TAS: Science, Technology, and Society
| Co-Conveners: |
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| Stephen Rice Bernard Lange |
About the Minor
The Interdisciplinary program in Science, Technology, and Society examines the fundamental questions posed by scientific knowledge and technological change, particularly from historical and global perspectives. It has become crucial for the specialist and non-specialist alike to understand the possibilities and limitations of scientific, technological, and industrial enterprises and to be able to participate in the critical decisions of the next century affecting human life and its relation to world and local societies and cultures. The program is recommended to all students, from the arts, business, and the humanities to science and environmental studies.
Requirements of the Minor
| Subject & Course # | Title & Course Description |
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Required Courses: |
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| One course in each of the following three categories: Cultural Contexts of Science and Technology Historical Contexts of Science and Technology Social and Institutional Environments of Science and Technology |
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One course in practicum to be arranged with the approval of a faculty sponsor and a convener. |
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| Sampling of courses in each category: | |
Category 1: Cultural Contexts of Science and Technology |
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| Category 2: Historical Contexts of Science and Technology | |
| Category 3: Social and Institutional Environments of Science and Technology | |
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| * These courses may be taken to satisfy the specified category requirement or to satisfy the minor's practicum requirement. | |
Note: A school core is NOT required for completion of the minor.
Minors are open to students regardless of school affiliation.
