Biology & Society (BSOC)Arts and Sciences
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BSOC 1941
Course Description
How did the approaches to knowledge of nature that developed in medieval and early-modern Europe create an enterprise that associated the practical manipulation of nature with scientific truth? This course ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 1941, STS 1941
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
Instructors
Dear, P
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2051
Course Description
In today's rapidly changing world of health and medicine, complex ethical issues arise in many contexts from the private, interpersonal interactions between doctor and patient to the broad, mass-mediated ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 2051
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
Instructors
Hilgartner, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
First-Year students not admitted into course.
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 122
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall B16
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Stimson Hall 119
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall B16
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 122
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Stimson Hall 119
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Stimson Hall 119
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall B16
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Hilgartner, S
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BSOC 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: HIST 2710, STS 2071
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall 122
Instructors
Seth, S
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- R Rockefeller Hall 187
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Seth, S
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- R Uris Hall 301
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Seth, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall 187
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Seth, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall 187
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Seth, S
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- R Uris Hall G88
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Seth, S
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BSOC 2141
Course Description
Examines the structural and functional differences between the sexes. Emphasizes mechanisms of mammalian reproduction; where possible, special attention is given to studies of humans. Current evidence ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOAP 2140, BIOMS 2140, FGSS 2140
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Stimson Hall G01
Instructors
Fortune, J
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BSOC 2561
Course Description
An exploration of processes of change in medicine in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of Buddhist medicine ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2262, CAPS 2262, HIST 2562, STS 2561
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Uris Hall 202
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Hinrichs, T
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BSOC 2781
Course Description
We experience our bodies as so much a part of who we are that we take them for granted. Yet the way we think about the body has a history of its own. This class looks at how the idea of "the body" gets ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2780, FGSS 2780, LGBT 2780
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
Instructors
Raskolnikov, M
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BSOC 3011
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 3011
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 230
Instructors
Johnson, A
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First-Year students not admitted into course.
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BSOC 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: DSOC 3311, NTRES 3311, STS 3311
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Caldwell Hall 100
Instructors
Ghosh, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, or by permission of instructor.
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- W Fernow Hall G01
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Ghosh, R
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- F Fernow Hall G01
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Ghosh, R
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- M Fernow Hall G01
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Ghosh, R
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BSOC 3751
Course Description
Projects under the direction of a Biology and Society faculty member are encouraged as part of the program of study within the student's concentration area. Applications for research projects are accepted ... view course details
BSOC 4121
Course Description
Modern science is often seen as having been originally developed in Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Copernicus, who set the Earth in motion around the sun in the early 16th century, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4120, STS 4120
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- W Stimson Hall 206
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Dear, P
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BSOC 4131
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4131, STS 4131
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- W Rockefeller Hall B16
Instructors
Pritchard, S
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BSOC 4291
Course Description
This course examines scientific controversies that become political. Why does some science become politicized rather than normalized and routinized? How do societies deal with collective uncertainty and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4291, STS 4291
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- T White Hall B06
Instructors
Herring, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Government seniors and juniors given preference.
BSOC 4411
Course Description
This senior seminar offers an intensive research and reading experience in the philosophy of medicine, considering, in particular, questions about what physicians know, how that knowledge informs current ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 2961, STS 4411
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- W Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Johnson, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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BSOC 4691
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOEE 4690, STS 4691
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Corson-Mudd A409
Instructors
Power, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: introductory ecology course or permission of instructor. Limited to 20 students.
BSOC 4871
Course Description
If you want to learn geology, engineering, psychology, nutrition, religion, economics, and how to write an epic poem, you go scurrying to widespread corners of the university. Yet in the English Enlightenment, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 4370, STS 4871
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall 124
Instructors
Goldstein, A
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BSOC 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 ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 4991
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: Enrollment limited to Biology & Society seniors with an overall GPA of 3.3. Apply in 306 Rockefeller Hall.
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