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May 20, 2024
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2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION] Use the dropdown above to select the current catalog.
Course Descriptions
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Social Sciences |
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SOSC180 HM - Tropical Forests: Policy and Practice
Credit(s): 3
Steinberg. This course takes stock of the past two decades of social science research on tropical forests, examining the scale of deforestation, its causes and consequences, and the track record of attempted solutions. Special emphasis is placed on the ways in which values, institutions, and political-economic forces shape the decisions that will determine the fate of the forests.
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Science, Technology, and Society |
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STS001 HM - Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society
Credit(s): 3
de Laet. An introduction to the interactions among science, technology, and society. Examines the different concepts of rationality and the values that underlie scientific and technological endeavors as well as the centrality of value conflict in technological controversies.
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STS114 HM - Social and Political Issues in Clinic
Credit(s): 3
de Laet. A seminar offered to students taking Clinic. Preparation of a major paper analyzing the ethical and/or social issues of the student’s Clinic project or the product or application for which the project is a part. Reading assignments on the interaction between society and technology and case studies of specific examples.
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STS187 HM - HIV-Aids: Science, Society, and Service
Credit(s): 3
Haushalter. The molecular biology of HIV infection, the biochemistry of antiviral interventions, and the causes and impact of the global HIV-AIDS pandemic, including the inter-relationships among HIV-AIDS, prejudice, race, and stigma. (Crosslisted as BIOL 187 HM and CHEM 187 HM )
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 113 HM and (BIOL 182 HM or CHEM 182 HM )
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STS190 HM - Senior Seminar: Science, Technology, and Society
Credit(s): 3
Staff. Students read and discuss seminal and provocative works in STS. Each student conducts an independent project in an area of interest and competence. Open to seniors majoring in STS. Students with advanced preparation in STS may also enroll with instructor permission.
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Special Topics and Independent Study |
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HSA179 HM - Special Topic Courses
Credit(s): 3
Staff. Special topics courses—one-time or occasional course offerings—are designated with the number 179. They may be offered in any discipline within the humanities, social sciences, and the arts.
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HSA197 HM - Independent Study Courses
Credit(s): 1-3
Staff. Students may arrange for independent study with individual faculty members in the humanities, social sciences and the arts, subject to their permission, in order to pursue particular interests that are not covered by regular courses. Independent study courses, designated with the number 197, may be taken in any discipline within the humanities, social sciences, and the arts. The College limits such courses to juniors and seniors. See the discussion of “Directed Reading Courses” in the “Academic Regulations” section of this catalogue for other restrictions.
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Writing |
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WRIT001 HM - Introduction to Academic Writing
Credit(s): 1.5
Staff. A seminar devoted to effective writing strategies and conventions that apply across academic disciplines. The course emphasizes clarity, concision, and coherence in sentences, paragraphs, and arguments.
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WRIT001E HM - Academic Writing: Extended
Credit(s): 3
Menefee-Libey, Staff. An invitation-only seminar focused on teaching effective writing strategies and conventions that apply across academic disciplines. In this course students will learn to compose clearly articulated, properly qualified, and well-motivated claims that can be supported with evidence.
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