Each of the Science, Technology, and Values courses listed has a cross-listing in one or another of the regular departments of the university. STV Minors may enroll in these as STV courses.

STUDENTS WISHING TO USE STV COURSES TO SATISFY UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS MUST REGISTER FOR THEM AS DEPARTMENTAL COURSES, FOR EXAMPLE, AS A PHILOSOPHY RATHER THAN AS AN STV COURSE. STUDENTS SHOULD ALSO CONSULT WITH THE STV DIRECTOR (Greg Macklem) BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO "DOUBLE-COUNT" STV COURSES FOR UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS.

All courses listed as STV offerings are open only to students enrolled in the STV Minor. Any remaining seats at the conclusion of registration will typically be returned to the primary department. Non-STV students who are interested in STV courses should contact the director, Greg Macklem. All STV students are required to register for STV 27999 (no credit, no grade) in order to register for any STV courses. This gateway course is by permission only.

STV 20556 IS REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THE STV MINOR.  NOTE THAT IS TAUGHT IN FALL SEMESTERS.

Students will satisfy the distribution requirements by taking a course in each of the three clusters plus the fourth course either in one of these areas or from those marked "Elective":
1. "Human Dimensions of Science and Technology" (Human Dimensions);
2. "Science, Technology and Ethics" (Ethics); and
3. "Science, Technology and Public Policy" (Public Policy)

Note that under the new course numbering format that course numbers now correspond to the STV clusters:

xx1xx = Human Dimensions cluster
xx2xx = Ethics cluster
xx3xx = Public Policy cluster
xx4xx = Elective
xx5xx = Core course
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STV 27999            Gateway Course for STV Minors
CRN: 15279

This course is required for all STV students to register for any STV courses. It is a no-credit, no-grade course which will not show up on the transcript, but is intended to simplify the registration process. Be sure to register for this course before attempting to register for other STV courses.
                                                           

The Core Course

This is the only required course for the STV minor. It is only offered in the fall, so students are recommended to take it as soon as possible.

STV 20556            Science, Technology and Society
Instructor: Hamlin                                                MW 12:50 – 1:40
CRN: 12587

This course introduces the interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies. Our concern will be with science and technology (including medicine) as social and historical, i.e., as human, phenomena. We shall examine the divergent roots of contemporary science and technology, and the similarities and (sometimes surprising) differences in their methods and goals. The central theme of the course will be the ways in which science and technology interact with other aspects of society, including the effects of technical and theoretical innovation in bringing about social change, and the social shaping of science and technology themselves by cultural, economic and political forces. Because science/society interactions so frequently lead to public controversy and conflict, we shall also explore what resources are available to mediate such conflicts in an avowedly democratic society.
Please Note: Students in 20556 must also register for a section of STV 22556 – Science, Technology and Society Discussion
                                                           

STV 22556            Science, Technology and Society Discussion
Instructor: Hamlin
Section 01: F 11:45 – 12:35                                 CRN: 13635
Section 02: F 12:50 – 1:40                                    CRN: 13636
Section 03: F 12:50 – 1:40                                    CRN: 13637

This is the required discussion section for STV 20556 – Science, Technology and Society.
                                            

Cluster 1: Human Dimensions of Science and Technology

Any course number xx1xx is in cluster 1.
                                                           

STV 20110            Environmental Philosophy                       
Instructor: Sayre                                                TR 11:00 - 12:15
CRN: 18453                                                          Crosslist: PHIL 20609

A philosophically integrated examination of current environmental issues, drawing on familiar literature from ecology (Leopold), economics (Boulding), and ethics (Singer), as well as recent fiction (Tolkien, Herbert).
                                                           

STV 20125            Philosophy and Science Fiction
Instructor: Rea                                                      MW 11:45 – 1:00
CRN: 15605                                                            Crosslist: PHIL 20620

The goal of this course is to introduce students to some central philosophical problems via reflection on classic and contemporary works of science fiction in conjunction with classic and contemporary texts in philosophy.
                                                           

STV 20164            Science and Religion in Historical Perspective
Instructor: Pitts                                                     TR 3:30 - 4:45
CRN: 18803                                                             Crosslist: PHIL 20624

The relationship between science and religion (especially Christianity) has attracted much attention recently.  Historians have shown that this relationship has not been primarily a matter of conflict.  It has been claimed that the relationship between science and religion can be characterized by conflict, independence, dialog, and/or integration, for example.  This course aims to survey some important events and themes in the relationship between science and Christianity, starting with the 13th century conflict between Aristotle's doctrine of the eternity of the world and the Christian (and Jewish and Islamic) doctrine that the world had a beginning. Aquinas and Bonaventure did not fully agree on this issue.  We will consider the reception of Copernicus's new astronomy by Protestants and Roman Catholics, including the conflict between Galileo and the Roman Catholic Church.  The Copernican issue set precedents that influenced the 17th-18th century forerunners of geology in the Theories of the Earth of Descartes, Burnet, Leibniz and others, reflecting and encouraging the new Rationalist philosophies of knowledge and views on theology.  These provided an important context in which new empirical discoveries led to the rise of modern uniformitarian geology, evolutionary biology, and astronomy.  20th century themes include the possible impact of modern physical cosmology, including the Big Bang, on theology.  The course aims to
bring together insights from the history of science, the philosophy of science, philosophical theories about knowledge in general, historical and contemporary theology, the new science & religion field, astronomy, and sociology.
                                                           

STV 30154            Gender and Science
Instructor: Kourany                                             TR 2:00 - 3:15
CRN: 18461                                                            Crosslist: PHIL 30354

An exploration of the ways in which science is gendered, starting with the ways in which women have been excluded from science, and moving through such issues as the invisibility and shabby treatment of women with the products of scientific research, the contributions of women to science and whether these are different in kind from the contributions of men, and the differential effects of science on men's and women's lives.
                                                           

STV 30161            History of Television
Instructor: Becker                                             MW 11:45 - 1:00
CRN: 18378                                                          Crosslist: FTT 30461

This course analyzes the history of television, spanning from its roots in radio broadcasting to the latest developments in digital television. In assessing the many changes across this span, the course will cover such topics as why the American television industry developed as a commercial medium in contrast to most other national television industries; how television programming has both reflected and influenced cultural ideologies through the decades; and how historical patterns of television consumption have shifted due to new technologies and social changes. Through studying the historical development of television programs and assessing the industrial, technological, and cultural systems out of which they emerged, the course will piece together the catalysts responsible for shaping this highly influential medium.
Please Note: Students registering for STV 30161 must also register for STV 31161- History of Television Lab.

STV 31161           History of Television Lab
Instructor: TBA                                                     T 7:00 - 9:00
CRN: 18380                                                            Crosslist: FTT 31461

This the required lab section for STV 310161. During the lab times, certain television shows will be viewed for further discussion in class.
                                                           

Cluster 2: Science, Technology and Ethics

Any course number xx2xx is in cluster 2.
                                                           

STV 20245            Medical Ethics
Instructor: Solomon                                             MW 10:40 – 11:30
CRN: 14169                                                            Crosslist: PHIL 20602

An exploration from the point of view of ethical theory of a number of ethical problems in contemporary biomedicine. Topics discussed will include euthanasia, abortion, the allocation of scarce medical resources, truth-telling in the doctor-patient relationship, the right to medical care and informed consent, and human experimentation.
Please Note: Students in 20556 must also register for STV 22445 – Medical Ethics Discussion
                                                           

STV 22245            Medical Ethics Discussion
Instructor: Solomon                                                F 10:40 – 11:30
CRN: 14170

This is the required discussion section for STV 20245 – Medical Ethics.
                                                           

STV 20282            Health Care Ethics in the 21st Century
Instructor: Ryan                                                    MW 11:45 - 1:00
CRN: 18393                                                            Crosslist: THEO 20630

This course examines religious and moral questions raised in health care today. Basic concepts in bioethics will be introduced and a range of contemporary issues in bioethics will be treated, e.g. ,physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, organ donation, genetic testing and genetic therapies, and decisions in neonatology. Special emphasis will be given to the contribution of the Roman Catholic moral tradition to contemporary debates.

STV 30201            Introduction to Clinical Ethics
Instructor: Foster                                                 MW 3:00 – 4:15
CRN: 15517                                                            Crosslist: SCPP 30300

The focus of the course will be an examination of the advances in medicine over the last 30 years that have challenged traditional values and ethical norms, and the institutional processes and procedures in place that facilitate decision-making in the health care setting. It will include a sketch of the most recent advances in the various fields of medicine, followed by an examination of the clinical and ethical questions they raise and how they have affected the physician-patient relationship.
                                                           

STV 40216            Bio-medical Ethics and Public Health Risk
Instructor: Shrader-Frechette                          T 4:45 - 7:00
CRN: 15104                                                           Crosslist: PHIL 43708

An analysis of the ethical theories provided by contemporary philosophers to guide research and practice in biomedicine. The course will focus on analysis of contemporary public health problems created by environmental/technological pollution and will address classic cases of biomedical ethics problems.
Please Note: Students who are not pre-med, engineering, or science majors in their junior or senior year need the professor's permission to take this course.
                                                           

Cluster 3: Science, Technology and Public Policy

Course numbers xx3xx are in cluster 3.
                                                           

STV 20304            Energy and Society
Instructor: Kolata                                                TR 3:30 – 4:45
CRN: 12551                                                           Crosslist: PHYS 20051

A course developing the basic ideas of energy and power and their applications from a quantitative and qualitative viewpoint. The fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) are studied together with their societal limitations (pollution, global warming, diminishing supply). Nuclear power is similarly studied in the context of the societal concerns that arise (radiation, reactor accidents, nuclear weapons proliferation, high-level waste disposal). The opportunities as well as the risks presented by alternative energy resources, in particular solar energy, wind, geothermal and hydropower, together with various aspects of energy conservation, are developed and discussed. This course is designed for the non-specialist.
                                                           

STV 30310           Global Sustainability
Instructor: Wolf                                                    MW 1:30 - 2:45
CRN: 18228                                                           Crosslist: CBE 30310

This course examines the growing need for addressing 'sustainability' as a parameter in the practice of engineering as well as in related disciplines. The course begins with an introduction of the origin of resources on earth and their fragile connection with life on earth both on the ecology and ultimately on the human population. The basic laws regulating the flow of energy and materials through ecosystems and the regulation of the distribution and abundance of organisms is reviewed. A model of the interaction between population, resources, and pollution is analyzed based on the World3 model proposed by Meadows, Randers and Meadows (Limits to Growth, 1972). The model predictions made in 1972 are compared with results compiled in 2002 (1). The model include analysis of the state of land, soils and food, water, forests, non-renewable resources, energy, and capital. Emphasis is placed in analyzing energy sustainability and assessment of current and potential future energy systems. This includes availability, extraction, conversion, and end-use to meet regional and global energy needs in the 21st century in a sustainable manner. Different renewable and conventional energy technologies will be discussed and their attributes described within a framework that aids the evaluation and analysis of energy technology systems in a global context. The effect of human activity on the environment with emphasis on climate change will be also analyzed. The Wordl3 model will be used to discuss different scenarios of the state of the our planet based on population, industrial output, food, and population as well materials standards of living and human welfare and human footprint. The course closes with a discussion of what we can do as engineers and professionals to insure that growth is consistent with a sustainable future.
                                                           

STV 30311            Introduction to the American Health Care System
Instructor: Navari                                                 MWF 1:55 – 2:45
CRN: 14231                                                            Crosslist: SCPP 30311

The course will begin with a short history of the American health care system and will be followed by a discussion of the major components of the system (patients, providers, payers), health insurance coverage, managed care programs, the movement for quality health care, physicians in the changing medical marketplace, health care expenditures, and academic medical centers.

STV 40319            Self, Society and Environment
Instructor: Weigert                                                TR 2:00 – 3:15
CRN: 14212                                                              Crosslist: SOC 43719

This course introduces students to social psychological aspects of the natural environment. Issues considered include interacting with different environments, symbolic transformations of environments, competing accounts, and claims concerning environments. With an overview of basic information, these issues are discussed from the perspectives of individual self and sociocultural institutions. The course touches on alternative ways of envisioning, interacting, and valuing human-environment relations with an eye toward individual and collective change.
                                                           

STV 43396            Environmental Justice
Instructor: Shrader-Frechette                           W 4:30 – 7:00
CRN: 15083                                                            Crosslist: PHIL 43308

This course will survey environmental impact assessment (EIA), ecological risk assessment (ERA), and human-health risk assessment (HHRA); ethical and methodological issues related to these techniques; then apply these techniques to contemporary assessments for which state and federal governments are seeking comments by scientists and citizens. The course is hands-on, will have no tests, but will be project-based, with students working on actual assessments that they choose (about 2,500 are done in US each year). The goal will be to teach students EIA, ERA, and HHRA and how to evaluate draft analyses, particularly those used to site facilities or make environment-related decisions in which poor people, minorities, and other stakeholders are themselves unable to provide comments. Course will cover flaws in scientific method and flaws in ethics that typically appear in these assessments.
Please Note: Students who are not pre-med, engineering, or science majors in their junior or senior year need the professor's permission to take course.
                                                           

Cluster 4: Electives

Course numbers xx4xx can only be counted toward the elective portion of the STV minor. Note that students are not required to take a cluster 4 course – any STV course can count toward the elective.
                                                           

STV 20423           Scientific Images of Humans
Instructor: Ramsey                                             Crosslist: PHIL 20623
Section 01: TR 12:30 - 1:45                               CRN: 18457
Section 02: TR 2:00 - 3:15                                 CRN: 18458

Attempts to "biologicize" everything from religion and morality to love and friendship appear continuously in the popular and scientific media. Genes for traits as various as homosexuality and chocolate consumption are proposed. How should we revise our understanding of human nature in light of these claims? This course examines the tensions between our images of ourselves as human beings and the portraits that the sciences - especially biology - provide.
                                                           

STV 20431           Philosophy and Cosmology: A Revolution
Instructor: Bland                                                  MW 1:30 - 2:45
CRN: 18454                                                           Crosslist: PHIL 20612

In the 17th century there was a revolution in our view of the cosmos and of our own place in it. Most vivid, perhaps was the change from believing that the Earth is at the center of everything to believing that the Earth is just one planet among many, orbiting the sun. This course will consider how and why these changes took place.
                                                           

STV 33401            Animal Welfare and the Human-Animal Bond
Instructor: Whaley, Stewart                        W 5:00 - 6:30
CRN: 15355

Consider the fact that in six short years, one female dog and her offspring can give birth to 67,000 puppies. In seven years, one cat and her young can produce 420,000 kittens. Three to four million dogs and cats are euthanized each year. It is estimated that there are 60 million feral cats in the US. In a society that considers pets as part of their family, watches Animal Planet, and spends millions of dollars on pet products, it is imperative that we acknowledge and educate ourselves on the issues of over population of pet animals in our society. What is our responsibility to these animals, and how can we solve these pressing problems? The focus of this course will be on animal behavior from an evolutionary perspective. The students will learn to recognize both desirable and undesirable behaviors in pet animals. They will learn how to use evolutionary behavior training methods to alter detrimental behaviors and reinforce those that are advantageous. This course will also cover animal welfare issues, and will intimately and meaningfully connect the state of humans, to that of animals. The students will carry out community research projects of their choice and will immerse themselves in an important issue and generate a product that can help the plight of animals (and therefore humans) in our community.
Please note: This is a 1-credit course and will not count towards the STV minor.