SC/STS 3790 3.0: Science and Technology in Global Development

Course Description

This course examines a multiplicity of historical and cultural factors influencing and shaping scientific norms and technological practices in global development. Moreover, this course seeks to address questions on how global development goals are affecting the utilization of planetary resources and the advancement of technological systems of production. One of the predominant objectives of this course is to elucidate the entanglements between science, technology and global development, and unpack further what global development means in the context of international cooperation and international security.