AMST 3911

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AMST 3911

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course reviews the changing relations between science, technology, and the state in America, focusing on the period from 1960 to the present. We will explore science-intensive policy controversies. We will also look at how science and technology are used in different institutional settings, such as Congress, the court system, and regulatory agencies. Among other issues, we will examine the tension between the concept of science as an autonomous system for producing knowledge and the concept of science as entangled with interest groups.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (SBA-AS, SSC-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3091STS 3911

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16988 AMST 3911   LEC 001