AMST 270 - American Culture and Science

(3.00)

An examination of the place and meaning of science and technology in American cultural experience through a series of case studies. This course explores the interconnections of science to American mythologies of material success and progress, as well as the connections between technology and American cultural practices of work and family. Additionally, the course will examine how the scientific and engineering professions themselves represent an American subculture

Components: Lecture
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GFR)