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Requirements for the minor
STS core courses (6 hours):
ST200, Introduction to Science Studies
One of these:
ST320, Philosophy of Science
ST330, The Social and Rhetorical Study of
Science and Technology
Two or three courses (10 hours) in the natural
sciences or technology (engineering or computer
science) in addition to the core curriculum
Natural World requirement (5 hours). The
10 hours of science or technology courses are
not understood to be part of the STS major,
and as such, they may be counted toward other
requirements — either toward Division IV or
V core or toward a minor or major in a science
and technology discipline.
Four courses (12 hours) of STS elective courses
from various departments for a total of 18
hours plus 10 hours of natural science or
technology courses.
Co-curricular requirements: STS majors
must participate in at least three designated cocurricular
activities — typically public lectures
or other events concerned with STS issues. The
program publishes a calendar of events that
can be used to meet this requirement. Students
must submit a report describing their impression
of the event to the director of the STS
program.
Core STS courses
ST200, Introduction to Science Studies: This
course will introduce students to the ways that
science and technology inform and influence
and are informed and influenced by society
through social, economic and political processes,
through language and communication
and through society’s definitions of knowledge,
existence and ethics. (U)(3). Annually.
ST320, Philosophy of Science: An analysis of
some philosophical questions about the natural
sciences, including the problem of distinguishing
science from pseudoscience, the nature of
scientific explanation, the structure and confirmation
of scientific theories, the relationship
between theories in different scientific domains,
scientific revolutions, and the relationship between
science and reality. (U/G)(3). Annually.
Butler University
ST330, The Social and Rhetorical Study
of Science and Technology: This course
investigates the social and rhetorical processes
that participate in the production of scientific
and technological knowledge. We investigate
the language of science, its development and its
conventions, and its use and misuse. We also
explore social, economic and political
influences on science. (U)(3). Annually.
STS elective courses
These courses may be cross-listed with department
courses and identified as ST390, (U/G)
(3), ST391, (U/G)(1) or ST392 (U/G)(2). Or
they may not be cross-listed. The following
regularly taught courses will be available for
STS credit. A complete list of STS courses will
be published in the Schedule of Classes each
year, taking advantage of new and special topic
courses.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
BI407, Environmental Practicum: A service
learning, team problem-solving seminar
involving students working on environmental
or health-related community problems (no
prerequisite necessary).
AN302, The Body and Society
AN350, Anthropological Methods
AN380, Topics in Anthropological Investigations
CS485, Computer Ethics
CS282, 293, 310, EPICS: A service learning
opportunity to help a local client with technology
needs. No background in computer science
or programming is required.
EN370, 470, Literature and Public Problems:
Literature and Illness
EN370, 470, Literature and Public Problems:
Literature and the Environment
EN370, 470, Literature and Public Problems:
Literature and Technology
EN303, Studies in Professional Writing:
Environmental/Health
HS390, Studies in the History of Science
HS383, American Military History
PL346, Philosophy of Mind
PL349, Philosophy of Biology
PL363, Biomedical Ethics
PO380, Topics: Environmental Politics and
Policy
PS210, 211, Research Methods/Statistics I
and II (prerequisite: SW250-PS, Psychological
Inquiry)
PS333, Human Sexuality
PS420, History of Psychology