Science & Technology Studies (STS)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.
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STS 1126
Course Description
This seminar explores the ways in which Science and Society shape one another and provides the opportunity to write extensively about this mutual shaping. Topics vary by section. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: “Body” in Medicine & Healing
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Chaudhuri, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: “Body” in Medicine & Healing
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Chaudhuri, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Social Studies of Medicine
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Chaudhuri, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
STS 2023
Course Description
This course centers Black women who have often described their reproductive health experiences as fighting for our lives. While grounded in an exploration of Black women 's experiences in the US, this ... view course details
STS 2031
Course Description
This introductory course provides students with a critical understanding of diverse data practices across cultures and histories, incorporating critical multidisciplinary perspectives from Science and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2031
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Wang, Y
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
If you're unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://forms.gle/a7GEXmBQrDGPoFku6.
STS 2051
Course Description
In the rapidly changing world of healthcare, complex ethical issues arise from interpersonal interactions between patients and clinicians to broad controversies that propel medicine into headline news. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2051
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment limited by College to: seniors, juniors, and sophomores; first-year students by permission of instructor. If you're unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://forms.gle/TtkQ18p4xbPmsg5b7.
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
STS 2071
Course Description
This course offers an introductory survey of the history of medicine (principally in Europe and the United States) from classical antiquity to the early twentieth century. Using a combination of both primary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2071, HIST 2710
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Seth, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
If you're unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://forms.gle/Hu1JhEdXCGUEMyr7A.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Seth, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Seth, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Seth, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
STS 2381
Course Description
In 1919, journalist John Reed published Ten Days That Shook the World about the 1917 Russian Revolution. Some events are so transformative, Reed argued, they change the course of history. This class examines ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2881
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Pritchard, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
If you're unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://forms.gle/56Uzq5H9edPKHvqXA.
STS 2561
Course Description
An exploration of processes of change in health care practices in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of scholar ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2262, BSOC 2561, CAPS 2262, HIST 2562
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
STS 2810
Course Description
This course investigates the history of science in early modern Europe (ca. 1500 to 1800), a period in which new understandings of the natural world emerged while traditional forms of knowledge fell into ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2811
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
STS 3020
Course Description
How to write about science, technology, and medicine for the media. Writing assignments focus on writing news for web sites, blogs, magazines, and other media. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COMM 3020
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Guruianu, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: one college-level writing course. Enrollment limited to: seniors, juniors, and sophomores.
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STS 3111
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the ways in which medical practice, the medical profession, and medical technology are embedded in society and culture. We will ask how medicine is connected to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BSOC 3111, GDEV 3111, SOC 3130
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
If you're unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://forms.gle/5VyxwpXPo3aLzF8m8.
STS 3311
Course Description
Environmental governance is defined as the assemblage of institutions that regulate society-nature interactions and shape environmental outcomes across a range of spatial and temporal scales. Institutions, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 3311, GDEV 3311, GDEV 6320, NTRES 3311, NTRES 6310
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Wolf, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Wolf, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Wolf, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Wolf, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
STS 3605
Course Description
Computing is ubiquitous in modern life, and essential to professional work in engineering and many other disciplines. However, computing technologies, especially artificial intelligence, raise distinctive ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGRG 3605, PHIL 2473
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
STS 3991
Course Description
Applications for research projects are accepted by individual STS faculty members. Students may enroll for 1-4 credits in STS 3991 with written permission of the faculty supervisor and may elect either ... view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Langwick, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Ratcliff, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Lewenstein, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Pritchard, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Sengers, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Seth, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Ziewitz, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Parrenas, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
Instructors
Slayton, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
STS 4292
Course Description
This course examines the politics of technology since 1960 with a focus on the United States. Each week we will watch a significant feature film from the period that addresses an issue in the politics ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4292
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
STS 4721
Course Description
No description available. view course details
STS 4902
Course Description
The environmental humanities pose a radically different set of questions to texts, materials, and contexts that were previously approached in terms of human intentions and actions alone. This seminar explores ... view course details
STS 4991
Course Description
Students must register for 4 credits each semester (4991-4992) for a total of 8 credits. After the first semester, students receive a letter grade of R; a letter grade for both semesters is submitted at ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BSOC 4991
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
STS 4992
Course Description
Students must register for the 4 credits each semester (BSOC 4991-BSOC 4992) for a total of 8 credits. After the first semester, students receive a letter grade of R; a letter grade for both semesters ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BSOC 4992
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
STS 6061
Course Description
This course examines the relationship between scientific development, technological innovation and maintenance, and the capitalistic forces that support and benefit from these activities. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 6065
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
STS 6400
Course Description
This required seminar for the new graduate minor in media studies considers media from a wide number of perspectives, ranging from the methods of cinema and television studies to those of music, information ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 6400, ASIAN 6400, COML 6405, ENGL 6400, GERST 6405, MUSIC 6400, PMA 6400
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
STS 6902
Course Description
The environmental humanities pose a radically different set of questions to texts, materials, and contexts that were previously approached in terms of human intentions and actions alone. This seminar explores ... view course details
STS 6991
Course Description
Applications and information are available in 303 Morrill Hall. view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
STS 7005
Course Description
This one-credit seminar is designed to introduce PhD students in Science & Technology Studies (STS) to the faculty in the STS graduate field and their scholarly interests and work. Faculty members will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
STS 7006
Course Description
The goal of this year-long course is to train students in the process of conducting research in STS, providing hands on experience and discussions of the research process. Students will plan and execute ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
STS 7111
Course Description
Provides students with a foundation in the field of science and technology studies. Using classic works as well as contemporary exemplars, seminar participants chart the terrain of this new field. Topics ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 7110
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
STS 7937
Course Description
The Proseminar in Peace Studies offers a multidisciplinary review of issues related to peace and conflict at the graduate level. The course is led by the director of the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace ... view course details
