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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

STS 1123

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Technology and the Body

  • 19601 STS 1123   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Zhao, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

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: “Body” in Medicine & Healing

  • 19599 STS 1126   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Chaudhuri, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Social Studies of Medicine

  • 19600 STS 1126   SEM 102

    • TR
    • Chaudhuri, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

STS 2011

This course introduces some central ideas in the field of S&TS. It is aimed at students from any background who are challenged to think more critically about what counts as scientific knowledge and ... view course details

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5630 STS 2011   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Marshall, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    To add yourself to the wait list, see https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQ1-1f0OqZZXSPMZaN0C2rMteYYdiGnrqY_ssSNe_Pc5brvw/viewform?usp=pp_url.

  •  5631 STS 2011   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Marshall, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5632 STS 2011   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5633 STS 2011   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5634 STS 2011   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5635 STS 2011   DIS 205

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 2061

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2061PHIL 2960

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5296 STS 2061   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: seniors, juniors, and sophomores; first-year students by permission of instructor. If you are unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc91BggH--E_bZgqqqM--ISUz5xkL80aD1Mh0y-zulyGRXf8Q/viewform?usp=pp_url.

  •  5297 STS 2061   DIS 201

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5298 STS 2061   DIS 202

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5299 STS 2061   DIS 203

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5300 STS 2061   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 2451

Bioethics is the study of ethical questions raised by advances in the medical field. Questions we'll discuss will include: Is it morally permissible to advance a patient's death, at his or her request, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2455SHUM 2455

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17930 STS 2451   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Markovits, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18184 STS 2451   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18467 STS 2451   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18468 STS 2451   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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 medical ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4751 STS 2468   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Langwick, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4752 STS 2468   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4753 STS 2468   DIS 202

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 11660 STS 2468   DIS 203

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4754 STS 2468   DIS 204

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4755 STS 2468   DIS 205

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4756 STS 2468   DIS 206

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4757 STS 2468   DIS 207

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4786 STS 2468   DIS 209

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 2812

An introduction to the history and theory of writing systems from cuneiform to the alphabet, historical and new writing media, and the complex relationship of writing technologies to human language and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 11599 STS 2812   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Kirk, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This is part of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP).

STS 2851

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COMM 2850

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3151 STS 2851   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Balog-Way, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 3011

Biology and biotechnology are major influences on modern life. In addition, socio-political and historical conditions have shaped biological research and its applications in medicine, agriculture, environmental ... view course details

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

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5808 STS 3011   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Tamarkin, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: seniors, juniors, and sophomores; first-year students by permission of instructor. If you are unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTYfRTtrFXwxgXjsPzeDQiLrNREg2CAPbzvEvo9jT2N-g-Cg/viewform?usp=pp_url.

STS 3601

This course surveys a range of ethical issues that arise in professional engineering, and provides discussion-based practice in analyzing and addressing them. Using normative frameworks from professional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGRG 3600PHIL 2471

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5996 STS 3601   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Goetze, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 3911

This course reviews the changing relations between science, technology, and the state in America, focusing on the period from 1960 to the present. We will explore science-intensive policy controversies. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3911GOVT 3091

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9013 STS 3911   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 3940

This course explores what artificial intelligence (AI) can teach us about human storytelling. We'll tackle this question through a two-pronged approach: story understanding and story generation. Students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 4940

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19629 STS 3940   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    To inquire about enrollment, please fill out this form: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Yi9FbuoM9fqDAi

STS 3991

Applications for research projects are accepted by individual STS faculty members. Students may enroll for 1–4 credits in STS 3991 with written permission of the faculty supervisor and may elect either ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4016 STS 3991   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4017 STS 3991   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Leuenberger, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4018 STS 3991   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lewenstein, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4019 STS 3991   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4020 STS 3991   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4021 STS 3991   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sengers, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4022 STS 3991   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Seth, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5246 STS 3991   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Ziewitz, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

STS 4020

This seminar course introduces students to the studies of science, technology, and medicine in East Asia, aiming to cultivate a foundational understanding of the field while exploring key topics relevant ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 6020

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19864 STS 4020   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Wang, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4260

This experimental, collaborative and seminar-based class will explore the material ethics of computing – the ways in which computing rests upon, emerges from, and ultimately returns to the earth, with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 4260INFO 5260

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5969 STS 4260   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Jackson, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For Bowers Computer and Information Science (CIS) Course Enrollment Help, please see: https://tdx.cornell.edu/TDClient/193/Portal/Home/

STS 4412

The working of the human body is a universal phenomenon, yet different medical traditions have vastly different conceptions of what a body is. How can something so intimate and tangible like the body be ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 4412

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17874 STS 4412   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Chaudhuri, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4440

How does gender, sexuality, race, and class matter in natural, medical, and technical sciences? How might orangutans, surgery, and digital imaging all be feminist subjects of interest? This seminar will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 4441FGSS 6440STS 6440

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19284 STS 4440   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4476

Grounded in anthropological and interdisciplinary analyses of policing, prisons, and security, this course aims to account for how carcerality shapes our worlds. Attentive to specificity and variability ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4476ANTHR 7476STS 7476

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18704 STS 4476   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Tamarkin, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4661

Explores the structure, meanings, and implications of "public communication of science and technology" (PCST). Examines the contexts in which PCST occurs, looks at motivations and constraints of those ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COMM 4660

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18578 STS 4661   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lewenstein, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4703

A "glitch" is when something goes "wrong" in digital media—sometimes, however, it is precisely when something "fails" that can tell us about the structures and forces that underlie that media. In this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 20105 STS 4703   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4992

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 4992

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4491 STS 4992   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Seth, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

STS 6020

This seminar course introduces students to the studies of science, technology, and medicine in East Asia, aiming to cultivate a foundational understanding of the field while exploring key topics relevant ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 4020

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19865 STS 6020   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Wang, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 6311

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 6310

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5650 STS 6311   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 6440

How does gender, sexuality, race, and class matter in natural, medical, and technical sciences? How might orangutans, surgery, and digital imaging all be feminist subjects of interest? This seminar will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 4441FGSS 6440STS 4440

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19621 STS 6440   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 6561

Valuation is a pervasive feature of contemporary life. Professors, start-ups, immigrants, intelligence, insurance premiums, and human lives: almost everything these days is subject to some form of more ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 6561

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18274 STS 6561   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Ziewitz, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 6703

A "glitch" is when something goes "wrong" in digital media—sometimes, however, it is precisely when something "fails" that can tell us about the structures and forces that underlie that media. In this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 20107 STS 6703   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 6991

Applications and information are available in 303 Morrill Hall. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4023 STS 6991   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4024 STS 6991   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Leuenberger, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4025 STS 6991   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lewenstein, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4026 STS 6991   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lynch, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4027 STS 6991   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Ratcliff, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4028 STS 6991   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4029 STS 6991   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4030 STS 6991   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sengers, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4031 STS 6991   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Seth, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5129 STS 6991   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Slayton, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

STS 7001

The field of Science & Technology Studies (STS) has called attention to the contingent and socially embedded character of knowledge and technology. This seminar explores the consequences of these findings ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18204 STS 7001   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 7007

The goal of this year-long course is to train students in the process of conducting research in STS, providing hands on experience and discussions of the research process. Students will plan and execute ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 19007 STS 7007   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 7476

Grounded in anthropological and interdisciplinary analyses of policing, prisons, and security, this course aims to account for how carcerality shapes our worlds. Attentive to specificity and variability ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4476ANTHR 7476STS 4476

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18705 STS 7476   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Tamarkin, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 7937

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 7937HIST 7937

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4935 STS 7937   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Slayton, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person