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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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HUMA 141 001 (CRN: 26623)
HOW WILL THE WORLD END?
Long Title: HOW WILL THE WORLD END? EXISTENTIAL RISK AND THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE - A BIG QUESTIONS COURSE
Department: History
Instructor: Campos, Luis
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM MW (11-JAN-2027 - 23-APR-2027)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 50
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 2-NOV-2026 2:20AM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Description: This course explores the question of existential risk in the history of science, and the ways different societies and generations have grappled with the possibility of the end of the world (and of life as we know it), from the apocalyptic visions of earlier times to the urgent crises of today.