Liberal Arts Minors
GSTS - Science, Technology and Society
Minor Advisor: Deborah Blizzard (01-3254, dlbgsh@rit.edu)This minor integrates the study of human society, and science and technology in their social content and context. It bridges the humanities and social sciences to understand better the ways in which science, technology, and society are mutually interacting forces in our world. Students will learn how to analyze the social institutions, the built environment, and their role in creating them. This minor will enhance a student’s ability to contribute to the development of science and technology in ways that are historically, culturally, and ethically informed.
Required seminar: 0508-530 Seminar in Science, Technology, and the Environment
Choose four of the following:
0504-462 Literature & Technology (Prerequisite: 0502-227 or equivalent)
0508-440 History of Science
0508-441 Science & Technology Policy
0508-442 History of American Technology
0508-443 Face of the Land
0508-444 Social Consequences of Technology
0508-445 Biomedical Issues: Science & Society
0508-447 Special Topics (Topic will vary)
0508-451 Cyborg Theory: (Re)Thinking the Human Experience
0508-452 Gender, Science, & Technology
0508-460 Environment & Society
0508-483 Environmental Values
0508-484 Environmental Policy
0508-490 Biodiversity & Society
0508-500 Science, Technology and Society Classics
0515-451 Transfer Technology & Globalization (Prerequisite: 0515-210 or equivalent)
