SCIENCE, MEDIA AND SOCIETY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the key elements of (in)effective science communication in popular media across different counties and cultures Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate how the communication processes work among different stakeholders. Stakeholders include players in the policy arena, scientists, journalists, and lay publics Audience: Undergraduate 3. Critically assess the cultural, political, and economic impacts on how science and technology are debated across the globe Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand origins of cross-country differences in consumer reactions and policy responses to emerging science Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze and compare the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of science across different countries and cultures Audience: Undergraduate 6. Critically evaluate country-specific or culture-specific social factors that shape the science-public interface Audience: Undergraduate 7. Explain the practical implications for different aspects of science and technology, like science journalism, new (information) technology, political aspects of emerging technologies, science literacy, etc. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the key elements of (in)effective science communication in popular media across different counties and cultures Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate how the communication processes work among different stakeholders. Stakeholders include players in the policy arena, scientists, journalists, and lay publics Audience: Undergraduate 3. Critically assess the cultural, political, and economic impacts on how science and technology are debated across the globe Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand origins of cross-country differences in consumer reactions and policy responses to emerging science Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze and compare the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of science across different countries and cultures Audience: Undergraduate 6. Critically evaluate country-specific or culture-specific social factors that shape the science-public interface Audience: Undergraduate 7. Explain the practical implications for different aspects of science and technology, like science journalism, new (information) technology, political aspects of emerging technologies, science literacy, etc. Audience: Undergraduate