Spring 2016 Course Offerings

PHYS 338 - Science and Conscience

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture/discussion per week Prerequisite: Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4) Description: This course is a team-taught, interdisciplinary course that examines various ethical issues within the sciences using case studies. The scientific, historical and social aspects of each case study will be examined from different perspectives. Students will learn scientific concepts which will facilitate an informed understanding of the ethical issues involved.

Meeting Information

Info current as 11/21/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
MW  12:00 PM  -  1:15 PM  Sierra Hall 2422 1/23/2016 - 5/27/2016 Jerome Clifford

Status: Closed
Class Number: 2032
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/23/2016 - 5/27/2016
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 25
Available Seats: 0
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780143112266
Title: Oil!
Publisher: Penguin
Author: Sinclair

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780393920703
Title: Frankenstein (Second Edition) (Norton Critical Ed
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Author: Shelley

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780385333481
Title: Cat's Cradle (Trade Ed)
Publisher: Dell Publishing
Author: Vonnegut

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780393927931
Title: Frankenstein
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorp
Author: Shelley

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Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • B1:Physical Sciences - Physics, Geology, Earth Sci
  • UDIGE: Interdisciplinary
  • C2: Literature Courses

Notes

Open to Juniors and Seniors Only
Cross-listed course