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Development of nuclear technology, beginning with the atomic bomb efforts of WW II. The course deals first with the technology itself, as well as with the ways in which it was embedded in and drove American and international politics, including the arms race and the Cold War. Includes postwar development of civilian nuclear power reactors, creation of the Atomic Energy Commission, and the national debate over nuclear power and waste disposal methods. Same as ENV 313. Strick
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3.00 Credits
The goals, methods, assumptions, and limitations of natural science. Special attention will be paid to the philosophy of psychology, cognitive science, and evolutionary biology. Same as PHI/SPM 337. Chemero, Ross
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3.00 Credits
A Very Wreck of a World: speculative cosmologies, descriptive natural history, and the origins of a science of the Earth. The age of the Earth and our "Place in Nature": a fall from grace, limitlesshorizons, and the Victorian commitment to progress. National and social origins of the science and scientists. Relation of new geological concepts to the Industrial Revolution and contemporary cultural themes, including their expression in the arts. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Same as GEO 384. Thomas
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3.00 Credits
This seminar course draws on historical and scientific work to analyze the roots of Darwinian thinking in economics, social policy toward the poor, religious thought, politics, and the sciences in which Darwin was trained. In individual research projects, students assess the ways in which "Darwinism"was applied for social, political, economic and theological purposes, as well as scientific ones. This course provides the historical background necessary for understanding Darwinian biology and the present-day Creation/evolution conflict. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required for first-year students to enroll. Same as HIS 385. Strick
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Historical examination of primitive and early cosmologies to present-day theories of the organization, extent, and nature of the universe. Early Greek astronomy to present-day "big bang" theory. Use ofsimple astronomical instruments to reproduce observations of early astronomers. (Not a laboratory course.) Same as AST 386. Lommen
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3.00 Credits
Fundamental astronomy of ancient cultures; Stonehenge and other stone rings in England and Europe; circles and temples in the Americas, Asia, and Africa; time-keeping and calendars; predictions of seasons and eclipses. Methods of analysis; motions of celestial bodies; use of planetarium, celestial globes, and grids; surveying of sites. (Not a laboratory course.) Same as AST 387. E. Praton
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3.00 Credits
This interdisciplinary seminar will explore women's health and pregnancy outcome through the lenses of both science and social analysis. In addition to reading and discussion on influences on pregnancy outcomes, students will examine results of surveys of Amish women in Lancaster County, African- American and Hispanic women in Lancaster City, and women of child-bearing age in central Pa. This course is supported by funds from the PA Dept. of Health. (Any course that includes methods of data analysis or permission.) Same as GOV/PUB/WGS 388. Miller
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3.00 Credits
Study of a topic or topics in the relationship between science, technology, and society. Topics vary by semester and are offered by the faculty of several academic departments. May be taken more than once if the topic changes. A recent topic has been Social History of Tuberculosis. Staff
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3.00 Credits
The historical origins of contemporary psychology in European philosophy, physiology, and biology, and subsequent development of the schools of structuralism, functionalism, Gestalt behaviorism, and psychoanalysis. Emphasis on identifying the goals, implicit assumptions, and potential contributions of scientific psychology. Prerequisite: Senior psychology major status or permission of instructor. Same as PSY/SPM 489. Chemero, Owens Doctors and Patients in Arts and Literature. Geopolitics and Humanitarian Emergencies. (Geopolitical Crises) The Great Watersheds. Political Economy of Health Care. Women's Healing Systems.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the basic concepts, theories, and methods used to study human social interaction and social structures. Readings and topics vary section to section, but typically address social stratification (primarily by race, class, and gender) and its impact on individual and social life, the sources of social order and social change, deviance and social control, and the interrelations between individuals and society. Prerequisite to all other departmental offerings. Staff
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