Rensselaer Catalog
Course Descriptions
Science and Technology Studies
—Social Sciences Credit   
(School of Humanities and Social Sciences)

For Science and Technology Studies-Humanities Credit see STSH.

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STSS-1110 Introduction to Science and Technology Studies
STSS-1210 Sociology
STSS-1310 Principles and Practices of American Government
STSS-1330 International Relations
STSS-1510 Cultural Anthropology
STSS-1960 Topics in Science and Technology Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, History, Political Science, or Sociology
STSS-2100 Medicine and Society
STSS-2200 Engineering, Design, and Society
STSS-2300 Environment and Society
STSS-2400 Law, Values, Public Policy: Perspectives on Science and Technology
STSS-2500 Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Science and Technology
STSS-2550 Information, Society and Culture
STSS-2560 Human Evolution
STSS-2630 Foundations of American History
STSS-2640 History of the United States Since 1877
STSS-2680 History of Contemporary Europe
STSS-2740 World War II
STSS-2940 Readings in Science and Technology Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, History, Political Science, or Sociology
STSS-2960 Topics in Science and Technology Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, History, Political Science, or Sociology
STSS-4110 Social Effects of Science and Technology
STSS-4130 Decision Making
STSS-4140 Inequality in America
STSS-4200 China: Past and Present
STSS-4250 Human Dimensions of Biomedical Technologies
STSS-4260 Sociology of Medicine
STSS-4270 The Social Relations of Science
STSS-4310 Politics of Science and Technology
STSS-4320 Environmental Politics and Policy
STSS-4330 World Politics
STSS-4350 Politics of Design
STSS-4360 Contemporary Political Thought
STSS-4390 Environment and International Policy
STSS-4400 Risky Technologies
STSS-4500 Environment and Development
STSS-4530 Body: Self, Symbol, and Politics
STSS-4540 Environment, Law, and Culture
STSS-4550 The Middle East through Native and Western Eyes
STSS-4560 Gender, Science, and Technology
STSS-4570 Indian Politics and Culture
STSS-4580 Modern Latin America
STSS-4610 Twentieth-Century Germany
STSS-4620 History of Medicine
STSS-4650 History of American Technology
STSS-4660 History of American Science
STSS-4670 History of Information Technology
STSS-4800 Public Service/Professional Careers Internships
STSS-4900 Science, Technology and Society Seminar: Selected Topics
STSS-4920 Topics in Science, Technology and Society
STSS-4940 Readings in Science and Technology Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, History, Political Science, or Sociology
STSS-4960 Topics in Science and Technology Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, History, Political Science, or Sociology
STSS-4980 Senior Project
STSS-6010 Concepts/Research Seminar in Science and Technology Studies
STSS-6020 Concepts/Research Seminar in Science and Technology Studies
STSS-6040 Technology and Social Theory
STSS-6100 Seminar in Science and Technology Policy
STSS-6110 Research Methods in STS
STSS-6120 Advanced Research Methods
STSS-6200 Science and Social Theory
STSS-6300 Environment and Social Theory
STSS-6320 Advanced Environmental Politics and Policy
STSS-6360 Advanced Contemporary Political Thought
STSS-6400 Environment and Health
STSS-6540 Advanced Environment, Law and Culture
STSS-6560 Advanced Gender, Science, and Technology
STSS-6600 Seminar in Ecological Economics, Values, and Policy
STSS-6610 Western Science and Technology Since the Industrial Revolution
STSS-6650 Professional Project in Ecological Economics, Values, and Policy
STSS-6940 Readings in Science and Technology Studies
STSS-6960 Topics in Science and Technology Studies
STSS-6970 Master’s Internship
STSS-6990 Master’s Thesis
STSS-9990 Doctor’s Thesis
 

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