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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.140.219 (11)
Science, Medicine, and Society
TTh 1:00PM - 5:30PM
Raymer, Emilie Josephine
Gilman 55
Science, Medicine, and Society AS.140.219 (11)
This course will examine some of the major developments in medicine, as well as in the biological and natural sciences, in the 19th and 20th centuries, and will explore the social context in which these ideas arose. Among the topics that we will discuss are Darwinian evolutionary theory, the rise of modern genetics, and the development of biomedical technologies, such as CRISPR. We additionally will examine the social and bioethical dimensions of these scientific developments.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 30/30
PosTag(s): n/a
Column one has the course number and section. Other columns show the course title, days offered, instructor's name, room number, if the course is cross-referenced with another program, and a option to view additional course information in a pop-up window.
Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.140.162 (01)
Technology and Global Health
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Morefield, Heidi Anna
Technology and Global Health AS.140.162 (01)
This course explores the intersection of technology and health through three main phases in the history of global health: colonial medicine from the 19th century to the mid-20th century, international health in the post-World War II era, and global health from the late 20th century to the present day. Through background lectures and seminar discussions, students will consider how technologies for health are designed, developed, distributed, used, and discarded. We will ask questions such as: How and why were certain technologies chosen over others? How and why has the use of technology in international health programs changed over time? How have medical technologies been transferred between geographic, social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental contexts? This course is a first year seminar, designed to develop students’ understanding of how to conduct historical scholarship.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.140.301 (02)
History of Science: Antiquity To Renaissance
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Ferrario, Gabriele, Principe, Lawrence
Hodson 313
MSCH-HUM
History of Science: Antiquity To Renaissance AS.140.301 (02)
The first part of a three-part survey of the history of science. This course deals with the origins, practice, ideas, and cultural role of scientific thought in Graeco-Roman, Arabic/Islamic, and Medieval Latin/Christian societies. Interactions across cultures and among science, art, technology, and theology are highlighted.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/12
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM
AS.140.105 (04)
History of Medicine
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Fissell, Mary E
Gilman 50
MSCH-HUM
History of Medicine AS.140.105 (04)
Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 3/20
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM
AS.140.105 (06)
History of Medicine
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Fissell, Mary E
Gilman 50
MSCH-HUM
History of Medicine AS.140.105 (06)
Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM
AS.140.105 (05)
History of Medicine
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Fissell, Mary E
Gilman 50
MSCH-HUM
History of Medicine AS.140.105 (05)
Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM
AS.140.105 (02)
History of Medicine
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Fissell, Mary E
Gilman 50
MSCH-HUM
History of Medicine AS.140.105 (02)
Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 4/20
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM
AS.140.177 (01)
Freshmen Seminar: Techno-ethics
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Frumer, Yulia
Krieger Laverty
Freshmen Seminar: Techno-ethics AS.140.177 (01)
We are all familiar with bio-ethics: dealing with living subjects is an enterprise prone to ethically questionable practices, and we have learned the hard way to raise the ethical questions regarding biomedical projects. But what about technology? Can technology be unethical? Sure, one can design technologies of pain and destruction, or simply ignore regulations and make unsafe products—those technologies would be unquestionably unethical. But what if somebody comes up with new technology with the best intentions in mind? Could those technologies be ethically unsound? In addition to learning the skills required in college, academia, and professional world, the freshman seminar on Techno-ethics will explore the ethical issues involved in technological designs. Students will learn how to identify groups of people who could be harmed by technologies, how to detect factors that may result in unethical use of technologies, and how to pay attention to social dynamics that could turn even useful technologies into a nightmare.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.140.105 (03)
History of Medicine
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Fissell, Mary E
Gilman 50
MSCH-HUM
History of Medicine AS.140.105 (03)
Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 6/20
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM
AS.140.301 (01)
History of Science: Antiquity To Renaissance
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Ferrario, Gabriele, Principe, Lawrence
Hodson 313
MSCH-HUM
History of Science: Antiquity To Renaissance AS.140.301 (01)
The first part of a three-part survey of the history of science. This course deals with the origins, practice, ideas, and cultural role of scientific thought in Graeco-Roman, Arabic/Islamic, and Medieval Latin/Christian societies. Interactions across cultures and among science, art, technology, and theology are highlighted.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM
AS.140.301 (03)
History of Science: Antiquity To Renaissance
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Ferrario, Gabriele, Principe, Lawrence
Hodson 313
MSCH-HUM
History of Science: Antiquity To Renaissance AS.140.301 (03)
The first part of a three-part survey of the history of science. This course deals with the origins, practice, ideas, and cultural role of scientific thought in Graeco-Roman, Arabic/Islamic, and Medieval Latin/Christian societies. Interactions across cultures and among science, art, technology, and theology are highlighted.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/12
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM
AS.140.311 (01)
Ecology, Health, and the Environment
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Kingsland, Sharon E
Gilman 300
GECS-SOCSCI, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Ecology, Health, and the Environment AS.140.311 (01)
Explores diverse problems linking ecological, environmental and public health themes, with focus on Chesapeake region. Students’ research projects can be outside Chesapeake region.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): GECS-SOCSCI, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.140.401 (01)
The Knowledge City: from Silicon Valley to Bloomberg’s New York
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Kargon, Robert H
Gilman 217
The Knowledge City: from Silicon Valley to Bloomberg’s New York AS.140.401 (01)
This seminar will explore the increasingly productive relationship between research universities and urban and regional development in the period after World War II to the present. Working with the faculty, participants will be expected to develop a research paper. Discussion, presentations, lectures.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 13/16
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.140.394 (01)
Heredity, Eugenics, and Society
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Comfort, Nathaniel
Maryland 109
Heredity, Eugenics, and Society AS.140.394 (01)
In this course, we will examine the ways in which concepts of the gene, heredity, and innateness have both shaped and been shaped by society over the last two-plus centuries. Topics under discussion may include: eugenics, biological determinism, scientific racism, human breeding programs, genetics and gender, genetics and intelligence, genetic engineering including CRISPR, assisted reproductive technologies, sociogenomics, and polygenic risk scores. Term paper. AS.140.106 recommended.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/30
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.140.380 (01)
Ladies in the Laboratory: Science and Gender in U.S. History
MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Behrman, Joanna F
Gilman 300
Ladies in the Laboratory: Science and Gender in U.S. History AS.140.380 (01)
Why has science historically been so dominated by men? Why is this still true for many STEM fields today? We will explore the answers to these questions in this course, as well as look at a broader history of women and gender in science in the United States. Because education continues to be crucial in pushing people into or out of scientific careers, this course will also feature a large focus on K-12, college, and graduate science education.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/18
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.140.356 (01)
Man vs. Machine: Resistance to New Technology since the Industrial Revolution
M 3:00PM - 5:20PM
Mercelis, Joris Hans Angele
Krieger 302
GECS-SOCSCI
Man vs. Machine: Resistance to New Technology since the Industrial Revolution AS.140.356 (01)
This course analyzes different episodes of “luddism” in the history of science and technology, from the destruction of textile machinery in the early 1800s up to recent controversies about biotechnology and ICT.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/13
PosTag(s): GECS-SOCSCI
AS.140.105 (01)
History of Medicine
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Fissell, Mary E
Gilman 50
MSCH-HUM
History of Medicine AS.140.105 (01)
Course provides an overview of the medical traditions of six ancient cultures; the development of Greek and Islamic traditions in Europe; and the reform and displacement of the Classical traditions during the Scientific Revolution.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 7/20
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM
AS.140.314 (01)
Experimental Bodies: Histories of Human Subjects Research in the 19th and 20th Centuries
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Nuriddin, Ayah
Gilman 300
Experimental Bodies: Histories of Human Subjects Research in the 19th and 20th Centuries AS.140.314 (01)
This course traces the history of human subjects research as a medical and scientific practice. It will focus on the human subjects themselves, and how their experiences intersect with the histories of race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.140.395 (01)
Prosthetics and Technologies of Disability
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Frumer, Yulia
Gilman 300
Prosthetics and Technologies of Disability AS.140.395 (01)
The purpose of prosthetics seems to be fairly straightforward—to restore function that was lost due to the loss of a body part. According to this logic, the quality of prosthetics is measured in its ability to replicate lost human function and restore individuals with disabilities to normalcy. And indeed, numerous disability technologies enrich the experience of individuals in need of them. At the same time, these very technologies are often perceived as a marker of something abnormal, or, by the nature of their design prove to be an obstacle for mobility and access. Therefore, as much as prosthetics and other technologies of disabilities improve the quality of life, they also led to stigmatization, marginalization, and exclusion. By looking at prosthetics and disability in a variety of historical contexts, we will learn what kind of ideas of ‘normalcy’ they reflect, and how they shape the experience of individuals who use them.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/16
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.140.411 (01)
Senior Research Seminar
Mercelis, Joris Hans Angele
Senior Research Seminar AS.140.411 (01)
For majors pursuing independent research.
Credits: 2.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.140.417 (01)
Earth Stewardship: A History of Environmentalism in the Atomic Age
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Kingsland, Sharon E
Gilman 300
ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Earth Stewardship: A History of Environmentalism in the Atomic Age AS.140.417 (01)
Explores the history of environmentalism and the roots of modern concepts of sustainability, resilience, and Earth Stewardship. Focuses especially on problems emerging after 1945. Students will do research projects, with options for doing traditional expository writing or a creative arts project.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/12
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.140.393 (01)
Technology and the Making of the Modern World
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Mercelis, Joris Hans Angele, Molella, Arthur
Gilman 377
Technology and the Making of the Modern World AS.140.393 (01)
This course critically examines the role of technology in some of the main developments that have shaped the modern world, ranging from industrialization and globalization processes to the rise of new political ideologies and gender patterns. This course is co-taught by an instructor from the Smithsonian Institution and will include a public history research project.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/19
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.190.471 (01)
The University and Society
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Ginsberg, Benjamin, Kargon, Robert H
Gilman 381
INST-AP
The University and Society AS.190.471 (01)
In the 20th century, American universities became the envy of the world, leading in most categories of scholarly productivity and attracting students from every nation. In recent years, though, American higher education has come to face a number of challenges including rapidly rising costs, administrative bloat, corporatization and moocification. We will examine the problems and promises of American higher education, the political struggles within the university and the place of the university in the larger society. Upper classes and Grad Students only.
