STV 306Biotechnology and Society
- Units
- 0.50
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Biotechnologies are currently migrating from the laboratory to a wide range of consumer products. In everything from foods to pharmaceuticals, genetic engineering is entering daily life. The biotechnology revolution will likely have as much of an impact on our lives as the information technology revolution. However, there is a wide and potentially dangerous gap between research and development on the one hand and societal awareness of its impact on the other. This course is intended to help students gain a deeper appreciation for the issues, including ethics, surrounding biotechnology and society. It will do this through an investigation of such interactions between biotechnologies and society as genetics and the law, foods and the media, and soil remediation and the environment. Consideration will also be given to the role of computing in biotech research and in the human genome project.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 2A or higher
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
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Relatively high levels of course engagement necessary. I wish I had picked one of my other CSE options, but this wasn't a bad course either.
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4 posts and comments in 3 threads mention STV 306, September 2019 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2022
LOOKING FOR AN EASY 300-LEVEL COURSE? JOIN STV 306 TODAY! (WE ONLY NEED A FEW MORE PEOPLE) 52 points, 2 comments
u/netnegativecarbon: “… &x200B; WE ONLY NEED A FEW MORE PEOPLE (<5) TO PREVENT STV 306 FROM BEING CANCELLED! EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN AN STV PREREQ, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU, AND THE PROFESSOR IS HAPPY TO GRANT AN OVERIDE IN QUEST! …”
LOOKING FOR AN EASY 300-LEVEL ELECTIVE? JOIN STV 306 TODAY! (THEY'LL CANCEL US IF YOU DON'T) 23 points, 9 comments
u/netnegativecarbon: “… &x200B; IF WE DON'T GET A FEW MORE PEOPLE BY THE 20TH, STV 306 IS CANCELLED :( EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN AN STV PREREQ, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU! EMAIL THE PROFESSOR FOR PERMISSION TO JOIN THE COURSE! …”
u/ononomaetopoeia: “uff this conflicts with another course i have (same exact lecture time) :( do you know if this will be offered in any other subsequent terms”
u/netnegativecarbon: “… I know that STV 306 usually occurs in the fall, and STV 305 (Technology, Society and the Modern City) is available in the winter term if you have a free slot. …”
Fall 2019
Anyone taking STV 306 this term or in the past 2 points, 0 comments
u/sexxiAndIKnowIt: “Any idea what the workload is like?”
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