STS.004 Intersections: Science, Technology, and the World

Spring 2015
Mondays and Wednesdays 11:00-12:30
Prereq: None
HASS-H
3-0-9 units
Instructor: Professor Rosalind Williams
Enrollment Limited

This new class is intended as an Introduction to STS Studies for undergraduates. It was designed by other MIT undergraduates enrolled in an upper-class STS seminar in the fall of 2013. The features of STS.004 reflect the collective wisdom of your fellow students, and you can add to that wisdom.

STS.004 introduces students to multidisciplinary studies in Science, Technology, and Society (STS), using four case studies to illustrate a broad range of approaches to basic principles of STS studies. Case studies vary from year to year, but always include an MIT current event: this year it will be the Report of the Task Force on the Future of MIT Education. Other topics are drawn from legal and political conflicts, and arts and communication media. Teaching modes include guest presenters, discussion groups, field activities, visual media, and a practicum style of learning.

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