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Classes
STS 1102
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 1620
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall 128
Instructors
Seth, S
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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- R Rockefeller Hall 127
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Seth, S
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STS 1123
Course Description
This seminar explores the ways in which Technology and Society shape one another and provides the opportunity to write extensively about this mutual shaping. Topics vary by section. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Digital Media-Digital Cultures
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- TR Malott Hall 230
Instructors
Mathias, J
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
STS 1126
Course Description
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
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Vision, Knowledge, Power
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 183
Instructors
Deutsh, S
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute
STS 1201
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: INFO 1200
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Klarman Hall KG70
Instructors
Jackson, S
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- F Hollister Hall 312
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Jackson, S
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- F Hollister Hall 362
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Jackson, S
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- F Hollister Hall 368
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Jackson, S
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- F Hollister Hall 368
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Jackson, S
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- F Hollister Hall 372
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Jackson, S
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- F Hollister Hall 372
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Jackson, S
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- F Hollister Hall 372
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Jackson, S
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- F Hollister Hall 312
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Jackson, S
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- R Hollister Hall 401
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Jackson, S
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- R Hollister Hall 401
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Jackson, S
STS 2061
Course Description
Politicians, scientists, and citizens worldwide face many environmental issues today, but they are neither simple nor straightforward. Moreover, there are many ways to understand how we have, do, and could ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2061, PHIL 2460
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
Instructors
Pritchard, S
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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- W Rockefeller Hall B16
Instructors
Pritchard, S
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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- W Rockefeller Hall B16
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Pritchard, S
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- W Rockefeller Hall 127
Instructors
Pritchard, S
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- W Rockefeller Hall 127
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Pritchard, S
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STS 2468
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2468, BSOC 2468, FGSS 2468
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Klarman Hall KG70
Instructors
Langwick, S
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- R Rockefeller Hall 128
Instructors
Staff
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- R Uris Hall 498
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Staff
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- R Morrill Hall 102
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Staff
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- R McGraw Hall 365
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Staff
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- F Rockefeller Hall 127
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Staff
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- F Rockefeller Hall 110
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Staff
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- F Rockefeller Hall 187
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Staff
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- F Uris Hall G44
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Staff
STS 2561
Course Description
An exploration of processes of change in health care practices in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of "scholar ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2262, BSOC 2561, CAPS 2262, HIST 2562
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall 106
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
STS 2621
Course Description
There are several "just-so stories" about science and religion: the world's religions are parallel systems of belief in the supernatural; science has a set method that produces universal truths; and religion ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2621, FGSS 2621
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 105
Instructors
Rock-Singer, C
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STS 2841
Course Description
This course explores what has been termed "the modern plague."Â It investigates the social history, cultural politics, biological processes, and global impacts of the retrovirus, HIV, and the disease syndrome, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2021, BSOC 2841, FGSS 2841, LGBT 2841
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 103
Instructors
Roebuck, C
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STS 2851
Course Description
Environmental problems, public health issues, scientific research-in each of these areas, communication plays a fundamental role. From the media to individual conversations, from technical journals to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COMM 2850
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Plant Science Building 233
Instructors
Porticella, N
STS 3111
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 3111, DSOC 3111, SOC 3130
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
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Leuenberger, C
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 236
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G24
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Leuenberger, C
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- F Morrill Hall 110
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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- F Morrill Hall 423
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G24
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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- F Thurston Hall 202
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
STS 3181
Course Description
This course explores the history, sociology, and ethics of risk. In particular, we will focus on the complex and often ambiguous relationship between science, technology, and risk. A historical perspective ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3185, BSOC 3181, HIST 3181
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Sibley Hall 211
Instructors
Slayton, R
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STS 3241
Course Description
Humans have fraught relationships with the animals, plants, land, water—even geological processes—around us. We come together to revere, conserve, protect the things many call nature. We struggle over ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: DSOC 3240, SOC 3240
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Warren Hall 173
Instructors
Zinda, J
STS 3561
Course Description
Computers are powerful tools for working, playing, thinking, and living. Laptops, PDAs, webcams, cell phones, and iPods are not just devices, they also provide narratives, metaphors, and ways of seeing ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3061, COMM 3560, INFO 3561, VISST 3560
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Malott Hall 251
Instructors
Ziewitz, M
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Additional Information
Course not open to Freshmen.
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STS 3601
Course Description
Studies ethical issues involved in engineering practice. Explores the engineer's role in technical decision-making in organizations. Â Considers the engineer's relationship to the uses of technology in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ECE 3600, ENGRG 3600
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Hollister Hall 320
Instructors
Doing, P
STS 3991
Course Description
More information about independent study available in 303 Morrill Hall. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Dear, P
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Hilgartner, S
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
Instructors
Kline, R
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Lewenstein, B
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Lynch, M
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Pinch, T
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- TBA
Instructors
Pritchard, S
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Rossiter, M
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- TBA
Instructors
Sengers, P
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
Instructors
Seth, S
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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STS 4041
Course Description
Scientists in the main try to avoid controversy whilst STS scholars argue that controversy can be a motor of scientific change. There is a lengthy tradition of research into different forms of controversies ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- W Rockefeller Hall 110
Instructors
Rock-Singer, C
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STS 4101
Course Description
One animal behaviorist speculates that big brains develop when species are social; that is, when they must read cues from members of their group to understand when to approach, when to flee, when to fight, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4101, BSOC 4101
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- T Rockefeller Hall 127
Instructors
Prentice, R
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STS 4251
Course Description
Climate change is old news. Human societies have been debating and coping with climatic changes since long before the (relatively) recent advent of massive-scale greenhouse gas emissions. In this seminar, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4255
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- W McGraw Hall 365
Instructors
Giacomelli, J
STS 4451
Course Description
This course focuses on what happens when science meet the policy-making world. We will discuss theoretical and empirical studies in Science & Technology Studies that analyze the interactions between ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- F Washington, DC
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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Additional Information
Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.
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STS 4561
Course Description
Evaluation is a pervasive feature of contemporary life. Professors, doctors, countries, hotels, pollution, books, intelligence: there is hardly anything that is not subject to some form of review, rating, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: INFO 4561, SOC 4560
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- T Rockefeller Hall 110
Instructors
Ziewitz, M
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Additional Information
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STS 4741
Course Description
In this course we will consider the production of the human body as an artifact of race, sex and gender through the discourses, practices, and technologies of bio-science and bio-medicine. We will read ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4114, ANTHR 7114, BSOC 4741, BSOC 7741, FGSS 4114, FGSS 7114, STS 7741
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- T White Hall B02
Instructors
Ramberg, L
STS 4751
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4751
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- T Rockefeller Hall B16
Instructors
Seth, S
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Department Consent Required (Add)
STS 4841
Course Description
The term "epidemic" travels widely and wildly in contemporary worlds. But, what, when and where is "the epidemic"? How and why does epidemic unfold? This senior seminar offers an interdisciplinary exploration ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4041, BSOC 4841, FGSS 4841
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- R Rockefeller Hall 127
Instructors
Roebuck, C
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Additional Information
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STS 4992
Course Description
Students must register for the 4 credits each semester (BSOC 4991-BSOC 4992) for a total of 8 credits. After the first semester, students receive a letter grade of "R"; a letter grade for both semesters ... view course details
STS 6061
Course Description
This course examines the relationship between scientific development, technological innovation and maintenance, and the capitalistic forces that support and benefit from these activities. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 6065
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- T Rockefeller Hall 185
Instructors
Ratcliff, J
STS 6101
Course Description
This course begins from the premise that bodies and sensing are the ground of sociality. Drawing on texts from Anthropology, Science & Technology Studies, Disability Studies, and Animal Studies, as ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 6101
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- T Stimson Hall 206
Instructors
Prentice, R
STS 6311
Course Description
In this Graduate seminar we will discuss the nature, politics and basic assumptions underlying qualitative research. We will examine a selection of qualitative methods ranging from interviewing, oral history, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 6310
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Morrill Hall 111
Instructors
Pinch, T
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STS 6661
Course Description
In recent years, the scientific community has increasingly referred to "public engagement in science." This seminar explores the scholarly literature addressing that move; the links between "public engagement" ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COMM 6660
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- R Kennedy Hall 101
Instructors
Lewenstein, B
STS 6991
Course Description
Applications and information are available in 303 Morrill Hall. view course details
STS 7741
Course Description
In this course we will consider the production of the human body as an artifact of race, sex and gender through the discourses, practices, and technologies of bio-science and bio-medicine. We will read ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4114, ANTHR 7114, BSOC 4741, BSOC 7741, FGSS 4114, FGSS 7114, STS 4741
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- T White Hall B02
Instructors
Ramberg, L
STS 7937
Course Description
The Proseminar in Peace Studies offers a multidisciplinary review of issues related to peace and conflict at the graduate level. The course is led by the director of the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 7937, HIST 7937
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- R Uris Hall G08
Instructors
Evangelista, M