University Bulletin
Undergraduate Degree Programs
S T S 005
(US)
(WMNST 005)
Introduction to Women in Science, Technology, and Engineering (3) The role of women and gender in science, technology, and engineering.
Effective: Summer 2005
S T S 047
(SOC 047)
Wilderness, Technology, and Society (3) Impact of developments in science, literature, and art on changing attitudes toward nature; consequences for conservation, preservation, environmental ethics.
Effective: Spring 1991
S T S 055
(GN)
(AERSP 055)
Space Science and Technology (3) The science and technology of space exploration and exploitation; physical principles; research and development; history, space policy, and social implications.
Effective: Spring 1994
S T S 090
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies (3) Introduction to theory and practice concerning major contemporary issues of peace and conflict; includes anthropological, technological, psychological, and economic perspectives.
Effective: Fall 1994
S T S 100
(GH)
The Ascent of Humanity (3) A survey of some of the intellectual achievements that highlight humanity's attempts to understand nature and shape the environment.
Effective: Spring 2005
S T S 100H
(GH)
The Ascent of Humanity (3) A survey of some of the intellectual achievements that highlight humanity's attempts to understand nature and shape the environment.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
S T S 101
(GH)
Modern Science, Technology, and Human values (3) Relationships of science and technology to human aspirations, values, and arts.
Effective: Spring 1996
S T S 101H
(GH)
Modern Science, Technology, and Human values (3) Relationships of science and technology to human aspirations, values, and arts.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
S T S 105
(GHA)
(FD SC 105)
Food Facts and Fads (3) Impact on society and the individual of modern food technology, food laws, additives, etc.; historical, current, and futuristic aspects.
Effective: Spring 2004
S T S 105S
(GHA)
First-Year Seminar - Food Facts and Fads (3) Impact on society and the individual of modern food technology, food laws, additives, etc.; historical, current, and futuristic aspects.
Effective: Fall 2003
S T S 107
(GH)
(PHIL 107)
Introduction to Philosophy of Technology (3) The character of technology; its relation to human values; philosophical assumptions in its development; and how it transforms the world.
Effective: Spring 2004
S T S 122
(GH)
(HIST 122)
History of Science I (3) A history of science and culture from Stonehenge to the scientific revolution.
Effective: Spring 2005
S T S 123
(GH)
(HIST 123)
History of Science II (3) A history of science and culture from the scientific revolution to the present.
Effective: Spring 2004
S T S 124
(GH;US;IL)
(HIST 124)
History of Western Medicine (3) This course explores the history of health, illness, and medicine in western society.
Effective: Summer 2008
S T S 130
World Food Problems (1-3) Critical examination of data sources, issues, and perspectives concerning contributions of science, technology, and society in resolving world food problems.
Effective: Spring 1991
S T S 130H
World Food Problems (1-3) Critical examination of data sources, issues, and perspectives concerning contributions of science, technology, and society in resolving world food problems.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
S T S 135
(GS)
(PL SC 135)
The Politics of the Ecological Crisis (3) The political implications of the increasing scarcity of many of the world's resources.
Effective: Spring 2001
S T S 150
(GN;IL)
(EM SC 150)
Out of the Fiery Furnace (3) A history of materials, energy, and humans, with emphasis on their interrelationships. For nontechnical students.
Effective: Spring 2006
S T S 151
(GS;US)
(HIST 151)
Technology and Society in American History (3) Development of technology in America from colonial times; its reception and its influence on social, economic, and political life.
Effective: Spring 2006
S T S 151S
(GS;US)
(HIST 151S)
Technology and Society in American History (3) Development of technology in America from colonial times; its reception and its influence on social, economic, and political life.
Effective: Spring 2006
S T S 197
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in-depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
S T S 200
(GS)
Critical Issues in Science, Technology, and Society (3) An overview of interactions between science, technology, and society from social sciences and humanities perspectives.
Effective: Spring 1995
S T S 200H
(GS)
Critical Issues in Science, Technology, and Society (3) An overview of interactions between science, technology, and society from social sciences and humanities perspectives.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
S T S 200S
(GS)
Critical Issues in Science, Technology, and Society (3) An overview of interactions between science, technology, and society from social sciences and humanities perspectives.
Effective: Summer 1999
S T S 201
(GN)
Climate Change, Energy, and Biodiversity (3) Studies of global warming, energy options, and biodiversity; their interrelations as sciences and as societal issues.
Effective: Summer 1994
S T S 201H
(GN)
Climate Change, Energy, and Biodiversity (3) Studies of global warming, energy options, and biodiversity; their interrelations as sciences and as societal issues.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
S T S 202
(GH;IL)
Introduction to Disability Studies in the Humanities (3) Provides a humanities-based interdisciplinary introduction to Disability Studies.
Effective: Summer 2008
S T S 230
(HIST 230, NUTR 230)
American Food System: History, Technology, and Culture (3) A cultural analysis of the evolution of U.S. agricultural production and food consumption patterns, the food industry and food marketing.
Effective: Spring 1991
S T S 233
(GH)
(PHIL 233)
Ethics and the Design of Technology (3) Ethics and individual and group decision-making in the design of technology including design projects and specific attention to institutional ethics.
Effective: Spring 2004
S T S 235
(GH)
Science and Religion (3) This course investigates the relationship between science and religion in multiple cultures.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
completion of a basic composition course or the equivalentS T S 100 orS T S 101 or completion of 30 credits of coursework
S T S 245
(GS;IL)
Globalization, Technology, and Ethics (3) An investigation of technology and ethics in the globalized world from contemporary, socio-cultural, and historical perspectives.
Effective: Summer 2008
S T S 296
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 1992
S T S 296H
Biodiesel Production (2) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
S T S 296H
Biodiesel Production (2) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
S T S 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in-depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1991
S T S 297A
Structures & Society (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in-depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
S T S 297H
Social Justice (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in-depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
S T S 299
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
S T S 327
(R SOC 327)
Society and Natural Resources (3) Analysis of the relationships between societal development and enhancement and natural resources.
Effective: Summer 1998
S T S 390
Personal Peace and Peace Building (3) The study of inner peace, conflict resolution and consensus, peace in the community of life, and peace building.
Effective: Fall 1994
Prerequisite:
S T S 090
S T S 407
(PHIL 407)
Technology and Human Values (3) Interrelationships of twentieth-century technological change and human values. Emphasis on the social and ethical aspects of technological progress.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite:
9 credits in philosophy includingPHIL 107 or 6 credits of philosophy at the 200 level
S T S 408
(COMM 408)
Cultural Foundations of Communications (3) Examination of oral, scribal, print, industrial and electronic cultures; analysis of impact of technology on communications and social structure.
Effective: Spring 2009
Prerequisite:
select 3 credits fromCOMM 100, COMM 110, COMM 118, COMM 150, COMM 180, COMM 251, COMM 260W, COMM 320, COMM 370 ; or 3 credits of S T S
S T S 416
(US;IL)
(AAA S 416, WMNST 416)
Race, Gender and Science (3) The class will focus on race and gender as products of science, and how societal values shape scientific activity.
Effective: Summer 2008
Prerequisite:
6 credits in S T S WMNST or AAA S
S T S 420
(SOC 420, EM SC 420)
Energy and Modern Society (3) Technology and economics of energy resources, production, and consumption; environmental factors, exhaustion, new technology.
Effective: Spring 1991
S T S 427W
(CED 427W, SOC 427W)
Society and Natural Resources (3) Analysis of the relationship between societal development and enhancement and natural resources.
Effective: Summer 2008
Prerequisite:
R SOC 011 orSOC 001
S T S 428
(IL)
(HIST 428)
The Darwinian Revolution (3) The origins and implications of evolutionary theory.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
An introductory Science course and a history course.
S T S 430
(IL)
(NUTR 430)
Global Food Strategies: Problems and Prospects for Reducing World Hunger (3) Technological, social, and political solutions to providing basic food needs; food resources, population, and the environment; current issues.
Effective: Summer 2005
S T S 432
(PHIL 432)
Medical and Health Care Ethics (3) Examines ethical, political, and social issues in the research, implementation, and practice of medicine, medical technologies, and healthcare.
Effective: Fall 1998
Prerequisite:
fifth-semester standing
S T S 433
(PHIL 433)
Ethics in Science and Engineering (3) Ethical issues arising in the practice of science and engineering and their philosophical analysis.
Effective: Fall 1995
S T S 435
(PHIL 435)
The Interrelation of Science, Philosophy, and Religion (3) The historical and transformative interactions between science and Western philosophical and religious views of nature, humanity, and God.
Effective: Spring 1996
S T S 457
(US;IL)
(HIST 457, WMNST 457)
The History of Women in Science (3) Critical analysis of the role women, gender, and minorities have played in the natural sciences.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 116, HIST 117, WMNST 001, WMNST 003 orWMNST 005
S T S 460
(PL SC 460)
Science, Technology, and Public Policy (3) The all-pervasive importance of science and technology policy in modern societies and mechanisms and processes by which it is made.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite:
three credits in Natural Sciences or Engineering three credits in Social and Behavioral Sciences
S T S 470
Technology Assessment and Transfer (3) Nature of technology assessment and technology transfer in product design and development process from federal and university labs, and internationally.
Effective: Summer 1996
S T S 471
Radiation, Reactors, and Society (3) Societal problems and benefits associated with nuclear power, including energy needs, radiation effects, safety, and thermal effects.
Effective: Spring 1991
S T S 476
Technology and War (3) A survey and analysis of the interaction of technology, ethics, and warfare in the past and present society.
Effective: Summer 2007
S T S 490
Peace and Conflict Studies Seminar (3) Advanced study of major contemporary issues of peace and conflict; includes anthropological, technological, psychological, and economic perspectives.
Effective: Fall 1994
Prerequisite:
PL SC 014, S T S 090
S T S 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1992
S T S 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
S T S 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 1991
S T S 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1991
S T S 497A
(E SC 497A, EDSGN 497A)
Nanotransformations: The Social, Human and Ethical Impacts of Nanotechnology (3) Explain the nature of nanoscience and technology in human and ethical terms.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
S T S 497A
The Place of Artistry, Craft and Other Creative Work Since the Industrial (3) A seminar on the history and theory of craftwork and other skilled, artistic pursuits since the Industrial Revolution. The seminar will meet once per week, during which time assigned readings will be discussed. Later in the semester students will present findings from their assigned research. Readings will be taken from two primary sources: The Craftsman, by Richard Sennett and Shop Class as Soul Craft, by Matthew Crawford, with supplemental readings from hannah Arendt, Gaston Bachelard, Frederick Taylor, Ivan Illich, Octavio Paz and others.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
S T S 497G
(NUTR 497G)
Community Food Security (3) Through active learning, students explore how communities can reshape food systems, increasing access to wholesome food while increasing economic opportunity.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
S T S 498
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in-depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1992
S T S 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
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