Courses

The following courses from departments and programs around the university will count for credit towards an STS degree. Core STS courses are considered to be foundational for the STS degree. General STS courses weave together multiple themes in the field. Finally, some courses are designated in belonging to one or more of the three Tracks of Study (Track I: Bodies, Health, and Medicine; Track II: Science and the State; Track III: Math, Maps, and Modeling).

The degree information page explains how these categories relate to the degree requirements.

Prerequisites may vary and course sizes may be limited.

Please consult the individual department websites for the most up-to-date information regarding course schedules and modalities.

Virtual: a course that is completely online
Hybrid: a course that can be taken in-person or remote
In-person: a course that requires any attendance in-person/on-campus

Course Number & Title	Time Block/Mode	Instructor	Categories
Science, Technology and Society
STS 10-01 Reading Lab: Life	X+, W, 12:00-1:15 PM  – Virtual	Ricky Crano	Core STS
STS 10-02 Reading Lab: Models	G+, F, 1:30-2:45 PM – In-person	June Jeon	Core STS Math, Maps, and Modeling
STS 33 / MUS 58 Music, Technology and Digital Culture	H+, TR, 1:30-2:45 PM – In-person	Joseph Auner	Core STS
STS 50-02 STS Lunch Seminar	F+, F, 12:00-1:15 PM – Virtual	Moon Duchin
STS 50-03 / MATH 19 Math of Social Choice	ARR T 9:30-10:30 – Virtual (Asynchronous)	Moon Duchin	Math, Maps, and Modeling
STS 50-04 / CVS 51 Science and Power: Who Rules Science?	G+, MW, 1:30-2:45 PM – In-person	June Jeon	Core STS Science and the State
STS 108 / SOC 108 / CH 108 Epidemics: Plagues, Peoples & Politics	H+, TR, 1:30-2:45 PM – Virtual	Rosemary Taylor	Core STS Bodies, Health, and Medicine Science and the State
STS 150-01/WGSS 185-02 Companion Cyborgs and Beyond	L+, TR, 4:30-5:45 PM – Virtual	Heather Rosenfeld	Core STS
STS 154 / HIST 154 Health and Healing in Medieval & Early Modern Europe	E+, MW, 10:30-11:45 AM – Hybrid	Alisha Rankin	Core STS Bodies, Health, and Medicine
Anthropology
ANTH 20 Global Cities	R+, MW, 9:00-10:15 AM – Virtual	Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer	General Science and the State
ANTH 28 Anthropology of Capitalism	E+, MW, 10:30-11:45 AM – In-person	Alex Blanchette	Science and the State
ANTH 142/AMER 194-01 American Meat	I+, MW, 3:00-4:15 PM – In-person	Alex Blanchette	Bodies, Health, and Medicine Science and the State
ANTH 174 Thinking with Plants: Plants, People, and Society	6, T, 1:30-4:00 PM – In-person	Tatiana Chudakova	Bodies, Health, and Medicine Science and the State
ANTH 179 Building Babies and the Evolution of Childhood	8+, Th, 1:20-4:20 PM – Virtual	Zarin Machanda	Bodies, Health, and Medicine
ANTH 189 How to Pay Attention	1, T, 9:00-11:30 AM – Virtual	Nick Seaver	General Bodies, Health, and Medicine
Classical Studies
CLS 15 / MATH 15 Mathematics in Antiquity	D, M, 9:30-10:20 AM, TR, 10:30-11:20 AM – Hybrid	Anne Mahoney	Math, Maps, and Modeling
CLS 176 Ancient Medicine Seminar	E+, MW, 10:30-11:45 AM – Virtual	Joanne Phillips	Bodies, Health, and Medicine
Community Health
CH 99-03 Power, Politics, and Health	L+, TR, 4:30-5:45 PM – Virtual	Alecia McGregor	Bodies, Health, and Medicine
CH 183 Hospital Systems, Too Big to Fail?	7, W, 1:30-4:00 PM – Virtual	Alecia McGregor	Bodies, Health, and Medicine
Economics
EC 117 Economics of Social Interactions and Social Networks	E+, MW, 10:30-11:45 AM – Virtual	Yannis Ioannides	Math, Maps, and Modeling General
EC 191-01 Urbanization in the Developing World	8, R, 1:30-4:00 PM – Virtual	Anna Hardmans	Science and the State
English
ENG 92-01 Of Microscopes and Monsters	J+, TR, 3:00-4:15 PM – Hybrid	Jess Keiser	General
Environmental Studies
ENV 135 Environmental Policy	13, R, 6:30-9:00 PM – In-person	TBD	Science and the State
GIS
GIS 101 / ENV 107 Introduction to GIS	(01) G+, MW, 1:30PM-2:45 PM – Virtual (02) L+, TR, 4:30-5:45 PM – Virtual	Alexandra Thom	Math, Maps, and Modeling
Philosophy
PHIL 38 Rational Choice	K+, MW, 4:30-5:45 PM – Virtual	Patrick Forber	Math, Maps, and Modeling
PHIL 124 Bioethics	K+, MW, 4:30-5:45 PM – Virtual	Valentina Maria Urbanek	Bodies, Health, and Medicine
PHIL 168 Newton's Principia	ARR, T, 6:30-9:15 PM – Hybrid	George Smith	Math, Maps, and Modeling
Political Science
PS 138-03 Politics of Oil and Energy	K+, MW, 4:30-5:45 PM – Virtual	Nimah Mazaheri	Science and the State
PS 160 Force, Strategy, and Arms Control	J+, TR, 3:00-4:15 PM – Virtual	Jeffrey Taliaferro	Science and the State
Sociology
SOC 186 / CH 186 International Health Policy	ARR T, 4:30-7:00 PM – Virtual	Rosemary Taylor	Bodies, Health, and Medicine Science and the State
Urban Environmental Policy and Planning
UEP 194-02 GMOS and Sustainable Agriculture	ARR, T, 4:00-6:30 PM – Virtual	Sheldon Krimsky	General Science and the State
UEP 294-26 / ANTH 149-22 Global Slums	8, R, 1:30-4:00 PM – Virtual	Kristin Skrabut	Science and the State

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