STS 2016 - Technology & Society

3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)

Since the Enlightenment, Western Culture has looked to technology as the key to social progress. In recent years, such optimism has fallen on hard times. This is an interdisciplinary course; it draws on history, literature, film, philosophy, and sociology in order to evaluate and explain the changing relationship between society & technology. specifically, we explore this relationship as: 1) systematization & standardization; 2) technology as solution to social problems; 3) technology as a social problem. This course serves as an introduction to Science & Technology Studies.

Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Satisfies Social Science core. Course generally offered 1st semester.

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