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)
(AF AM 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: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
6 credits in S T S WMNST or AAA S
S T S 420
(EM SC 420, SOC 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 Ending: Summer 2013
Prerequisite:
R SOC 011 orSOC 001
S T S 427W
(CED 427W)
Society and Natural Resources (3) Analysis of the relationship between societal development and enhancement and natural resources.
Effective: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
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 2013
Prerequisite:
HIST 116, HIST 117, WMNST 100, WMNST 106 orWMNST 157
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 500
Integrating Science and Technology Into Society (3) Interdisciplinary analysis of critical issues for science, technology, and society.
Effective: Spring 1991
Prerequisite:
Graduate standing at Penn State
S T S 589
Ethics and Values in Science and Technology (3) Study interrelationships of 20th century technological change and human values with emphasis on social and ethical aspects of technological progress.
Effective: Summer 1994
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