printer friendly pageSTS 112: Ten Things: An Archaeology of Design (CLASSART 113, CLASSART 213)
Connections among science, technology, society and culture by examining the design of a prehistoric hand axe, Egyptian pyramid, ancient Greek perfume jar, medieval castle, Wedgewood teapot, Edison's electric light bulb, computer mouse, Sony Walkman, supersonic aircraft, and BMW Mini. Interdisciplinary perspectives include archaeology, cultural anthropology, science studies, history and sociology of technology, cognitive science, and evolutionary psychology.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3-5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Shanks, M. (PI)
STS 152: Nuclear Weapons, Risk and Hope
Recent research indicates that depending on nuclear weapons for our security is thousands of times riskier than society will tolerate with respect to nuclear power plants. This seminar explores methods for estimating the risk, why society ignores the danger, and what can be done to correct that imbalance. No prerequisites, and at a level understandable to non-majors, including in the humanities.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 1
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
Instructors:
Hellman, M. (PI)
STS 199: Individual Work
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
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Units: 1-5
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Lowood, H. (PI)
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McGinn, R. (PI)
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Sabanovic, S. (PI)
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Shanks, M. (PI)
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Instructors:
Lowood, H. (PI)
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McGinn, R. (PI)
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Sabanovic, S. (PI)
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Shanks, M. (PI)
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Slayton, R. (PI)
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Willinsky, J. (PI)
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Windham, P. (PI)
STS 200A: STS Senior Capstone
Food and Society: Politics, Culture and Technology: This course will examine how politics, culture, and technology intersect in our food practices. Through a survey of academic, journalistic, and artistic works on food and eating, the course will explore a set of key analytical frameworks and conceptual tools in STS. The topics covered include: the industrialization of agriculture; technology and the modes of eating (e.g., the rise of restaurants); food taboos; globalization and local foodways; food and environmentalism; and new technologies in production (e.g., genetically modified food).
Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Sato, K. (PI)
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Guzman, F. (TA)
STS 299: Advanced Individual Work
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
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Units: 1-5
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Bailenson, J. (PI)
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Granovetter, M. (PI)
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Kelley, D. (PI)
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Masters, G. (PI)
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Instructors:
Bailenson, J. (PI)
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Granovetter, M. (PI)
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Kelley, D. (PI)
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Masters, G. (PI)
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Nass, C. (PI)
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Sweeney, J. (PI)
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Turner, F. (PI)
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