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STS-1504: Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society

Description: Examination of the interrelationship among science, technology, and society. Study of how science, technology, and medicine are defined and analyzed by the humanities and social sciences. Examination of topics, theories, and methods of the field of Science and Technology Studies. Depiction of the dynamics of scientific and technological controversies including the roles knowledge, expertise, risk, rhetoric and public understanding play in policy making.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: STS-4704, WGS-4704

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 53

Average GPA: 3.50 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 50.38%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.31%

Staff Leff202176.9%18.5%0.0%0.0%4.5%0.0%3.672
Savannah L Mandel202290.4%8.2%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.0%3.863
Alice Q Fox202277.8%13.6%3.9%0.9%2.9%1.0%3.604
James H Collier202461.1%26.7%5.4%1.6%3.6%1.6%3.3726
Philip R Olson202363.4%25.3%5.7%0.5%3.2%2.1%3.416
Daniel Breslau202466.7%22.2%5.5%2.8%0.0%2.8%3.431
Souza Charles R De202181.8%4.5%9.1%0.0%4.5%0.0%3.572
Hesam Hosseinpour2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.941
Kulash Zhumadilova202333.3%38.1%14.3%4.8%0.0%9.5%3.181
Brian W Lutgens202483.3%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.771
Lois X Nguyen202485.7%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.771
Roan G Parrish202080.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.861
Lee Vinsel2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.952
Dhritiman Barman202375.0%8.3%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.581
Joshua G Earle201972.7%13.5%9.0%0.0%4.5%0.0%3.471

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Winter 2020Summer I 2021Winter 2021Summer I 2022Winter 2022Summer I 2023Winter 2023Fall 2024Term050% W