as great as that of an idea. This course will study who Darwin was in his own time, and how he became, then and now, an icon rather than just a Victorian naturalist. We ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 2122HIST 2122

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17413 STS 2122   SEM 101

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STS 2131

Science fiction, as Fredric Jameson put it, is "the only kind of literature that can reach back and colonize reality." Today more than ever, when science and technology have penetrated everyday life in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 2035ENGL 2035

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9508 STS 2131   LEC 001

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    To be placed on a provisional waitlist, please email Professor Banerjee, ab425@cornell.edu.

STS 2331

Surveys the major themes in the development of agriculture and agribusiness in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. These include particular individuals (e.g., Liberty Hyde Bailey, Luther ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2331

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8452 STS 2331   LEC 001

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STS 2468

Medicine has become the language and practice through which we address a broad range of both individual and societal complaints. Interest in this "medicalization of life" may be one of the reasons that ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2468BSOC 2468

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8275 STS 2468   LEC 001

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  •  8315 STS 2468   DIS 201

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  •  8316 STS 2468   DIS 202

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  •  8317 STS 2468   DIS 203

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  •  8318 STS 2468   DIS 204

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  •  8319 STS 2468   DIS 205

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  •  8320 STS 2468   DIS 206

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  •  9613 STS 2468   DIS 207

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  •  9614 STS 2468   DIS 208

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STS 2501

Investigates the social, technical, political, and economic history of technology in Europe and the United States from the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century to the present. Topics include ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ECE 2500ENGRG 2500HIST 2500

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8516 STS 2501   LEC 001

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  • 16370 STS 2501   DIS 201

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STS 2871

Evolution is the central concept in biology. This course examines evolution as a science and places it in an historical context. Lectures focus on descent with modification, the nature of natural selection, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIOEE 2070

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6822 STS 2871   LEC 001

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    Intended for students with no background in college biology. May not be taken for credit after BIOEE 1780 Does not meet evolutionary biology requirement for biological sciences major.

  •  6823 STS 2871   DIS 201

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  •  6824 STS 2871   DIS 202

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  •  6825 STS 2871   DIS 203

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STS 3011

Biology and biotechnology are major sources of influence on personal and social life. In addition, social and historical conditions have profound influence on biological research,and on the applications ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 3011

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6469 STS 3011   LEC 001

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STS 3020

How to write about science, technology, and medicine for the media. Writing assignments focus on writing news for web sites, blogs, magazines, and other media. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: COMM 3020

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8429 STS 3020   LEC 001

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    Not open to freshmen. Prerequisite: college-level writing course.

  •  8430 STS 3020   LAB 401

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STS 3111

This course provides an introduction to the ways in which medical practice, the medical profession, and medical technology are embedded in society and culture. We will ask how medicine is connected to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 3111DSOC 3111SOC 3130

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15633 STS 3111   LEC 001

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    Not open to Freshmen

  • 15637 STS 3111   DIS 201

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  • 15638 STS 3111   DIS 202

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  • 15639 STS 3111   DIS 203

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STS 3311

Environmental governance is defined as the assemblage of institutions that regulate society-nature interactions and shape environmental outcomes across a range of spatial and temporal scales.  Institutions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8210 STS 3311   LEC 001

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    Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, or by permission of instructor.

  •  8211 STS 3311   DIS 201

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  •  8212 STS 3311   DIS 202

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  •  8213 STS 3311   DIS 203

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  •  8365 STS 3311   DIS 204

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STS 3601

Studies major ethical and social issues involved in engineering practice. The issues include responsibility for designing products that do not harm public health, safety, and welfare; rights of engineers ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECE 3600ENGRG 3600

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15863 STS 3601   LEC 001

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STS 3811

This course will cover various topics in the philosophy of science. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 3810

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6743 STS 3811   LEC 001

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  •  6817 STS 3811   DIS 201

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  •  6818 STS 3811   DIS 202

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STS 3991

More information and applications available in 306 Rockefeller Hall. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7759 STS 3991   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Dear, P

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7760 STS 3991   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Hilgartner, S

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7761 STS 3991   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Kline, R

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7762 STS 3991   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Leuenberger, C

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7763 STS 3991   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Lewenstein, B

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7764 STS 3991   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Lynch, M

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7765 STS 3991   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Pinch, T

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7766 STS 3991   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Prentice, R

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7767 STS 3991   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Pritchard, S

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7768 STS 3991   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Rossiter, M

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7769 STS 3991   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Sengers, P

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7770 STS 3991   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Seth, S

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STS 4221

Over the centuries New York State has been the site of activity for a great many women of consequence. This course is a one-semester survey of the past and present activities and contributions of rural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 4220

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15625 STS 4221   SEM 101

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STS 4240

The social impact of technologies is typically thought about fairly late, if ever, in the design process. Indeed, it can be difficult at design time to predict what effects technologies will have. Nevertheless, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 4240

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9578 STS 4240   LEC 001

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STS 4303

Biotechnology is a broad term for the tools used to alter living organisms for human purposes. Genetic engineering (recombinant DNA technology) is one class of methods used in biotechnology. Private sector ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9532 STS 4303   LEC 001

    • TR Emerson Hall 135
    • Davidson Evanega, S

      Davies, P

      Herring, R

      Hobbs, P

      Thies, J

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  •  9533 STS 4303   DIS 201

    • TBA
    • Davidson Evanega, S

      Davies, P

      Herring, R

      Hobbs, P

      Thies, J

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  •  9534 STS 4303   DIS 202

    • TBA
    • Davidson Evanega, S

      Davies, P

      Herring, R

      Hobbs, P

      Thies, J

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  • 17994 STS 4303   DIS 203

    • TBA
    • Davidson Evanega, S

      Davies, P

      Herring, R

      Hobbs, P

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STS 4691

Multidisciplinary course dealing with the social and environmental impact of food production in the United States and developing countries. Agroecosystems of various kinds are analyzed from biological, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOEE 4690BSOC 4691

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8408 STS 4691   LEC 001

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    Prerequisite: introductory ecology course or permission of instructor. Limited to 20 students.

STS 4751

This course is divided into three major thematic sections. The first looks at the history of racial thinking in the West. We begin with the existence (or not) of conceptions of biological race in the early- ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4751

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15629 STS 4751   SEM 101

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STS 4951

Explores how the human and social sciences have provided the knowledge and categories we use to make sense of human beings and their behavior. Looking across a range of disciplines-including sociology, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15631 STS 4951   SEM 101

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STS 4991

Students must register for 4 credits each semester (4991-4992) for a total of 8 credits. After the first semester, students receive a letter grade of "R"; a letter grade for both semesters is submitted ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 4991HE 4991

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 16862 STS 4991   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Seth, S

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STS 6301

Sociologist C. Wright Mills challenged his readers to develop their "sociological imagination" to understand the social and historical forces at work in seemingly individual events, such as the receipt ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15632 STS 6301   SEM 101

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STS 6811

Advanced discussion of some problem or problems in the philosophy of science. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 6810

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Philosophical Naturalism and Its Critics

  •  9474 STS 6811   SEM 101

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STS 6991

Applications and information are available in 306 Rockefeller Hall. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7746 STS 6991   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Dear, P

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7747 STS 6991   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Hilgartner, S

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7748 STS 6991   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Kline, R

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7749 STS 6991   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Leuenberger, C

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7750 STS 6991   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Lewenstein, B

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7751 STS 6991   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Lynch, M

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7752 STS 6991   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Pinch, T

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7753 STS 6991   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Prentice, R

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7754 STS 6991   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Pritchard, S

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7755 STS 6991   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Rossiter, M

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7756 STS 6991   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Sengers, P

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7757 STS 6991   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Seth, S

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7758 STS 6991   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Vogel, K

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STS 7003

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 7000

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8911 STS 7003   SEM 101

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STS 7111

Provides students with a foundation in the field of science and technology studies. Using classic works as well as contemporary exemplars, seminar participants chart the terrain of this new field. Topics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5869 STS 7111   SEM 101

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