Science and Society

Courses that fulfill the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Science and Society Requirement for B. S. degree candidates 2006-2007 catalog and later:

Last updated 06/02/2008— Additional courses will be added to this list as they become available. Save this site to your favorites or bookmarks and check back often for updates to this list!

It is VERY important that you READ the guidelines below!

Not all of the possible course combinations will fulfill this requirement.
YOU are responsible for selecting courses from this list that meet the criteria below.

To fulfill this requirement the following criteria must be met:

You must take at least 6 credit hours in one track.
At least one course must be upper division (300-499).
Courses taken to fulfill this requirement cannot be used to fulfill other requirements in the major, related fields in the major, or the University General Studies -- except the literacy and critical inquiry (L) and the awareness areas (C, G, H).
Students must receive a grade of “C” or above in both courses.
The combined courses must fulfill all learning goals (1, 2, 3, A, and B) of the requirement. Please note that students in Track 2 (History and Philosophy of Science) need only fulfill 1, 2, 3 and either A or B.
To qualify the course must be taken under the same course title as listed on this checklist. Note that omnibus courses numbered 194, 294, 394, 494 and certain other special topic courses such as ENG 469, HST 201, JUS 200, POS 426, WST 498 change titles and not all titles have been approved; these titles are usually taught by a single faculty person, thus we have included their names to make identification of these courses easier.
If an instructor is specified you must take the course with that instructor to earn credit, whether the course is an omnibus course or not. If no instructor is specified than any ASU instructor qualifies.
A description of the learning goals is at the bottom of this page.

Once you have completed one or both of these courses with a “C” or above grade please email Martie Fowles to have the courses posted on your DARS report.

All questions about these requirements should be directed to your departmental advisor. It is also strongly recommended that you discuss your course selections with your departmental advisor before you register.

Advisors that have questions about this requirement may contact Kate Lehman.

A few things to keep in mind when selecting your courses:

You CANNOT double count the courses you take for the Science and Society requirement with any other requirement in your major, related fields in the major, or the University General Studies --with the exception your literacy and critical inquiry (L) and the awareness areas (C, G, H.) This means you must choose where you want to use these courses and take additional courses to fulfill the other requirements.

You must fulfill all five learning goals when both courses are combined and they both must be from the same track. Some tracks will have fewer courses that meet certain learning goals. For example, learning goal three is the written and oral component and these courses are generally smaller and thus will fill up faster. Flexibility in your plan is important. Try to register for the course that you must have to meet all five learning goals first, that way if you cannot register for it you can follow an alternate plan and will not end up with an extra course that you might not need.

These courses must be taken on the Tempe campus unless otherwise designated.

Key: T = Tempe; D=Downtown; P=Polytechnic; W=West. i.e. T GPH 210 means GPH 210 on Tempe campus only; T/P PHI 314 means PHI 314 on Tempe or Polytechnic camups.
Some of these courses will have prerequisites that you may need to take first. Check the CURRENT catalog for prerequisite information.

To download/print a list of ALL approved Science and Society courses click on your prefered file type below:

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* Note that some courses, (particularly study abroad, but others as well) may be scheduled but not printed in the schedule of classes. This list only contains those sections printed in the schedule of classes. Courses not printed in the schedule of classes will still fulfill the Science and Society requirement as indicated on the list of all approved courses assuming all the criteria are met and the course subject, catalog number, title, and instructor are the same as listed.

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Note:

Advanced Learning Community (LC). Enrolling in a qualified learning community allows one to complete the entire 6-credit requirement in one semester. For more information, see Learning Communities Courses and Schedules. To register, at the Web site given, select Authorization to Register, complete the form, have your department advisor sign it and return to Fulton Center Ste. 110 for authorization.

Faculty who wish to propose additional courses for this list should submit a syllabus along with a memo explaining how students in the course will demonstrate that they meet the outcomes and the appropriate criteria check sheet**. These will be reviewed by the Implementation Committee. You may submit the memo, syllabus and criteria check sheet to Christen White.

**Contact Christen White to obtain the criteria check sheets.

Printable Science and Society Learning Goals description in MS Word

Learning Goals

New CLAS Science and Society Requirement
(Approved by the Implementation Committee in Spring 2006)

Each B.S. student in CLAS is required to demonstrate an understanding of how science – understood broadly to include its technological applications – transforms, and is transformed by, society by completing two courses (6 credits minimum) within one thematic track. Courses taken to fulfill this requirement cannot be used to fulfill other requirements in the major, related fields in the major, or the University General Studies -- except the literacy and critical inquiry (L) and the awareness areas (C, G, H). Students must receive a grade of “C” or above in both courses to demonstrate that they have fulfilled the requirement.

All students who successfully complete the Science and Society requirement will:

understand the reciprocal relationship between science and societies (local, regional, national and/or global);
develop a critical understanding of the principles underlying some of the major topical scientific issues in the public domain; and
demonstrate the ability to formulate, communicate, and defend well-informed views of their own concerning the issues studied.

Students must select two courses from the following areas, and must demonstrate, in addition to the above, the following abilities.

Track 1: Ethics and Values in Society. Students who successfully complete the Science and Society requirement in the Ethics and Values in Science track will:

A. demonstrate a recognition that scientific developments have ethical implications for society
B. display an understanding of the basic normative principles and approaches to critical reflection on scientific issues in the public domain.

Track 2: History and Philosophy of Science. Students who successfully complete the Science and Society requirement in the History and Philosophy of Science track will

A. demonstrate a critical understanding of significant specific social and historical contexts, of the science conducted within those contexts, and of the reciprocal influence of each on the other; or
B. convey a critical understanding of principles and issues pertaining to the nature of science, such as its empirical investigations, its theoretical structure, its historical development, the rationality of it procedures; and

Track 3: Science and the Environment. Students who successfully complete the Science and Society requirement in the Science and the Environment track will:

A. comprehend how scientific and technological developments have contributed to the causation, detection, and mitigation of environmental changes;
B. demonstrate an awareness of the reciprocal interactions between social and environmental change and how such interactions may shape important societal outcomes, such as in law, ethics, politics, public policy, culture, literature, language, or the arts;

Track 4: Science and Societal Outcomes. Students who successfully complete the Science and Society requirement in the Science and Societal Outcomes track will:

A. understand that science, as an integral part of human society, both influences and is influenced by other human endeavors;
B. demonstrate an awareness that decisions about science have consequences for societal outcomes in law, politics, public policy, culture, literature, language, or the arts;

Track 5: Science, Health, and Medicine. Students who successfully complete the Science and Society requirement in the Science, Health & Medicine track will:

A. demonstrate an awareness of the complex relationship of biomedical research to health outcomes;
B. acquire some understanding of the ways in which medicine, disease, and health outcomes are affected by culture, gender, and social location;