INST878T

Serves as an introduction to the increasingly influential field of STS, or Science and Technology Studies, and prepares students for graduate work in the historical and social studies of science and technology. Through intensive reading and analysis of classic and contemporary worksin the field, students will learn to identify the disciplinary, theoretical, and methodological approaches underlying given arguments and observations. Students will develop the capacity to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a given project within the broader context of the broader body of STS literature and knowledge. This course is opento masters anddoctoral students from any discipline.