STS-4304: Topics: Contemporary Issues in Science, Technology, and Society
Description: Advanced introduction to social scientific concepts and methods in the study of contemporary science and technology. Examines the political, social, and cultural dimensions of a contemporary development or controversy in science and technology. Studies the relationship of science and technology to social structure, power relations, and inequality. Focuses on the institutions and organizations in which emergent science and technology are produced. Discusses policy options informed by social scientific analysis. May be repeated once with different content for a maximum of 6 credits. Pre: Junior standing.
Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: up to 6 credit hours
Sections Taught: 36
Average GPA: 3.63 (A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 53.33%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.25%
| James H Collier | 2022 | 97.3% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.95 | 3 |
| Ann F Laberge | 2014 | 80.1% | 13.7% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 3.73 | 3 |
| Matthew R Goodrum | 2014 | 52.1% | 37.8% | 7.6% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.34 | 6 |
| Doris T Zallen | 2005 | 24.1% | 48.3% | 24.1% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.98 | 1 |
| Laura T Perini | 2007 | 86.2% | 13.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.72 | 1 |
| Rebecca Hester | 2024 | 87.2% | 11.6% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.81 | 5 |
| Misha Marie | 2011 | 42.4% | 57.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.35 | 1 |
| James R Heflin | 2023 | 96.9% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.97 | 2 |
| Christine Labuski | 2023 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.94 | 1 |
| Staff K | 2005 | 66.7% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 3.17 | 1 |
| Philip R Olson | 2023 | 78.5% | 21.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.67 | 2 |
| Saul E Halfon | 2020 | 85.7% | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.81 | 1 |
| Eileen C Patzig | 2017 | 57.0% | 38.7% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.52 | 6 |
| Courtney A Crist | 2010 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.88 | 1 |
| Monique S Dufour | 2015 | 80.7% | 14.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 3.69 | 2 |