Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2016-2017
FWIS 115 - THE MAD SCIENTIST
Long Title: THE MAD SCIENTIST: SCIENCE, CARICATURE, AND SOCIAL CRITIQUE
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Your friend describes a television character as a "mad scientist." Who do you picture? Frankenstein praying for an electrical storm? Emmett Brown working on his DeLorean? This course examines the figure of the "mad scientist" in popular culture in order to explore science's impact on Western society.
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/