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This course teaches basic historical, anthropological, and sociological concepts that can be used to make sense of a wide variety of contemporary phenomena students encounter in everyday life. We focus on analyzing how licit and illicit drugs serve as "technologies" within specific social contexts or subcultures; what drug policy tells us about social, political, and economic organization; and the impacts of biomedical knowledge and practice on specific population groups. We focus on the representation of drug use and drug users in popular culture, science and medicine, and history and the social sciences. This is a communication-intensive course.Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: 1000-level course (or higher) in STS. When Offered: Spring term, alternative years. Cross Listed: Cross-listed as STSS 4430. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and STSS 4430. Credit Hours: 4
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Discusses the growth of American technology and its place within the framework of American history as well as the interrelationship of American and foreign technological developments. This course stresses the cultural contexts of technological change. Topics covered include the Erie Canal, the American system of manufacturing, railroads, emergence of engineering professions, corporate R&D, household technology, the technology of modern warfare, and the electronics revolution. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: one course in American history or permission of instructor. When Offered: Annually. Credit Hours: 4
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An introduction to Chinese social organization and politics through readings in primary and secondary sources, class discussion, and student research projects. The class examines the paths of development open to China, and the problems the Chinese people face in choosing among them, along with the historical background of values, symbols, anger, and pride against which these issues are debated. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: a course in STS or permission of instructor. When Offered: Offered on availability of instructor. Credit Hours: 4
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This course explores the roots and consequences of change in India, examining recent economic reforms, technological development, environmental crisis, increasing religious fundamentalism, poverty, population growth, and trends in literature, film, and art. The objective of the course is to provide students with a nuanced understanding of how social, cultural, and political-economic factors interact, complicating efforts to build sustainable modes of governance in the Third World. When Offered: Fall term alternate years. Credit Hours: 4
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PDI studio 5 focuses on an enriched sense of program and user needs definition through methodologies of the humanities and social sciences. Studio projects, presentations and readings explore the relation of race, class, and gender to technology, and the potential of design to address societal problems. The course has often focused on incorporating information technology in educational tools for low-income primary school students. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ARCH 2200, ENGR 2020, IHSS 2500, and ENGR 2050. When Offered: Fall term annually. Credit Hours: 4
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This course offers an insight into the public policy process from the vantage point of a part-time internship in the public or private sector as well as an opportunity to explore a career option before actually embarking upon it. The following is a partial list of the large number of possible internships: airport planning, architecture, banking, biological research, clinical psychology, computer science, consumer protection, corporate management, engineering, environmental planning, geology, local government, materials and mechanical engineering, noise pollution abatement, personnel management review, premedical, public finance and taxation, public health management, public relations, social work, state legislature, stock market, transportation planning, and urban planning. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: STSH 1110/STSS 1110; IHSS 1960; or permission of instructor. When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually. Cross Listed: Cross-listed as STSS 4800. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and STSS 4800. Credit Hours: 4
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An undergraduate honors-style seminar examining interactions between technology and modern society. Particular attention will be given to the historical origins and contemporary contexts of technological change in America, especially the Hudson/ Mohawk region of New York. The specific topic of the seminar will change each year, coordinated with visiting lecturers and other scholarly events, publicized during the fall term. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: any 2000-level STS course and permission of instructor. When Offered: Spring term annually. Credit Hours: 4
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With an individual faculty member on an agreed-upon topic. Credit Hours: 4
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Credit Hours: 4
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4.00 Credits
Ordinarily consists of independent research, supervised by a faculty member, culminating in a written thesis. A creative endeavor such as a videotape or computer program may be substituted with departmental permission. This is a communication-intensive course. When Offered: Fall, spring, and summer terms annually. Credit Hours: 4
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