Introduction to Science and Technology Studies

3 credit hours · Undergraduate

Students are introduced to some of the central ideas in Science and Technology Studies (STS). STS is the interdisciplinary study of the ways in which science, technology, and society shape each other for better or worse. Topics covered may include definitions and critiques of science and technology; gendered, race, and classed-based stratification and discrimination in science, the role of interest and bias in science, and the socially constructed nature of science and technology.