2020-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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A Brief Guide to Course Descriptions
Each program described in this catalog contains detailed descriptions of the courses offered within the program.
The first line gives the official course number for which students must register and the official course title. The letters indicate the discipline of the course and the first number of the official course numbers indicates the level of the course. The levels are as follows:
- 1XXX - Freshman Level
- 2XXX - Sophomore Level
- 3XXX - Junior Level
- 4XXX - Senior Level
- 5XXX to 9XXX - Graduate level
Typically the last number of the course number indicates the number of credits. The breakdown of periods of the course is also listed.
When selecting a course for registration, the section of the course may include the following notations:
- “LEC” - lecture section
- “RCT” or “RC” - recitation section
- “LAB” or “LB” - lab section
Additionally, any other letter or digit listed in the section will further identify the section and being liked to another section of the class with the same letter and/or digit combination. Further information on sections is available from academic advisers during registration periods.
The paragraph description briefly indicates the contents and coverage of the course. A detailed course syllabus may be available by request from the office of the offering department.
“Prerequisites” are courses (or their equivalents) that must be completed before registering for the described course. “Co-requisites” are courses taken concurrently with the described course.
The notation “Also listed…” indicates that the course is also given under the number shown. This means that two or more departments or programs sponsor the described course and that students may register under either number, usually the one representing the student’s major program. Classes are jointly delivered. |
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Physics |
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PH-UY 4444 Quantum Optics 4 Credits
Beginning with a review of classical optics and quantum mechanics, this course covers foundations of spectroscopy, including atomic transition rates, selection rules and spectral line shapes. The course explores the quantum nature of light. Topics include photon statistics, coherent states, squeezed light, resonant light-atom interactions, atoms in cavities and laser cooling.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 3474 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4554 Solid State Physics 4 Credits
The course covers basic concepts in condensed matter physics and preparation for the advanced quantum theory of solid state.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 , MA-UY 2114 , and MA-UY 2224
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4601 Special Topics in Physics 1 Credits
Variable credit special topics courses in physics.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 and Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4602 Special Topics in Physics 2 Credits
Variable credit special topics courses in physics.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 and Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4603 Special Topics in Physics 3 Credits
Variable credit special topics courses in physics.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 and Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4604 Special Topics in Physics 4 Credits
Variable credit special topics courses in physics.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 and Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4902 Introduction to Senior Project in Physics 2 Credits
A qualified senior physics student or group of students work with a faculty member (and possibly graduate students) on an advanced problem in physics. In this introductory phase the student(s) and adviser select a suitable theoretical or experimental problem in the subject area and use various resources to solve it.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 4 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4904 Senior Project in Physics 4 Credits
In the project’s concluding phase, senior physics students or group of students work with a faculty member (and possibly graduate students) to solve an advanced problem in interdisciplinary physics. The conclusion of the project is a written report and an oral presentation made to the supervising faculty.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 4902
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 8 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4912 Senior Seminar in Physics 2 Credits
Senior physics students, in consultation with the instructor, study and prepare presentations on several current research topics in the general area of interdisciplinary physics. Students’ performance is rated on the mastery of the material chosen and also on the quality of the presentation made to the instructor and the seminar members.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4994 Bachelor’s Thesis in Physics 4 Credits
This course can be used to replace the required PH-UY 4904 Senior Project in Physics in the BS (Applied Physics) and BS (Math & Physics) curricula. Credit can be earned for either the thesis or project course, but not for both courses.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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Prehealth |
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PHP-UY 4000 Preparations for Medical School 0 Credits
The Preparations for Medical School course is a non-credit seminar course, required for any student engaging with the prehealth committee, that has the following goals: (1) to review the application timeline, cycles, rules + regulations, and processes + procedures for applying for a committee letter to provide in medical school and dental school applications (2) to introduce strategies and tips for better interviewing and application documents (3) to provide better insight into health professions and the different paths for entry into these fields (4) to foster a better community that discusses questions, problems, issues, and concerns surrounding the prehealth area of study.
Prerequisite(s): Department permission required.
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Psychology |
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PS-GY 997X MS Thesis
This course is an independent research project that demonstrates scientific competence and that is performed under the guidance of advisers. The course may be repeated for total up to 6 credits.
Prerequisite(s): consent of adviser.
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PS-UY 2724 Human Factors in Engineering Design 4 Credits
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with basic concepts, research findings and theories related to the way in which human characteristics, capabilities and limitations, including physiology and psychology, affect system design and performance. Students will develop a basic understanding of methods for studying and assessing human behavior and for analyzing human performance. It will introduce aspects of system, interface, organizational design and physical setting as they influence operators and performance.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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PS-UY 3164 Health Psychology 4 Credits
This course is designed to acquaint students Health psychology as a field concerned with how to promote and maintain health through examination of causes and correlates of health, and prevention, intervention and treatment of illness. The course will 1) provide a thorough examination of health beliefs, illness cognitions and psychological aspects of health care (such as factors affecting service utilization, the role of health care provider and of patient) all of which are of vital importance in the prevention and treatment of illnesses; 2) focus on changing specific health related behaviors through prevention and intervention programs, and the role of stress, coping and social support in maintaining one’s physical and emotional well-being and in the etiology of diseases; and 3) explore the management of chronic and terminal illnesses such as cancer, diabetes and HIV. It is expected that by the end of the semester, students will have a deep understanding of the relationship among biological, psychological and social factors in predicting individuals’ health status.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a HuSS Elective.
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PS-UY 3324 Environmental Psychology 4 Credits
This course looks at how people interact with their environments: how settings affect behavior; how people change environments to fit their needs; and how people can become an active part of the environmental-design process. The course discusses how people use space and the way environmental design meets (or fails to meet) human needs. These concerns are valid for very-small-scale design problems (as in human-factors engineering); mid-size spaces (architecture and interior design); large-scale spaces (communities, urban areas). Notes: Satisfies a HuSS elective.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: This course satisfies a HUSS requirement
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PS-UY 3724 Psychology of Sustainability 4 Credits
This course addresses the psychological bases of environmental problems, investigates theories of behavior change as they relate to environmental issues and introduces practical strategies to foster behavior change. Topics include the ways in which the fit (or lack of it) of design to human behavior can affect environmentally relevant behaviors, such as energy use and recycling. Course issues include designing green buildings and creating sustainable communities.
Prerequisite(s): One level 2 PS course.
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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PS-UY 3754 Psychology of Living in Extreme Environments 4 Credits
This course considers issues, research and theory in relation to creating human habitats in extreme space, undersea and polar regions. The course reviews firsthand experiences and formal studies of life in these settings, and extrapolates from work in other, less extreme human settings. Psychological issues include privacy, territoriality, isolation and crowding, light and views of nature, as well as personality and organizational issues. Students complete a research paper and engage in a team-design project.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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Registrar |
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RE-GY 9990 Ph.D. Qualifying Exam 0 Credits
Ph.D. students register for this course in any semester in which a Ph.D. qualifying exam is taken. This course carries no credit, and the student incurs no fees. It provides a place in the student’s official transcript to record when the qualifying exam was taken and the result.
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Robotics |
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ROB-GY 5103 Mechatronics 3 Credits
Introduction to theoretical and applied mechatronics, design and operation of mechatronics systems; mechanical, electrical, electronic, and opto-electronic components; sensors and actuators including signal conditioning and power electronics; microcontrollers-fundamentals, programming, and interfacing; and feedback control. Includes structured and term projects in the design and development of proto-type integrated mechatronic systems.
Prerequisite(s): Advisor approval.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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ROB-GY 6003 Foundations of Robotics 3 Credits
This course presents the concepts, techniques, algorithms, and state-of-the-art approaches for mobile robots and robot manipulators covering modeling, control and simulation. The class will focus on direct and inverse kinematics problem, Denavit-Hartenberg representation, Euler and RPY angles, homogeneous transformations, Manipulator Jacobian, differential relationships, force and moment analysis, inverse Jacobian, trajectory generation and path planning. The final part will involve robot arm dynamics and PD and PID controllers for robotic manipulators, practical robotic system implementation aspects, limitations and constraints, and sensors and actuators. The students will practice these concepts using Matlab or an equivalent simulation environment.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6103 Advanced Mechatronics 3 Credits
Introduction to, applications of, and hands-on experience with microcontrollers and single-board computers for embedded system applications. Specifically, gain familiarity with the fundamentals, anatomy, functionality, programming, interfacing, and protocols for the Arduino microcontroller, multi-core Propeller microcontroller, and single-board computer Raspberry Pi. Includes mini-projects and term projects in the design and development of proto-type integrated mechatronic systems.
Prerequisite(s): ROB-GY 5103
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6113 Microelectromechanical Sensors and Actuators for Robots 3 Credits
This course presents the fundamentals of fabrication, modeling, analysis, and design of micro/nano sensors and actuators. Students will be exposed to the state of the art of micro/nano fabrication. They will gain familiarity with multiphysics phenomena at the micro/nano scale toward an improved understanding of fundamental sensing and actuation principles. Such knowledge will, in turn, inform the use of commercial software to design and simulate micro/nano devices for real world application.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6203 Robot Perception 3 Credits
Smart automation systems (e.g., driverless cars, domestic/warehouse mobile robots, intelligent transportation systems, robotic construction machines, etc.) need to understand both their own poses and the surroundings to fulfil their tasks safely, accurately, and efficiently. This requires an intelligent extraction of both geometric and semantic information from sensory input (mainly visual sensors such as cameras/LIDAR). This course aims to combine the established theories of geometric vision and the recent progress in pattern recognition in the context of robotic/intelligent systems. Students will study and practice the basic theories of computer vision and machine learning through relevant applications. For example, pose estimation of a robotic agent from onboard cameras, 3D reconstruction for map creation, object detection/segmentation for obstacle avoidance, tracking for target following, place recognition from images when GPS is unreliable, and so on.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6213 Robot Localization and Navigation 3 Credits
This course presents the concepts, techniques, algorithms, and state-of-the-art approaches for robot perception, localization, and mapping. The course will show the theoretical foundations and will also have a substantial experimental component based on Matlab/ROS. The course will start from basic concepts in probability and then introduce probabilistic approaches for data fusion such as Bayes Filters, Kalman Filter, Extended Kalman Filter, Unscented Kalman Filter, and Particle Filter. Then, the course will introduce the SLAM problem showing how this has recently been solved using batch optimization and graph methods. Finally, mapping algorithms will also be briefly discussed.
Prerequisite(s): ECE-GY 6253 or ME-GY 6703 or ME-GY 6923 or department approval
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6313 Robotic Gait and Manipulation 3 Credits
Review of fundamental robot kinematics, dynamics, and control. Types of robotic manipulation. Design and control of robotic manipulators. Robotic hand and arm. Robotic manipulation modeling, simulation, and experiments. Gait types of legged systems. Biped and quadruped systems. Human walking and running, and passive dynamics. Design and control of biped walking robots. Robotic gait modeling, simulation, and experiments. Focus on hands-on experience in design, fabrication, and control of simple mechanisms.
Prerequisite(s): ROB-GY 6003
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6323 Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Control for Robotics 3 Credits
What kind of movements should a robot perform in order to walk, jump or manipulate objects? Can it compute optimal behaviors online? Can it learn this directly from trial and error? This course will introduce modern methods for robotics movement generation based on numerical optimal control and reinforcement learning. It will cover fundamental topics in numerical optimal control (Bellman equations, differential dynamic programming, model predictive control) and reinforcement learning (actor-critic algorithms, model-based reinforcement learning, deep reinforcement learning) applied to robotics. It will also contain hands-on exercises for real robotic applications such as walking and jumping, object manipulation or acrobatic drones. Recommended background in at least one of the following: linear systems; robotics; machine learning; convex optimization; programming (python).
Prerequisite(s): ROB-GY 6003 or ECE-GY 6253 or ME-GY 6703
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6333 Swarm Robotics 3 Credits
The student who completes this course will gain an advanced understanding of the analysis and control of networked dynamical systems, with a specific accent on networked robotic systems. He/she will be able to study the properties of networked robotic systems through the analysis of the intertwining properties of the network structure and of the individual dynamics of the single robot. Moreover, he/she will be able to understand and design algorithms for distributed control of teams of mobile agents and robots.
Prerequisite(s): ROB-GY 6003 or ECE-GY 6253 or ME-GY 6703
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6413 Robots for Disability 3 Credits
This course will introduce personal, societal, and technological challenges related to physical disability, cognitive disability, and senior living. After an introduction to these challenges, students will learn about current state of art mechatronics and robotics solutions to handle these problems. Finally, they will apply their mechatronics and robotics learning to produce novel robotics solutions to address a specific problem related to a disability.
Prerequisite(s): ROB-GY 5103 or permission of instructor
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6423 Interactive Medical Robotics 3 Credits
In this course, we will investigate the application, functionality, and theoretical aspects of the state-of-the-art interactive robotic technologies in medicine. The focus of the course will be on advanced surgical, and neurorehabilitative robotic systems. Technological aspects, such as instrumentation, actuation, mechanisms, imaging, and signal acquisition, will be introduced. Also, theoretical aspects related to control, dynamics, kinematics, haptics, stability, passivity, human-robot interaction, teleoperation, machine learning and bio-signal processing will be discussed in the context of medical robotic systems. Students are expected to be fluent in MATLAB and have solid background in at least two of the following four topics: signal processing, dynamics, control, robotics.
Prerequisite(s): ECE-GY 5223 or ECE-GY 6253 or ME-GY 6703 or ME-GY 6923 or equivalent or department’s permission
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-UY 2004 Robotic Manipulation and Locomotion 4 Credits
This class introduces basic notions of robotics, from sensors and actuators to kinematics, dynamics, motion planning and control with specific example applications for object manipulation and legged locomotion. Basic algorithms necessary for any robotics practitioner interested in robots with arms and legs are studied in the class. A special emphasis is made on providing a practical experience to students, with a laboratory enabling the implementation of the learned concepts in real applications. Background in calculus, physics, linear algebra and programming are necessary to follow the class.
Prerequisite(s): (CS-UY 1114 or CS-UY 1113 ) and MA-UY 2034 and PH-UY 1013 or equivalents (see Minor in Robotics)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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ROB-UY 3203 Robot Vision 3 Credits
Engineering systems are becoming smarter and more autonomous (e.g., construction robots, autonomous trucks/cars, intelligent transportation systems, domestic/warehouse mobile robots, etc.). This means they need to understand both their own ositions/orientations and the surroundings to fulfill their tasks safely, accurately, and efficiently. This requires an intelligent extraction of both geometric and semantic information from sensory input (mainly visual sensors such as cameras/LIDAR). This course introduces basic knowledge of robotic vision, and provides hands-on project experiences of those emerging technologies in the context of intelligent robotic systems: including RGBD data processing for laser scanning, photogrammetric 3D reconstruction of buildings, visual simultaneous localization and mapping for AR/VR, machine learning applications in object recognition/tracking, semantic segmentation, place recognition from images when GPS is unreliable, and so on.
Prerequisite(s): (CS-UY 1114 or CS-UY 1113 ) and MA-UY 2034 or equivalents (see Minor in Robotics)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-UY 3303 Robot Motion and Planning 3 Credits
This course covers the concepts, techniques, algorithms, and state-of-the-art approaches for robot localization, mapping, and planning. The course starts from basic concepts in 2D kinematics and probability and then introduces probabilistic approaches for data fusion. Then, the course introduces the trajectory planning problem in the time domain and free space. The motion planning problem is defined in a canonical version of the problem and the concept of configuration space is introduced. A selection of representative planning techniques is covered from probabilistic to heuristic techniques. Finally, some mapping representations and algorithms are presented.
Prerequisite(s): (CS-UY 1114 or CS-UY 1113 ) and MA-UY 2034 and PH-UY 1013 or equivalents (see Minor in Robotics)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-UY 3404 Haptics and Telerobotics in Medicine 4 Credits
In this course, the theoretical bases and applications, of haptics technologies with a particular focus on medical applications (specifically surgical, and neurorehabilitative) are taught. Basic technological aspects, such as instrumentation, actuation, control and mechanisms, are introduced. Also, some theoretical aspects related to telerobotic systems are discussed. Students are expected to have basic knowledge of programming. As part of this course, students will participate in experimental and simulation labs to acquire hands-on expertise in haptics implementation and programming.
Prerequisite(s): (CS-UY 1114 or CS-UY 1113 ) and MA-UY 2034 and PH-UY 1013 or equivalents (see Minor in Robotics)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 402X STS Global Experience 1-4 Credits
Students in this course participate in a global study away experience to learn about Science and Technology Studies in a global context. The course involves travel to a Global study site, field trips, and guest lectures. It also involves a real world research/service project tied to the global location.
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STS-UY 1004W Science, Technology, and Society 4 Credits
This course introduces important issues, historical and contemporary, related to science and technology from a variety of social, political and philosophical viewpoints. The multidisciplinary approach helps students to understand the interaction between science, technology and society and to discover the conditions that foster technological innovation. The scientific and technological way of thinking becomes clear through historical examples, helping students to consider important issues of science and technology policy, such as how science and technology can be used to benefit society and how one can foster innovation in a society or an organization.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a HuSS Elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2004 Science, Technology, and Society 4 Credits
This course introduces students to important issues, historical and contemporary, related to science and technology from a variety of social, political, and philosophical viewpoints. We shall use a multidisciplinary approach to understand the interaction between science, technology and society and to discover the conditions that foster technological innovation. The scientific and technological way of thinking will become clear through historical examples, helping us to consider important issues of science and technology policy, such as how science and technology can be used to benefit society and how one can foster innovation in a society or an organization.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 2134 Philosophy of Science and Technology in China and India 4 Credits Credits
This course addresses the fundamental questions of philosophy-What is real? What is good? How do we know?-by consideringthe answers by classical philosophers from India and China. Philosophy in Asia has not been viewed as an abstract academic subject with little or no relevance to daily life. Rather, it has been seen as one of life’s most basic and important enterprises. Philosophy is seen as essential to overcoming suffering and improving the quality of human life. Since Asian philosophy is concerned with practical issues to a greater extent than in the West, the course considers how technology is understood and valued. Attention is given to the history of science in China and India. Since no rigid distinctions exist between philosophy and religion in Asian thought, the place of science and technology in relation to human values is also different. The class examines the Asian philosophical tradition to understand both its historical importance and its relevance to society today.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2144 Ethics and Technology 4 Credits
This course considers how technology shapes and patterns-and is shaped and patterned by-human activities, from a moral point of view. This course focuses on how the technologically textured world changes human life, individually, socially and culturally, for better or worse. The course considers several views of technology and several ethical theories for evaluating technology. The course explains the structures of change and transformation and develops critical forms of thought, so that students can understand, evaluate, appreciate and criticize technological development.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2214 Medical Ethics 4 Credits
This course is concerned with the many ethical issues that arise in the field of medicine, issues such as: patient autonomy, informed consent, experimentation on live subjects, confidentiality, truth telling, conflict of interest and the treatment of relatives. We will also study moral issues pertaining to new medical techniques such as online medicine and prenatal genetic screening. These issues will be approached via an understanding of important historical, legal and philosophical foundations of medical ethics. We will study ideas from the Hippocratic Oath and Islamic, Jewish and Christian traditions up to the codes of today’s ethics review boards. Important legal issues explored involve the right to healthcare, the obligation of parents to seek proper medical care for their children and euthanasia. Some of the important ethical-philosophical notions studied will be: the law of double effect, the obligation of beneficence and non-malevolence, utilitarianism, and Kantian ethics. While this course is open to all majors, it’s specific aim is to prepare the future medical practitioner to understand and deal with the various moral challenges of the profession.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a HuSS Elective.
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STS-UY 2224 Science and Sexuality 4 Credits
This course explores and analyzes the constructions of sexuality in the biological, social, and medical sciences, focusing on issues in evolutionary biology, endocrinology, neuroscience, psychiatry, comparative anatomy, and genetics. Throughout the semester, we shall compare the various meanings given to sexuality across disciplinary frameworks, paying attention to the increasingly unstable relationships between the categories of fiction and science, reproduction and sexuality, nature and culture, male and female, animal and human, and hetero- and homosexuality. We shall also assess how expert scientific discourses influence popular understandings of sexuality and vice versa. Specifically, we will examine how they contribute to the normalization and official regulation of certain kinds of behavior, how they satisfy a desire for stories about human origins, and how they fashion terms of attraction, repulsion, affection, antagonism, dominance, and submission according to which sexuality is putatively expressed.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2224W Science and Sexuality 4 Credits
This course explores and analyzes the constructions of sexuality in the biological, social, and medical sciences, focusing on issues in evolutionary biology, endocrinology, neuroscience, psychiatry, comparative anatomy, and genetics. Throughout the semester, we shall compare the various meanings given to sexuality across disciplinary frameworks, paying attention to the increasingly unstable relationships between the categories of fiction and science, reproduction and sexuality, nature and culture, male and female, animal and human, and hetero- and homosexuality. We shall also assess how expert scientific discourses influence popular understandings of sexuality and vice versa. Specifically, we will examine how they contribute to the normalization and official regulation of certain kinds of behavior, how they satisfy a desire for stories about human origins, and how they fashion terms of attraction, repulsion, affection, antagonism, dominance, and submission according to which sexuality is putatively expressed.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 2244W Magic, Medicine, and Science 4 Credits
This course looks at the metaphysical and epistemological origins of three systems of thought - the organic, the magical, and the mechanical - and considers the extent to which modern science can be seen as arising from their synthesis. Topics include Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, the Hermetic Corpus, Ficino’s naturalistic magic, Pico’s supernatural magic, Paracelsus and the ontic theory of disease, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, the Cambridge Platonists, and Newton.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2254 Evolution 4 Credits Credits
This course discusses the development of the theory of evolution based on the amassed evidence from the geological and biological sciences over the past 200 years. Darwin’s idea that natural selection was the driving force behind evolution is considered in detail. Early rival theories to Darwin’s ideas are discussed as part of the process leading to the modern theory. The integration into the theory of genetics and molecular biology has led to a much deeper understanding of how organisms are related. The role of chance factors is also considered. Application of evolution theory to problems in economic biology and modern medicine and epidemiology wilI also be discussed. Finally, current controversies regarding Intelligent Design is addressed and put into a historical context.
Prerequisite(s): EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a HuSS elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2264W Addressing Public Policy Issues in the Sciences, Engineering and Medicine 4 Credits
This course explores public-policy issues on critical and often controversial questions in science (e.g., cap-and-trade, global warming, LEDs as lighting sources, biofuels, spectrum allocation), medicine (e.g., embryonic stemcell research, national health care, genetic therapy, workplace risks of nanotechnology), and technology (e.g., off-shore drilling, biotechnology, clean coal, nuclear energy, “smart” power). Students will select areas in which to specialize and will be required to submit a white paper on one of these major issues. The report will be based on library research and face-to-face interviews with experts in the field. As students draft sections of their white papers, they will submit them for class discussion and they will meet periodically with the instructor to review their progress.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2274 Space and Spacetime 4 Credits Credits
What is the nature of space? Is it an independently existing substance, or does it merely consist of the relations between physical objects? Can motion be described simply in terms of the relational properties of objects, or must people always define motion with respect to an absolute motionless substratum? Does the existence of left-handed gloves entail the existence of absolute space? This course considers these and other questions about the nature of space and time as they appear in the writings of philosophers and scientists, including Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Newton, Leibniz, Berkeley, Kant, Poincaré and Einstein.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2284 Introduction to FSTEM 4 Credits
This course will introduce feminist theory as a foundational methodology for critically investigating of the fields of STEM. Feminist theory is not a political ideology nor an analytic framework limited to “women’s issues,” but an important way of asking questions about how hierarchies of power including gender, race, class, and disability, relate to the funding, research directions, and accessibility of science, technology, and engineering. While thinking through how STEM conforms to and creates social systems of difference, students in this course will learn how to apply feminist theory to contemporary case studies, examining issues of practice, ethics, social justice, and inequality in STEM.
Prerequisite(s): EXPOS-UA 1
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2294 Quantum Mechanics and Information 4 Credits Credits
Quantum mechanics is today the best-confirmed theory of particle dynamics. The theory is not only the basis for all digital technologies, but also the theoretical foundation for the best-confirmed theories of matter (quantum field theories). However, since its inception, quantum mechanics has been beset with conceptual problems. No consensus exists on how to interpret it: What would the world be like if it were true? This course develops the mathematical formalism of the theory and explores several proposals about how to interpret it. Other topics include conceptual issues of quantum teleportation, quantum computing and quantum cryptography.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2314 It’s About Time 4 Credits
From looking at our watch and noting the change from day to night and counting the days, months and years, time seems so mundane that we take it for granted and usually think little more about it. But what is time and why do we measure it so obsessively and with such precision? This course will concern itself with all aspects of time, from the evolution of calendars (including our own) to precision timepieces and our own internal clocks. And finally, the nature of time itself and its relationship to space and other aspects of our universe will be discussed. This course will draw on knowledge from history, anthropology, psychology, technology, astronomy and physics to gain an understanding of this very basic “dimension”.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 2324 From Heat Engines to Black Holes 4 Credits
What is the nature of heat? How does it relate to atoms, black holes, information and a demon in a box full of gas molecules? This course answers these questions by developing the history of thermodynamics. That history begins with early 18th-century caloric theories of heat, 19th-century analyses of steam engines, the kinetic theory of gases, the statistical approach to mechanics, atomic theories of matter, the concept of entropy, early 20th-century concepts of information and, finally, current applications to black holes (as well as Maxwell and his famous demon). The course considers theoretical descriptions of the phenomena and the technologies derived from them.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2324W From Heat Engines to Black Holes 4 Credits
What is the nature of heat? How does it relate to atoms, black holes, information and a demon in a box full of gas molecules? This course answers these questions by developing the history of thermodynamics. That history begins with early 18th-century caloric theories of heat, 19th-century analyses of steam engines, the kinetic theory of gases, the statistical approach to mechanics, atomic theories of matter, the concept of entropy, early 20th-century concepts of information and, finally, current applications to black holes (as well as Maxwell and his famous demon). The course considers theoretical descriptions of the phenomena and the technologies derived from them.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2334 The Invention of Race 4 Credits
This course traces the history of science as it shapes race into a divisive standard for regulating and altering the shape of the population. Topics include the Enlightenment and the emergence of race as a science, eugenics and its lasting effects (actuarial science, mortgage policies, sentencing and paroling), and the fractured relationship between race and medicine.
Prerequisite(s): EXPOS-UA 1
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2364 History of Aviation and Aviation Technology 4 Credits Credits
In little more than 100 years, aviation has passed from a ground-hugging flight of less than a minute to high-altitude, supersonic flights that cross continents and oceans. This course surveys the history of aviation and the technological innovations that led to this crucial modern technology. This course also discusses the physics of flight, how increased understanding of aerodynamic principles led to successive aircraft improvements, and the development of new materials and control systems. Although military research drove many technological innovations, this course focuses on the economics and development of commercial aviation, which has changed the world. The course also looks at ultramodern trends in aircraft design and control, including unmanned cruise missiles and aircraft, and new commercial-aircraft designs and production techniques.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2374 The Ship
Ships, the largest human-made moving objects, have played a pivotal role in trade and warfare throughout history. This course covers the history, development and technology of ships from ancient times to the present. The course discusses aspects of the atmosphere and seas as they relate to ship design and use. Technological advances in hull design, materials, sails and power also will be discussed. The use of ships in trade, human transportation, warfare, fishing, piracy and global exploration are covered, along with the satellite industries of shipbuilding and port support. The course also looks at the manning of ships, the social and military organization, the life of mariners, the development of navigation and its technologies in an historical context, and submarine evolution and technologies.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2524 Computer Ethics 4 Credits Credits
Using a case study approach, this course explores the issues of professional and technological ethics especially as it pertains to networked computers in a global setting. The course will begin with the appropriate ethical codes of the professional societies, including the code of ethics for the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) but also codes in other areas such as finance and medicine. The mandates and expectations of the codes will be interpreted from varying perspectives and will be applied concretely to the specifics of the cases under consideration.
Ethical issues will be approached in a manner similar to that of engineering problems and students will be expected to show a step-by-step process for the resolution of actual and potential ethical conflict. The technique of “line drawing” will be used to exhibit the alternatives and to help justify the ultimate decision made. In addition to video lectures Power Point charts, and notes the course teaching techniques will employ social media (“Google +”) to create a class community, “NYU Classes” to present texts and case studies, built-in assessment tools (e.g. “Ivanhoe”), and inter-active role-playing games to permit student dialogue and debate on assigned topics. These online tools do not demand excessive bandwidth and can be used in both synchronous and asynchronous settings.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2534 Computers and Social Change 4 Credits
This course examines the social, legal, economic, and policy contexts surrounding worldwide computing. Issues to be addressed include the economic impacts of computer and software development in the global context; the impacts of computers on family and social structure, work, education, and leisure; the digital divide in the US and internationally; questions of privacy and safety; the changing landscape of international and national laws surrounding computing; and others. Course readings, online discussions and a research project are required.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a HuSS elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2554 Science and Pseudoscience 4 Credits Credits
This survey of popular pseudoscientific claims emphasizes issues in the philosophy of science, including demarcation, evidential warrant, scientific progress, science and public policy, and fallacies of reasoning. Topics include UFO sightings and alien abductions, the Nemesis theory of dinosaur extinctions, astrology, creationism, psychic phenomena, theories of intelligence, alternative medicines, global warming and cold fusion. The course emphasizes student input to determine the topics covered.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2604 Ethics and Engineering 4 Credits
This course examines issues relating to engineering practice and applied technology. We will study foundations for moral decision making such as professional codes and ethical theories such as Kantianism and utilitarianism. These ethical tools will be applied to a range of case studies. We will also seek a deeper understanding of important issues and challenges stemming from technology with an eye to how globalization and its attendant cultural and moral pluralism affect them. Topics include: business in a globalized world, information technology, military technology, food production, the environment, bioethics, energy, and emerging technologies.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies HuSS Elective.
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STS-UY 2624W The Rhetoric of Science 4 Credits
This course is an introduction to the history, theory, practice, and implications of rhetoric - the art and craft of persuasion. Specifically, this class focuses on the ways that scientists use various methods of persuasion as they construct scientific knowledge. By first examining the nature of science and rhetoric, we will then examine texts written by scientists and use rhetorical theory to analyze those texts. We will look at the professional scientific research articles and other genres of scientific writing. Finally, we’ll investigate the way that rhetoric plays a role in the everyday life of scientists. Throughout the class, we will wrestle with questions, such as: How is science rhetorical?; What can rhetorical analysis tell us about the ways that scientists use persuasion?; and, How might rhetorical analysis limit our understanding of science?
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 2634 Psychology of the Internet 4 Credits Credits
This class investigates aspects of human behavior in terms of the Internet. The Internet is a technological phenomenon that allows people separated by huge distances to interact with each other in relatively seamless fashion. Does the Internet allow people to connect in ways never possible before? Or are these new connections variations of previous human interactions, only on a computer screen. For all of its positive attributes, the Internet has a negative side: People become increasingly dependent on interacting only through the Internet. Is this dysfunctional? What characterizes addictive behavior? Can addictive behavior be attributed to a physical action as opposed to a biological substance?
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2664 Intelligence: Real and Artificial 4 Credits Credits
This course explores the nature of intelligence, both human and computer, and covers historical debates centered on intelligence testing. Can computers be programmed to think? If they can, what would a “thinking” computer look like? The course covers issues such as the Turing test and human-computer interaction.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2724 Dinosaurs: Resurrecting an Extinct Species 4 Credits
Large fossil bones have fascinated people since ancient times, and after 1842 some of these fossils were described as belonging to the taxum Dinosauria. Since then, new discoveries and scientific techniques have led to a series of changes in both the views of scientists and the public as to what dinosaurs were, what groups they were related to, and how they behaved and interacted with their environments. This course will look at the views of fossils in ancient Greece and Rome, and also in some modern tribal societies. Most emphasis will be on the changing views of paleontology, geology, biology and evolution from the Enlightenment period to the present. All major dinosaur groups will be discussed, as well as their physiology, relationships to other animals, behavior and ecology, as scientific ideas evolve and new discoveries are made. Finally, how scientists reconstruct dinosaurs through images, sculpture and mountings for the public and popular culture’s fascination with dinosaurs will be discussed.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 2904 Special Topic in STS 4 Credits
Special topic in Science and Technology Studies. Topic to be decided by instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 3004W Seminar in Science and Technology Studies 4 Credits
This course considers the current state of the field of Science and Technology Studies. Students are exposed to the range and methods of STS as well as their own place within the field. The course is designed specifically to bring students with different academic backgrounds into contact with each other in a classroom setting.
Prerequisite(s): One Level 2 STS Cluster Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 3013 Directed Study in STS 3 Credits
Directed study under supervision of faculty adviser in Humanities and Social Sciences. Students are exposed to foundational research techniques under the guidance of a faculty adviser. Library research, written and oral reports required.
Prerequisite(s): STS-UY 2004 and permission of STS faculty adviser.
Note: Does not satisfy a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 3204 Science and Difference 4 Credits
This course considers the historical development of the science of difference - in particular, race and gender - from the scientific revolution to the present. We seek to understand historical episodes of cultural anxiety over biological variation by examining the construction of difference in living populations. Topics include historical theories of human variation, scientific racism and its rejection, the history of ethnicity and sexuality, colonialism and eugenics.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a HuSS Elective
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 3204W Science and Difference 4 Credits
This course considers the historical development of the science of difference - in particular, race and gender - from the scientific revolution to the present. We seek to understand historical episodes of cultural anxiety over biological variation by examining the construction of difference in living populations. Topics include historical theories of human variation, scientific racism and its rejection, the history of ethnicity and sexuality, colonialism and eugenics.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a HuSS Elective
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 3214 Science & Feminism 4 Credits
This course will introduce students to feminist perspectives from the field of Science & Technology Studies (STS). Scholars from anthropology, sociology, history, and philosophy of science are studied to gain insight on how gender and race affect the practice of science and how we come to think about facts, progress, modernity, and our technological and scientific worlds. Students are expected to become familiar with the basic theories, concepts, and questions of STS and will learn to apply critical feminist theory to analyze the day-to-day practice of science.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 3214W Science and Feminism 4 Credits
This course will introduce students to feminist perspectives from the field of Science & Technology Studies (STS). Scholars from anthropology, sociology, history, and philosophy of science are studied to gain insight on how gender and race affect the practice of science and how we come to think about facts, progress, modernity, and our technological and scientific worlds. Students are expected to become familiar with the basic theories, concepts, and questions of STS and will learn to apply critical feminist theory to analyze the day-to-day practice of science.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: This course satisfies a HUSS requirement
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 3224 Queering Science and Technology 4 Credits
This course introduces students to the intersection of feminist STS and queer studies, to examine how cultural norms around bodies, identity, selfhood, gender, and sexuality shape the production of knowledge and expertise. We will engage with foundational theories and concepts, including heteronormativity, the social construction of technology, the production of space and place, and the relationship between power, knowledge, and subjectivity. We will explore these themes through case studies and topics such as cyborgs, monsters, and other nonhumans, queer time and space, digital media, public health, trans studies, embodiment, queer futurity, and more. The course is based around reading, writing, and discussion.
Prerequisite(s): EXPOS-UA 1 , and one 1000-level or 2000-level course in the Science, Technology and Society cluster.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 3254W Philosophy of Science
The philosophy of science is divided into two subfields: The first studies the nature and methodology of science. The second examines the conceptual and philosophical foundations of particular scientific fields. This course considers topics in the first subfield, including philosophical attempts to describe scientific explanations, laws of nature and the process by which evidence confirms theories in science. The course also considers the nature of scientific theories: what they are, how they change and how they can and should be interpreted
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 3264 Physics, Information and Computation 4 Credits Credits
This course investigates the conceptual foundations of contemporary notions of information and computation from the point of view of physics. The course is divided into four parts: Part I considers the relation between entropy and global concepts of information; Part 2 considers the relation between space-time structure and physical concepts of computation; Part 3 considers the relation between quantum and classical information; and Part 4 considers attempts to reconceive physics entirely in information-theoretic terms.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 3284W Relativity and Spacetime 4 Credits Credits
The first part of this course develops the physics underlying special relativity and considers such conceptual questions as: Does Special Relativity prohibit faster-than-light travel? Does it allow a traveling astronaut to age less and return home in the distant future? What is the significance of Einstein’s famous equation “E = mc2”? The second part of the course develops the physics underlying general relativity and considers conceptual issues surrounding such current applications as time machines, wormholes and “warp-drive” spacetimes.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 3354 Brain, Behavior, and the Mind: The History and Development of Neuroscience 4 Credits
This course traces the development of neuroscience and its techniques to the present day. Ranging from mesmerism and phrenology to physiology, genetics, and modern neuroscience, it considers various theories of the brain and its relationship to the body. Because neuroscience and its sub-disciplines will be one of the leading sciences of the 21st century, this course considers how an increased understanding of brain/mind relationships holds the promise for innovation in treating mental disorders, altering human habits, countering the effects of stress, and elsewhere. Other topics that may be discussed include learning and memory at both the cell and brain levels, and the ways insights from neuroscience are applied in medicine, law, economics, government policy, and religion.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 3604 Psychology of Internet Security 4 Credits Credits
This course looks at the relationship between psychology and online security. How do computer hackers access secure computers strictly by asking people for their password? What are the key features of current security messages and how can they be made more explicit so the average computer user can understand them? What social-psychology principles are required for a secure network? And what perceptual issues help secure a computer network
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 3814 Social Psychology of Virtual Worlds 4 Credits Credits
This course explores human relations in the virtual world. Do real-world interactions maintain themselves in an online community, or do the rules of social interaction change significantly in a virtual environment? When people perceive themselves as being anonymous, do they feel the same responsibility for their own behavior, or do they interact with others differently as they would in the real world? This course examines the psychology of online, virtual relationships with a view to compare and contrast them with real-world relationships.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 3904 Special Topic in STS 4 Credits
Variable credit special topic in Science and Technology Studies. Topic to be decided by instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 3914 Independent Study in STS 4 Credits
Variable credit independent study in Science and Technology Studies. Topic to be decided by instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 4002 Capstone Project I in Science and Technology Studies 2 Credits
The capstone project is an opportunity for STS majors to complete an independent, integrative, piece of scholarship on an important issue involving science, technology, and society. The capstone experience is intended to bring together students’ past learning in previous courses, and to extend and deepen it by focusing on a specific, cumulative project. The capstone includes a substantial research paper and an oral presentation.
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STS-UY 4003 Study Abroad 3 Credits
For STS majors only. Takes the form of either an internship or a semester studying abroad. Internship option: Supervised semester-long project carried out in a community or industry setting. Evaluated on the basis of written and oral reports presented to faculty and external project Co-sponsors. Students must maintain a course-load equivalent of 12 credits (including the 3 for STS 4003) during this semester. Study-Abroad option: Semester-long course of study at a foreign institution. Students must maintain a course-load equivalent of 12 credits (including the 3 for STS 4003) during this semester.
Prerequisite(s): Junior/Senior status and permission of STS faculty adviser.
Note: Does not satisfy a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 4034 Internship 4 Credits
Students may undertake an internship for academic credit with an appropriate private, public, or non-profit agency or firm. The internship is an opportunity to extend learning outside of the classroom into a real world setting, and to explore career options tied to the major. Students complete 140 hours at the internship site and attend occasional class meetings. The course involves completing a learning contract, regular reflections, assignments, and a final presentation.
Prerequisite(s): IDM/SUE/STS majors only. Permission of instructor required.
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STS-UY 4202 Capstone Project II in Science and Technology Studies 2 Credits
The second half of a 2 course sequence, in which STS majors complete an independent, integrative piece of scholarship on a current issue involving science, technology, and society. This course centers on analysis and writing; students will draw upon modes of STS analysis and use critical thinking skills to transform their project proposal from Capstone I into a formal research paper. Students will bring the depth and breadth of their STS knowledge to this culminating senior project, which will also include a research prospectus, literature review, and visual presentation/oral defense.
Prerequisite(s): A grade of B- or better in STS-UY 4002 and senior standing.
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STS-UY 4401 Independent Study in Science and Technology Studies 1 Credits
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STS-UY 4504 Advanced Seminar in Science and Technology 4 Credits
The Advanced Seminar is a writing- and research-intensive course that will explore in-depth a topic in Technology, Culture, and Society, requiring practice of both writing and research skills. Topics vary by section; see Albert for detailed topic descriptions.
Prerequisite(s): (EXPOS-UA 1, EXPOS-UA 4, EXPOS-UA 5, EXPOS-UA 9, ASPP-UT 2, WREX-UF 101 or WRCI-UF 102) and one TCS elective course.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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TCS-UY 2122 Public Problem Solving 2 Credits
This transdisciplinary class offers a systematic introduction to the problem-solving skills you will need to take a mission driven project from idea to implementation. By combining the teaching of quantitative and qualitative methods with participatory and equitable approaches that include the communities we aim to help in the problem-solving process, this course will enable you to become a more powerful agent of change with the ability to realize as well as design innovative and measureable solutions to contemporary problems. Using real world examples, each week, we learn a new problem-solving method and the application of the method to real world challenges through a series of discussion with world leading change agents. This course is problem-led. Students will apply lessons learned to develop an original intervention designed to improve people’s lives to a problem in areas such as climate change, inequality, systemic racism and discrimination, unemployment, and pandemic response.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2
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TCS-UY 4504 Advanced Seminar in Technology, Culture, and Society 4 Credits
The Advanced Seminar is a writing- and research-intensive course that will explore in-depth a topic in Technology, Culture, and Society, requiring practice of both writing and research skills. Topics vary by section; see Albert for detailed topic descriptions.
Prerequisite(s): (EXPOS-UA 1, EXPOS-UA 4, EXPOS-UA 5, EXPOS-UA 9, ASPP-UT 2, WREX-UF 101 or WRCI-UF 102) and one TCS elective course.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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SEG-UY 2124W Public Policy Issues and the Internet: A Global Perspective 4 Credits
Following years of government-funded computer-research programs, successful communication between computers was accomplished in 1969, the start of the Internet era. The World Wide Web, created to facilitate the acquisition of information on the Internet, followed 20 years later. This course traces the history of the Internet, heralded as the free, open exchange of information among people all over the globe, and explores the maelstrom of complex issues that have arisen to thwart this idealistic dream of its planners: censorship, net neutrality, privacy and the social media, the role of the Internet as a political force, cybersecurity, copyright infringement, consumer tracking, street mapping. These and other controversial global issues are considered from the standpoint of the problems they pose and the policies of the various governments toward them.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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SEG-UY 2184W Beyond Oil: Fueling Tomorrow’s Vehicles 4 Credits
This course explores the alternatives to oil that vehicle manufacturers are pursuing in their desire to wean away from oil and its mercurial price swings. Students will be required to choose two of these alternative approaches and prepare white papers on each, covering the technology, advantages, limitations or drawbacks, cost saving, environmental impact and likelihood of success in the market place. The focus will be on biofuels, hybrids, the fuel cell, natural gas, hydrogen, the electric car.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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SEG-UY 2194W Writing About Nature and the Environment 4 Credits
In this course, students explore today’s major environmental and ecological issues and write a number of pieces that discuss causes and possible solutions. Each article is based on a literature search and on interviews with professionals. Class critiques of articles are an integral part of the learning process. Topics include global warming, renewable energy, health and the environment, environmental law and biodiversity. Authors of the best pieces are encouraged to submit them for publication.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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SEG-UY 4504 Advanced Seminar in Society, Envirnmnt, & Globaliz 4 Credits
The Advanced Seminar is a writing- and research-intensive course that will explore in-depth a topic in Technology, Culture, and Society, requiring practice of both writing and research skills. Topics vary by section; see Albert for detailed topic descriptions.
Prerequisite(s): EXPOS-UA 1 and one TCS elective course
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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TR-GY 900X Readings in Transportation Variable Credits
This is an individually guided effort involving research into a topic of interest, usually growing from a course the student has taken. Readings courses should not duplicate material available in a regularly scheduled course, but should involve additional research on a topic or topics of interest to the student that is related to a course or courses. A formal written report is required. The student must have a faculty adviser who agrees to work with them and an agreed-upon topic before registering. The student may register for 1 to 3 credits for a readings effort, in proportion to the effort and as approved by the supervising instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of supervising instructor.
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TR-GY 997X MS Thesis in Transportation 3 Each Credits
Students electing to take a 6-credit MS Thesis commit to a significant individually guided research effort, resulting in a formally defended thesis report, bound in accordance with Institute requirements.
Prerequisite(s): MS degree status and permission of thesis adviser.
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TR-GY 999X PhD Dissertation in Transportation Planning and Engineering Variable (24 Total) Credits
The dissertation is an original investigation embodying the results of comprehensive research in a specific area of transportation worthy of publication in a recognized, formally refereed transportation journal. Students must defend formally their dissertations and submit a bound written document. Students must complete a minimum of 24 credits of dissertation registration before defending. Once the dissertation is started, the student must maintain a minimum of 3 credits of registration during each semester (not including summer) until the dissertation is complete. During the last semester of registration, the student may be permitted to register for .5 credit with the permission of the Graduate Office and dissertation adviser.
Prerequisite(s): Passing grade for RE-GY 9990 Ph.D. Qualifying Exam , graduate standing, and dissertation advisor approval
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TR-GY 6013 Fundamental Concepts in Transportation 3 Credits
This course provides the contextual foundations to study urban transportation systems, using performance criteria reflecting the perspectives of system providers/owners, users and communities. The connection between transportation supply, travel demand, service volume and level of service is explored and quantified for various travel modes. The impacts of transportation system performance on travel behavior, communities and the environment is discussed. The role of technology and institutions is examined with case examples.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate status or permission of instructor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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TR-GY 6021 Quantitative Analysis in Transportation 1.5 Credits
An overview of basic concepts in statistics and analytical analysis that are commonly used in transportation engineering. Issues of sample size are addressed for both collection of field data and conducting various types of user surveys. Statistical interpretation of study results is also treated. Introductions, with transportation illustrations, to queuing theory, regression analysis, and ANOVA are included.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or permission of instructor
Weekly Lecture Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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TR-GY 6053 Transportation Economics and Finance Fundamentals 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the basic principles of engineering economic analysis and their application to transportation project alternatives. Fundamental concepts such as present worth and annual cost are described and illustrated. Methodologies for comparison of transportation alternatives are introduced: Benefit/Cost Ratio, rate of return, the nature of the costs and benefits of transportation alternatives. Financing of transportation is covered: where does the money come from, the highway trust fund, tolls, and other alternative options of financing transportation are covered.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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TR-GY 6113 Forecasting Urban Travel Demand 3 Credits
The purpose of this course is to study methods and models used in estimating and forecasting person travel in urban areas. The objective is to understand the fundamental relationships between land use, transportation level of service and travel demand, and to apply methods and state-of-the-practice models for predicting person travel on the transportation system.
Pre/Co-requisite: TR-GY 6013 or permission of instructor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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TR-GY 6211 Economic Analysis of Transportation Alternatives 1.5 Credits
This course introduces students to the basic principles of engineering economic analysis and their application to transportation project alternatives. Fundamental concepts such as present worth and annual cost are described and illustrated. Methodologies for comparison of transportation alternatives are introduced, including the Present Worth Method, the Annual Cost Method, the Benefit-Cost Ratio Method, and the Rate of Return Method. The nature of the costs and benefits of transportation alternatives is discussed
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 1.5
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TR-GY 6223 Intelligent Transportation Systems and Their Applications 3 Credits
This course introduces the concepts and applications of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and its growing role in the management of transportation systems. The course stresses the role of ITS as national policy, as specified in major transportation funding legislation – ISTEA, TEA21 and SAFETY-LU. A systems engineering approach to overall development of ITS technologies is stressed. Major components of ITS are discussed, and examples of their application treated. Coordination and integration of ITS components are treated.
Prerequisite(s): TR-GY 6013 or permission of adviser.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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TR-GY 6231 Transportation Planning Principles and Practice 1.5 Credits
This course discusses the principles guiding the planning, design and operation of urban transportation systems. The concepts of mobility and accessibility are explored through an analysis of the interactions of land use, transportation supply and travel demand. Examples of transportation planning practice include a review of the Urban Transportation Planning Process in metropolitan areas and presentations from guest speakers.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or permission of instructor
Weekly Lecture Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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