Science Communication | ||
Select from the following: | 4 | |
Crisis Communication in Food and Agriculture | ||
Technology and Human Communication | ||
Environmental Communication | ||
Science Communication | ||
Health Communication | ||
Rhetorics of Science, Technology, and Medicine | ||
Topics in Public Engagements with STEM | ||
Philosophy of Science and Technology | ||
Select from the following: | 4 | |
Philosophy of Science | ||
Philosophy of Technology | ||
Ethics, Science and Technology | ||
Robot Ethics | ||
Technologies and Ethics of Warfare | ||
Environmental Ethics | ||
Gender, Race, Culture, Science & Technology | ||
Select from the following: | 4 | |
Meaning, Gender, and Identity in Anthropological Theory | ||
Topics and Issues in Values, Media and Culture (Topic Requires Department Approval) | ||
Technology and Community Engagement | ||
Sociology of the Environment | ||
Contemporary Issues in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic Requires Department Approval) | ||
Contemporary Issues in Queer Studies (Topic Requires Department Approval) | ||
Gender, Race, Culture, Science & Technology | ||
Gender, Race, Class, Nation in Global Engineering, Technology & International Development | ||
Science, Technology, and Society Electives | ||
Select from the following: | 20 | |
Any courses that were not taken to satisfy the core requirements above can count as electives. | ||
Energy for a Sustainable Society | ||
Climate and Humanity | ||
The Scientific Revolution, c. 1500-1800 | ||
History of Network and Information Technologies | ||
Science and Society in Cold War America | ||
United States Environmental History | ||
Values and Technology | ||
Cal Poly Land: Nature, Technology, and Society | ||
The Global Environment | ||
Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Seminar 4 | ||
Advanced Project-Based Learning in Science, Technology & Society | ||
Technology and Public Policy | ||
Nuclear Energy and Weapons in the Modern World | ||
Energy, Society and the Environment | ||
Language, Technology and Society | ||
Total units | 32 |
1 | To ensure an interdisciplinary course of study, courses chosen should be from at least two different disciplines (as indicated by distinct course prefixes) and no more than half of them can have the same course prefix. |
2 | If a course is taken to fulfill a Major requirement, it cannot be double-counted in the Concentration. There are some exceptions for topics courses. Please consult with academic advisor. |
3 | The student is responsible for checking prerequisites for all courses. |
4 | ISLA 440 is required in the Major core and repeatable in the Concentration with a different topic as long as the topic has been approved. Total credit limited to 8 units. |
5 | Topic courses require department approval. Please contact department for a list of approved topics. |