Science, Technology, and Society

4 credits · Undergraduate

Science and Technology Studies foreground that there is a history behind facts. Where do modern science, medicine, and technology come from? How did they become the most authoritative kind of knowledge? How do technology and culture interact, and what drives change? This course examines the development of science, medicine, and technology as defining dimensions of the modern world. The aim is for you to learn about how science shapes the way we live and, especially, how technological change is invariably shaped by historical and social circumstances. At the end of the course, you will be able to think historically about science, medicine, and technology; assignments call on those skills, and no knowledge of science is required.