ANTH 430Science as Practice and Culture
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Anthropology
- Cross-listed
- SOC 431
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An examination of science as being constituted by practices which are inevitably social and cultural, as well as of scientific expertise in contemporary issues of new technology, biomedicine, and environmental conflict.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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Fall 2017
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