Course Catalog - 2018-2019

     

ANTH 366 - SCIENCE, LOCAL AND GLOBAL

Long Title: SCIENCE, LOCAL AND GLOBAL
Department: Anthropology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course explores science as a transnational phenomenon, focusing on the pathways along which it flows around the world. Topics include differences in local styles of reasoning, dynamics of international scientific collaborations, transnational migration of knowledge workers, the role of science in nationalist projects, and the commodification of science. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 566. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ANTH 366 if student has credit for ANTH 566.