Director: David Justin Esteban;

Steering Committee: Abigail Baird (Psychological Science), Elizabeth Howe Bradley (President), Leroy Cooper (Biology), Abigail Coplin (Sociology and Science, Technology and Society), David Justin Esteban (Biology), Kenneth Livingston (Cognitive Science), M. Mark (English), José Perillán (Physics and Astronomy), Nancy Jo Pokrywka (Biology), Jill S. Schneiderman (Earth Science), Christopher White^b (Religion);

Participating Faculty: Alicia Atwood (Economics), Abigail Baird (Psychological Science), Elizabeth Howe Bradley (President), Leroy Cooper (Biology), Abigail Coplin (Sociology and Science, Technology and Society), David Justin Esteban (Biology), Benjamin Ho (Economics), Jamie Kelly (Philosophy), Jennifer Kennell (Biology), Kenneth Livingston (Cognitive Science), M. Mark (English), Osman Nemli (Philosophy), Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa (Philosophy), José Perillán (Physics and Astronomy), Nancy Jo Pokrywka (Biology), Miriam Rossi (Chemistry), Claire Sagan (Political Science), Jill S. Schneiderman (Earth Science), Eric Trump (German), Christopher White^b (Religion), Douglas Winblad (Philosophy).

^b On leave 2019/20, second semester

The multidisciplinary program in Science, Technology, and Society is designed to enable students to pursue three objectives: a) to understand the central role of science and technology in contemporary society; b) to examine how science and technology reflect their social, political, philosophical, economic and cultural contexts; and c) to explore the human, ethical and policy implications of current and emerging technologies.

Students interested in the program are urged to plan for declaration as early as possible in their college careers. First-year students and sophomores should talk with the director concerning courses to be taken in the first and sophomore years.

Programs

• Science, Technology and Society Major

Courses

• STS 105 - 20th Century Revolutions in Physics
• STS 106 - Philosophical & Contemporary Issues
• STS 111 - Science and Justice in the Anthropocene
• STS 131 - Genetic Engineering: Basic Principles and Ethical Questions
• STS 146 - The Culture and Chemistry of Cuisine
• STS 160 - Relatively Uncertain: A History of Physics, Religion and Popular Culture
• STS 172 - Microbial Wars
• STS 187 - Bodies into Other Bodies

• STS 200 - Conceptualizing STS: Theories and Practice
• STS 202 - History of Modern Science and Technology
• STS 220 - Health Economics
• STS 222 - Bioethics and Human Reproduction
• STS 226 - Philosophy of Science
• STS 240 - The International Social Life of Science and Technology
• STS 245 - Medicine, Health and Diseases in East Asia
• STS 247 - Albert Einstein
• STS 255 - Introduction to Forensic Chemistry
• STS 258 - Black Holes, Human Clones and Nanobots: The Edge of Science
• STS 264 - Controversies in Science, Technology & Religion
• STS 266 - Genetic Revolution & Identity
• STS 267 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
• STS 268 - Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health
• STS 273 - The New Economy
• STS 277 - Feminist Approaches to Science and Technology
• STS 284 - Orthodox Versus Traditional Medicine
• STS 290 - Community-Engaged Learning
• STS 298 - Independent Work

• STS 301 - Senior Seminar
• STS 303 - Senior Thesis
• STS 304 - Senior Thesis
• STS 305 - Senior Thesis
• STS 307 - Advanced Topics in Health Economics and Policy
• STS 311 - Seminar in Cognitive Science
• STS 323 - History of Geological Thought: 1690-1980
• STS 340 - Controversies in Context: Technoscientific Futures
• STS 345 - Asian Sociotechnical Imaginaries
• STS 352 - Medicine and (Dis)order: A Social Geography of Healthcare
• STS 360 - Issues in Bioethics
• STS 370 - Feminism and Environmentalism
• STS 371 - Gender, Science and Politics
• STS 375 - Gender, Race, and Science
• STS 376 - Ecological Catastrophe and Nietzsche’s Eternal Return
• STS 384 - Strategic Thinking in Global Health
• STS 385 - Technology, Ecology, and Society
• STS 393 - Special Topics in Biology
• STS 394 - Philosophy of Mental Illness
• STS 399 - Senior Independent Work