VALUES, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
MINOR – 2007-09 Catalog
Humanities Program
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The purpose of the minor is
to increase understanding of how technology
shapes and influences modern life. Students
will develop an increased understanding
of the social, environmental, economic and
political implications of technology in
the twenty-first century. They will be able
to think critically about the intellectual,
moral, and historical issues that technological
developments pose for the future of humankind.
The courses in the minor provide
an overview of technological issues, with
an emphasis on the impacts technology has
on organizations and society. Technology's
impact on society is examined from a values
and public policy perspective. Students
will be able to tailor their minor program
to focus on specific issues through the
selection of electives in technology, society,
and values areas. The minor is available
to students throughout the University regardless
of students' technical backgrounds.
Required
Courses
ENGR 302 Transportation and Manufacturing
in the Twenty-First Century (F)
HUM 303 Values and Technology (C4)
IME 320 Human Factors and Technology (F)
PHIL 321 Philosophy of Science (C4)
Elective Courses:
Select 12 units, at least one from each
category
Technology:
AERO 310 Air and Space (4) (F)
BRAE 348 Energy for a Sustainable Society
(4) (F)
CSC 302 Computers and Society (4) (F)
HIST 354 History of Network Technology (4)
(F)
IT 301 Technological Issues: Metals Manufacturing
and Society(4)
ME 321 Solar Energy (4) (F)
PSC 307 Nuclear Weapons in
the Post-Soviet World (4) (F)
PSC 320 Energy and the Environment for the
New Millennium (4) (F)
Society:
ANT 360 Human Cultural Adaptations (4)
CRP 211 Cities: Form, Culture
and Evolution (4)
FNR 201 Introduction to Forest Ecosystem
Management (3)
POLS 320 Politics of Global
Survival (4)
POLS 451 Science, Technology
and Public Policy (4)
PSY 311 Environmental Psychology
(4) (D5)
PSY 494 Psychology of Technological
Change (4)
Philosophy and Values:
ENVE 330 Environmental Quality
Control (4)
GEOG 333 Human Impact on the
Earth (4)
HIST 358 Cloning (4) (F)
HIST 359 Living in a Material
World (4) (F)
HUM 302 Human Values in Agriculture
(4) (F)
PHIL 339 Biomedical Ethics
(4) (C4)
PHIL 340 Environmental Ethics
(4) (C4)
Humanities
Minor
