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Nov 29, 2024
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ENG 492A - Language, Science and Society (3 units)
Language and literature of science as a reflection of scientific and technological developments and their impact on society. (General Capstone course.)
Prerequisite(s): CH 201 ; CH 202 or CH 203 ; at least junior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3
General Capstone Course
Offered Every Spring - Odd Years
Student Learning Outcomes (if available):
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to evaluate the circumstances under which it is ethical to employ science (and the language of science) to make arguments about culture and values.
2. Students will be able to engage in analysis of a variety of ethical issues at the intersection of science and culture to current problems such as sustainable agriculture, climate change, environmental toxicity, and water management.
3. Students will be able to apply a range of critical and rhetorical modes of analysis to interpret works of literary science writing and science-based documentary film, with the ultimate objective of applying these modes of analysis to other problems involving science and culture.
4. Students will be able to engage in effective composition and communication and the critical analysis and use of information as a means of addressing significant scientific and environmental issues and debates current in the culture.
5. Students will be able to identify and characterize current scholarly debates (and the opportunities and challenges they present) that exist within current conversations about environmental problems, as well as the role of popular science writing and filmmaking in communicating these problems to the general public.
6. Students will be able to analyze the multi-disciplinary, multi-generic and multi-media intersections of science-informed literature and film, with the goal of understanding the relationship of text to image in larger conversations about science and values occurring in the culture. In order to perform this synthetic, integrated analysis, students will necessarily need to engage in effective composition and communication and the critical analysis and use of information.
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