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STS 2011
What Is Science? An Introduction to the Social Studies of Science and Technology

This course introduces some central ideas in the field of S&TS. It is aimed at students from any background who are challenged to think more critically about what counts as scientific knowledge and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 2100

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6510 STS 2011   LEC 001

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  •  6511 STS 2011   DIS 201

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    • F White Hall B04
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Marshall, O

  •  6512 STS 2011   DIS 202

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    • F White Hall 114
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  •  6513 STS 2011   DIS 203

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    • F White Hall 114
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  •  6514 STS 2011   DIS 204

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    • F White Hall B04
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  •  6515 STS 2011   DIS 205

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    • F White Hall 114
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

STS 2023
Fighting for Our Lives: Black Women's Reproductive Health and Activism in Historical Perspective

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

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Syllabi: none

  • 19542 STS 2023   SEM 101

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    • MW Africana Ctr B01
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Chresfield, M

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Chresfield, M

  • 19543 STS 2023   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

  • 20167 STS 2023   SEM 102

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    • MW Africana Ctr B01
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Chresfield, M

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Chresfield, M

STS 2061
Ethics and the Environment

Politicians, scientists, and citizens worldwide face many environmental issues today, but they are neither simple nor straightforward. Moreover, there are many ways to understand how we have, do, and could ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2061, PHIL 2960

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5967 STS 2061   LEC 001

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  •  5968 STS 2061   DIS 201

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  •  5969 STS 2061   DIS 202

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  •  5970 STS 2061   DIS 203

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    • W McGraw Hall 215
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Pritchard, S

  •  5971 STS 2061   DIS 204

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STS 2468
Medicine, Culture, and Society

Medicine has become the language and practice through which we address a broad range of both individual and societal complaints. Interest in this medicalization of life may be one of the reasons that medical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2468, BSOC 2468, FGSS 2468

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5327 STS 2468   LEC 001

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    • TR Mcgraw Hall 165
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Langwick, S

  •  5328 STS 2468   DIS 201

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  •  5329 STS 2468   DIS 202

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  • 20912 STS 2468   DIS 203

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    • W Uris Hall G22
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  •  5330 STS 2468   DIS 204

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    • W McGraw Hall 366
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  •  5331 STS 2468   DIS 205

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    • W Malott Hall 224
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  •  5332 STS 2468   DIS 206

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    • R McGraw Hall B65
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  •  5333 STS 2468   DIS 207

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  •  5368 STS 2468   DIS 209

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STS 2831
Introduction to the Philosophy of Science

We will look at some central questions about the nature of scientific theory and practice. What makes a discipline a science? Does science discover the objective truth about the world? How, and why, do ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 2810

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7165 STS 2831   LEC 001

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    • MW Uris Hall 204
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Thompson, M

STS 2851
Communication, Environment, Science, and Health

Environmental problems, public health issues, scientific research-in each of these areas, communication plays a fundamental role. From the media to individual conversations, from technical journals to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COMM 2850

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3650 STS 2851   LEC 001

    • MW Ives Hall 305
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Balog-Way, D

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

STS 3011
Life Sciences and Society

Biology and biotechnology are major influences on modern life. In addition, socio-political and historical conditions have shaped biological research and its applications in medicine, agriculture, environmental ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 3011

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6810 STS 3011   LEC 001

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    • TR Morrill Hall 106
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Ratcliff, J

STS 3111
Social Studies of Medicine

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 3111, GDEV 3111, SOC 3130

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17007 STS 3111   LEC 001

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  • 17008 STS 3111   DIS 201

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  • 17009 STS 3111   DIS 202

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  • 17010 STS 3111   DIS 203

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  • 17011 STS 3111   DIS 204

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STS 3241
Environmental Sociology

Humans have fraught relationships with the animals, plants, land, water—even geological processes—around us. In this course, we will examine how people make and respond to environmental change and how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 3240, SOC 3240

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  4947 STS 3241   LEC 001

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    • TR Warren Hall B02
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Zinda, J

STS 3601
Ethical Issues in Engineering Practice

This course surveys a range of ethical issues that arise in professional engineering, and provides discussion-based practice in analyzing and addressing them. Using normative frameworks from professional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGRG 3600, PHIL 2471

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7614 STS 3601   LEC 001

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  • Enrollment open to: (EN) sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

STS 3911
Science in American Politics

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. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3911, GOVT 3091

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16987 STS 3911   LEC 001

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STS 3991
Undergraduate Independent Study

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4553 STS 3991   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4554 STS 3991   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Leuenberger, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4555 STS 3991   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Lewenstein, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4556 STS 3991   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4557 STS 3991   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4558 STS 3991   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Sengers, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4559 STS 3991   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Seth, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5907 STS 3991   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Ziewitz, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

STS 4041
Controversies in Science, Technology and Medicine: What They Are and How to Study Them

Scientists and medical researchers try to avoid controversy whilst STS scholars argue that controversy can be a motor of scientific and medical change. There is a lengthy tradition of research into different ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16997 STS 4041   SEM 101

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STS 4127
The Body Politic in Asia

Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 18039 STS 4127   SEM 101

    • M McGraw Hall 215
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Roebuck, K

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 18040 STS 4127   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

STS 4131
Comparative Environmental History

One of the most troubling realizations of the 20th century has been the extent to which human activities have transformed the environment on a global scale. The rapid growth of human population and the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 4131, HIST 4131

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16992 STS 4131   SEM 101

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    • W Morrill Hall 423
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Pritchard, S

STS 4260
Computing On Earth: Planetary Dimensions and Consequence of Computing

This experimental, collaborative and seminar-based class will explore the material ethics of computing – the ways in which computing rests upon, emerges from, and ultimately returns to the earth, with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 4260, INFO 5260

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  7530 STS 4260   SEM 101

    • F Upson Hall 222
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Jackson, S

  • This course is restricted to INFO students. If you do not meet the enrollment criteria for the course, please add yourself to the waitlist. https://infosci.cornell.edu/courses/enrollmentwaitlist.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

STS 4511
Topics in Media Arts

From the 20th-century to the present, artists have made art using live entities including plants, animals, cells, tissue cultures and bacteria. They have designed habitats, plants, body organs, imaged ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • Topic: Biological Art (Bio Art)

  • 18591 STS 4511   SEM 101

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STS 4691
Food, Agriculture, and Society

Multidisciplinary course dealing with the social and environmental impact of food production in the United States and developing countries. Agroecosystems of various kinds are analyzed from biological, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIOEE 4690, BSOC 4691

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5906 STS 4691   LEC 001

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

STS 4902
Environmental Humanities: Theories and Methods

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4902, COML 6902, STS 6902

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17905 STS 4902   SEM 101

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STS 4992
Honors Project II

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 4992

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5054 STS 4992   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Seth, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

STS 6127
The Body Politic in Asia

Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 18227 STS 6127   SEM 101

    • M McGraw Hall 215
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Roebuck, K

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 18228 STS 6127   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

STS 6301
Social Theory

Sociologist C. Wright Mills challenged his readers to develop their "sociological imagination" to understand the social and historical forces at work in seemingly individual events, such as the receipt ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 6301

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16990 STS 6301   SEM 101

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    • W Morrill Hall 423
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Prentice, R

STS 6311
Qualitative Research Methods for Studying Science, Technology, and Medicine

In this Graduate seminar we will discuss the nature, politics and basic assumptions underlying qualitative research. We will examine a selection of qualitative methods ranging from interviewing, oral history, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 6310

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6540 STS 6311   SEM 101

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    • T Morrill Hall 423
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Prentice, R

STS 6511
Topics in Media Arts

Topic - Biological Art (Bio Art): From the late 20th-century to the present, artists have made art using live entities including plants, animals, cells, tissue cultures and bacteria. They have designed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • Topic: Biological Art (Bio Art)

  • 18692 STS 6511   SEM 101

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STS 6902
Environmental Humanities: Theories and Methods

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4902, COML 6902, STS 4902

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17912 STS 6902   SEM 101

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STS 6991
Graduate Independent Study

Applications and information are available in 303 Morrill Hall. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4560 STS 6991   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4561 STS 6991   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Leuenberger, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4562 STS 6991   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Lewenstein, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4563 STS 6991   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Lynch, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4564 STS 6991   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Ratcliff, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4565 STS 6991   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4566 STS 6991   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4567 STS 6991   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Sengers, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4568 STS 6991   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Seth, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5782 STS 6991   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Slayton, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

STS 7937
Proseminar in Peace Studies

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 7937, HIST 7937

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5585 STS 7937   SEM 101

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    • R
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Slayton, R