ISF100G
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Introduction to Science, Society, and Ethics
Subject
ISF
Course Number
100G
Department
Course Level
Undergraduate
Course Title
Introduction to Science, Society, and Ethics
Course Description
This interdisciplinary course will explore whether it has proven possible and desirable to understand society through value-free and positivistic scientific methods as predominantly developed in the transatlantic worlds of the 19th centuries. We shall explore questions that may be applied to the realms of public health and human biology, or to the social sciences generally, including anthropology, sociology, economics, and political science.
Minimum
4
Maximum
4
Grading Basis
Default Letter Grade; P/NP Option
Method of Assessment
No Final Exam - A final exam is normally required in all undergraduate courses.
American Cultures Requirement
No
Breadth
Philosophy and Values
Reading and Composition Requirement
None of the Reading and Composition Requirement
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Formats
Discussion, Lecture
Term
Fall and Spring
Duration (in weeks)
15
Minimum Hours
2
Maximum Hours
2
Maximum Hours
1
Outside Work Hours Min
7
Maximum Hours
9
Term
Summer
Duration (in weeks)
8
Minimum Hours
5.5
Maximum Hours
7
Maximum Hours
2
Outside Work Hours Min
13.5
Maximum Hours
17
Term
Summer
Duration (in weeks)
6
Minimum Hours
7
Maximum Hours
9.5
Maximum Hours
2.5
Outside Work Hours Min
18
Maximum Hours
23