SCI & TECHNLGY IN US-JAPN-EURP   [Archived Catalog]
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog
   

SOC 1447 - SCI & TECHNLGY IN US-JAPN-EURP


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A sociological understanding of science and technology is pursued by studying the social conditions and institutions of science and technology, the social structures and processes of cultivation of the traditions of knowledge, and the effects of knowledge upon social life. Focus is on how traditions became established in Europe and then spread, how the traditions are supported unequally around the world, how research is organized and how this affects the dissemination and utilization of knowledge. Science and technology are viewed as global endeavors with centers in the USA and Europe.
Academic Career: UGRD
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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