Science, Technology, and Public Affairs
OFFICE: Galbraith Hall, Room 180, Revelle College
The program offers an opportunity to study the important social policy
issues that lie at the intersection of science, technology, and decision
making and to develop awareness of the social and political factors
that condition technology on the social order. The program will be attractive
to students anticipating careers in law, administrative sciences, science,
engineering, business, and international affairs. The program will serve
as a meeting place for those interested in approaching policy questions
from the perspective of the physical and biological sciences and for
those in the social sciences having an interest in the scientific and
technological component of present social, political, and environment
problems.
Courses
Lower-Division
35. Society and the Sea (4) Introduction
to the oceans and their relationship to humankind. Selected topics include
ocean-related science, engineering, research, economics, and international
relations (emphasizing countries of the Pacific Rim); living and nonliving
resources; coastal zone management; military and social aspects; and
the sea in weather and climate. Prerequisite: none. (F)
Upper-Division
181. Elements of International Medicine (4) The
sociocultural, economic, and geopolitical framework for the study and
understanding of medical problems on a worldwide scale, and as basis
for international health policy. Global patterns of disease, availability
and needs for medical technology, and comparisons between diverse medical
education and health care delivery systems abroad with those in the
U.S. Students should be able to acquire an understanding of diverse
determinants of disease, and of relationships between socioeconomic
development and health. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing.
H. Simon (W)
199. Special Project (2 or 4) Directed
study on topics in science, technology, and public affairs; especially
for Warren College students. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisite: senior
standing.
Related Courses
Courses in other departments (change somewhat from year to year):
Economics 130
MAE 110B, 118A, 118B, 118C
Political Science 138D
Political Science 154
Political Science 160AA
Political Science 160AB
Political Science 161
Political Science 167A,B
Sociology 168E
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