Science and Society
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Overview
Subject area
HIS
Catalog Number
302
Course Title
Science and Society
Department(s)
Description
Social aspects of the growth of modern science from the 17th century to the present. Religion and science in Galileo's Italy, science and technology during the industrial revolution, scientific institutions during the French Enlightenment Darwin and Social Darwinism, eugenics and racial hygiene, ?big science,? and the human genome project.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3