Science and Technology Studies currently offers a concentration in the program.
Requirements:
To complete the requirements of the program, students must complete six courses. The introductory course and senior seminar are required and three elective courses are chosen from the list of designated electives. Students may choose to concentrate their electives in a single area such as technology, American studies, philosophy, history of science, economics, environment, sociology, current science, or current technology, but are encouraged to take at least one elective in history, history of science, or philosophy. The sixth course necessary to complete the program is one semester of laboratory or field science in addition to the College’s three-course science requirement. Other science courses of particular interest include Chemistry 110 and Biology 134.
The program is administered by a chair and an advisory committee of faculty who teach in the program. Students who wish to enroll normally register with the chair by the fall of their junior year.
Elective Courses:
[somewhat dated list]Students can check with the program chairto see if other courses not listed here might count as electives.
ASTR 336/HSCI 336 Science, Pseudoscience, and the Two Cultures
BIOL 134/ENVI 134 The Tropics: Biology and Social Issues
CHEM 113 Chemistry and Crime: From Sherlock Holmes to Modern Forensic Science
ENVI 101F Nature and Society: an Introduction to Environmental Studies ENVI 307/PSCI 317 Environmental Law
ENVI 402/MAST 402 Senior Seminar: Perspectives on Environmental Studies HIST 374 American Medical History
PHIL 209 Philosophy of Science
PHIL 213T(F) Biomedical Ethics
PHIL 244T(S) Environmental Ethics
SOC 368 Technology and Modern Society
STUDY ABROAD FAQ
Students MUST contact departments/programs BEFORE assuming study away credit will be granted toward the major or concentration.
Can your department or program typically pre-approve courses for major/concentration credit?
Yes, in some cases, if appropriate course information is available in advance (e.g. syllabi and/or course descriptions), though students should be sure to contact the department.
What criteria will typically be used/required to determine whether a student may receive major/concentration credit for a course taken while on study away?
Complete syllabus and course description, including readings/assignments.
Does your department/program place restrictions on the number of major/concentration credits that a student might earn through study away?
No.
Does your department/program place restrictions on the types of courses that can be awarded credit towards your major?
No.
Are there specific major requirements that cannot be fulfilled while on study away?
No.
Are there specific major requirements in your department/program that students should be particularly aware of when weighing study away options? (Some examples might include a required course that is always taught in one semester, laboratory requirements.)
Yes. Be sure to check record of enrollment in Div 3 (sciences with labs) to satisfy program.
Give examples in which students thought or assumed that courses taken away would count toward the major or concentration and then learned they wouldn’t:
None to date.