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STSS 4500: Environment and Development
4.00 Credits
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
This course surveys the actors, processes, and proposed solutions to the problems of environment and development. The theory and practice of three main themes are explored: the background and context of environment in North and South; politics and economic development in the south; and the problems and prospects for sustainable societies in North and South. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: STSS 2300 or permission of instructor. When Offered: Spring term, alternate years. Credit Hours: 4
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STSS 4540: Inequality in America
4.00 Credits
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Modern societies are characterized by varying degrees of social inequality or differences in education, income, wealth, status, and power. How large are these differences in the U.S. What are their consequences How are they created, and why do they persist We examine such issues using social statistics, ethnographic accounts of people's lives, international comparative data, and theoretical writings on social class. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: STSS 1210 or STSS 1110. When Offered: Offered on availability of instructor. Credit Hours: 4
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STSS 4560: Gender,Science,and Technology
4.00 Credits
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
"Sex" is the biological distinction between being male and female. "Gender" is the social construction of masculinity and femininity. The purpose of this course is to explore if, and if so, how, science and technology reciprocally contribute to and are shaped by gender ideals and images. We use gender as a tool for critical thinking about such topics as studies of sex differences, women in science and engineering, the environment, and war and peacPrerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: STSH 1110/STSS 1110 or permission of instructor. When Offered: Offered on availability of instructor. Credit Hours: 4
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STSS 4570: Indian Politics and Culture
4.00 Credits
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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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STSS 4590: The Social Relations of Science
4.00 Credits
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
All forms of knowledge and belief are products and reflections of social life. This course introduces and develops this idea for the case of science. The study of science as social relations serves as a vehicle for exploring the social nature of thinking and believing in general. Topics include laboratory culture, science and religion, gender and science, and science and democracy. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: STSH 1110/STSS 1110 or STSS 1210 or STSS 1510. When Offered: Spring term annually . Credit Hours: 4
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STSS 4800: Public Service/Professional Careers Internships
4.00 Credits
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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; first year studies course or permission of instructor. When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually. Cross Listed: Cross-listed as STSH 4800. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and STSH 4800. Credit Hours: 4
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STSS 4840: Professional Development II
2.00 Credits
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
This course explores technological contexts for leadership roles. Assignments develop a variety of communication skills. A team-based project gives students the opportunity to demonstrate leadership initiative by proposing solutions to social problems that combine technical expertise with social analysis and communication skills. This is a communication-intensive course. Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENGR 1010. The course is limited to junior and senior engineering majors. A similar course is offered in Cognitive Science, and students cannot take both courses for credit. When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually. Credit Hours: 2
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STSS 4850: The Phelan Seminar on Technology and Society
4.00 Credits
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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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STSS 4940: Readings in Science and Technology Studies,Anthropology/Archaeology,History,Political Science,or Sociology
4.00 Credits
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
With an individual faculty member on an agreed-upon topic. Credit Hours: 4
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STSS 4960: Topics in Science and Technology Studies
4.00 Credits
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Credit Hours: 4
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