Understanding Science, Technology and Society - ARTS1300

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Humanities
 
 
Course Outline: School of Humanities Courses 2012
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Excluded: HPSC1400
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
 
 

Description


Subject Area: Environmental Studies; History & Philosophy of Science

Environmental issues inescapably involve science and technology. The first two parts of the course deal with the generation of scientific knowledge and the nature of technological systems respectively, both of which are central to understanding the dynamics of environmental issues and debate. The final third of the course applies these insights directly to the most complex and compelling environmental issue of our era, namely climate change.