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STS 1126
FWS: Science and Society Topics

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

  •  9399 STS 1126   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • 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

  •  9400 STS 1126   SEM 102

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • 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 1180
Evolution

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOEE 1180

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 13767 STS 1180   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Reed, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 2011
What Is Science? An Introduction to the Social Studies of Science and Technology

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 why, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 2100

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4923 STS 2011   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • 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.

  •  4924 STS 2011   DIS 201

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Marshall, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4925 STS 2011   DIS 202

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4926 STS 2011   DIS 203

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4927 STS 2011   DIS 204

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Marshall, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4928 STS 2011   DIS 205

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Marshall, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 2061
Ethics and the Environment

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 2061, PHIL 2960

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4899 STS 2061   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Parrenas, J

  • 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.

  •  4900 STS 2061   DIS 201

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4901 STS 2061   DIS 202

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4902 STS 2061   DIS 203

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4903 STS 2061   DIS 204

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 2207
East Asian Medical and Martial Arts

East Asian medicinal and martial arts, whether practiced in East Asia or in other parts of the world, have been important points of contact for people within and between often marginalized communities. ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 2278, HIST 2207

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10028 STS 2207   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10029 STS 2207   IND 601

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

STS 2451
Introduction to Bioethics

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 2455, SHUM 2455

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4478 STS 2451   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Markovits, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4479 STS 2451   DIS 201

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4480 STS 2451   DIS 202

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4481 STS 2451   DIS 203

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 2468
Medicine, Culture, and Society

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 2468, BSOC 2468, FGSS 2468

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14745 STS 2468   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Nading, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14746 STS 2468   DIS 201

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14747 STS 2468   DIS 202

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14748 STS 2468   DIS 203

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14749 STS 2468   DIS 204

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14750 STS 2468   DIS 205

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14751 STS 2468   DIS 206

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14752 STS 2468   DIS 207

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 14753 STS 2468   DIS 209

  •  
    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 2641
The Technology of Ancient Rome

In this course we will study the technologies - aqueducts, automata, catapults, concrete and more - that allowed the Roman Empire to prosper and expand. Technical and historical background will accompany ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARKEO 2641, CLASS 2641

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18202 STS 2641   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Roby, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 2812
Hieroglyphs to HTML: History of Writing

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

  •  8555 STS 2812   LEC 001

  •  
    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Kirk, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is part of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP).

STS 2813
History of Scientific Images

Science needs images. Natural history books contain drawings of plants and animals, physics books diagrams of atoms, and medical books depictions of the human body. But what makes these images “scientific”? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2812

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10050 STS 2813   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Schneider, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 2851
Communication, Environment, Science, and Health

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

  • 11552 STS 2851   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Balog-Way, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

STS 2921
Inventing an Information Society

Provides an introduction to the role computing and information technologies played in political public life, from tabulating machines used to calculate the census to Big Tech's impact on democratic procedures, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 16942 STS 2921   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Vidan, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 3011
Life Sciences and Society

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

  •  4910 STS 3011   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Ratcliff, J

  • 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 3241
Environmental Sociology

Humans have fraught relationships with the animals, plants, land, water-even geological processes-around us. In this course, we will examine how people make and respond to environmental change and how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 3240, SOC 3240

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 11689 STS 3241   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Zinda, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 3601
Ethical Issues in Engineering Practice

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:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGRG 3600, PHIL 2471

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6153 STS 3601   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Goetze, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 3650
History and Theory of Digital Art

In this course, we will examine the role of electronic and digital technologies in the arts of the late 20th and 21st centuries with emphasis on Europe and North America. Beginning with the cybernetically ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  4511 STS 3650   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Fernandez, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 3651
Freud and Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis considers the human being not as an object of treatment, but as a subject who is called upon to elaborate an unconscious knowledge about what is disrupting her life, through analysis of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 18031 STS 3651   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 3991
Undergraduate Independent Study

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

  •  4935 STS 3991   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • 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.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4936 STS 3991   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • 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.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4937 STS 3991   IND 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • 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.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4938 STS 3991   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • 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.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4939 STS 3991   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • 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.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4940 STS 3991   IND 612

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • 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.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4941 STS 3991   IND 613

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • 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.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4942 STS 3991   IND 614

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • 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.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

STS 4020
Science, Medicine, and Media Technologies in East Asia

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

  •  4978 STS 4020   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Wang, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4040
Digital Due Process Clinic

Automated scoring systems play an increasingly important role in ordering our lives. Whether we want to obtain a loan, rent an apartment, be found in search results, qualify for government assistance, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4974 STS 4040   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Ziewitz, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment by application only. To apply visit this link: https://dueprocess.sts.cornell.edu/information-for-students/

    Department Consent Required (Add)

STS 4127
The Body Politic in Asia

Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 17935 STS 4127   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17942 STS 4127   IND 601

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

STS 4412
Conceptions of the Body in Medicine and Healing

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

  •  4975 STS 4412   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Chaudhuri, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4426
Science and the Making of the Middle East

This course explores how the physical sciences have played a central role in the making of territory, citizenship, and rights in Palestine and for Palestinians for the past hundred years. From chemistry ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 4426, NES 6426, STS 6426

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1464 STS 4426   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Silver, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4460
Lightscapes

Sunset, polar night, Times Square, satellites in space—these are just four lightscapes. Light is essential to humanity in multifaceted ways. It both reflects and shapes human interactions with the environment. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 4460, HIST 4466, VISST 4460

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4970 STS 4460   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4506
Ocean Technopolitics and Global Futures

This course examines the profound and far-reaching politics and dynamics generated by ocean technologies and infrastructures in this age of globalization and Anthropocene. It adopts an empirical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4506, BSOC 4506

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18196 STS 4506   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Wu, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4511
Topics in Media Arts

From the 20th-century to the present, artists have made art using live entities including plants, animals, cells, tissue cultures and bacteria. They have designed habitats, plants, body organs, imaged ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • Topic: Biological Art (Bio Art)

  •  4628 STS 4511   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Fernandez, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4634
Curating the British Empire

During Europe's colonial era, the modern museum emerged as a site of cultural and scientific authority. This course investigates the history of imperial collections and collectors, with a focus on Britain ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  4963 STS 4634   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Ratcliff, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4691
Food, Agriculture, and Society

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:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOEE 4690, BSOC 4691

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13804 STS 4691   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Power, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 4992
Honors Project II

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

  •  4960 STS 4992   RSC 701

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

STS 6020
Science, Medicine, and Media Technologies in East Asia

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

  •  4979 STS 6020   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Wang, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 6115
What is the History of Knowledge?

What is the history of knowledge? Over the last decades, historians of science have examined a range of figures from artisans and scholars to itinerant healers and household experimenters. This body of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 6115

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10061 STS 6115   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Schneider, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10062 STS 6115   IND 601

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

STS 6127
The Body Politic in Asia

Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  • 17949 STS 6127   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17954 STS 6127   IND 601

  •  
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

STS 6311
Qualitative Research Methods for Studying Science, Technology, and Medicine

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 Graded

  •  4943 STS 6311   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Ziewitz, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 6426
Science and the Making of the Middle East

This course explores how the physical sciences have played a central role in the making of territory, citizenship, and rights in Palestine and for Palestinians for the past hundred years. From chemistry ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 4426, NES 6426, STS 4426

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1460 STS 6426   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Silver, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 6511
Topics in Media Arts

Topic - Biological Art (Bio Art): From the late 20th-century to the present, artists have made art using live entities including plants, animals, cells, tissue cultures and bacteria. They have designed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • Topic: Biological Art (Bio Art)

  •  4631 STS 6511   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Fernandez, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 6634
Curating the British Empire

During Europe's colonial era, the modern museum emerged as a site of cultural and scientific authority. This course investigates the history of imperial collections and collectors, with a focus on Britain ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •  4967 STS 6634   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Ratcliff, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

STS 6991
Graduate Independent Study

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

  •  4945 STS 6991   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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  •  4946 STS 6991   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Leuenberger, C

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  •  4947 STS 6991   IND 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Lewenstein, B

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  •   Project Session Full. 

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  •  4948 STS 6991   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Lynch, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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  •  4949 STS 6991   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Ratcliff, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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  •  4950 STS 6991   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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  •   Project Session Full. 

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  •  4951 STS 6991   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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  •  4952 STS 6991   IND 612

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Sengers, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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  •  4953 STS 6991   IND 613

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Seth, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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  •  4954 STS 6991   IND 614

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Slayton, R

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STS 7007
STS Research II: A Course for Second-Year PhD Students in the Field

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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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4977 STS 7007   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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STS 7937
Proseminar in Peace Studies

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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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 7937, HIST 7937

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6560 STS 7937   SEM 101

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    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Slayton, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person