A. STS Core Course (5 credits)
Key: **STS listing dependent on topic.
- BISSTS 307 Science, Technology and Society
B. STS Method Courses (10 credits)
- BES 301* Science Methods and Practice
- BIS 315* Understanding Statistics
* Required Courses
C. STS Courses (25 credits)
Courses are organized into four groups based on their primary analytical orientation or main theme. Students may choose any combination of courses to fulfill the option requirement.
1. Mathematical Sciences
- BIS 230 Mathematical Thinking for the Liberal Arts
- BIS 231 Linear Algebra with Applications
- BIS 232 Using, Understanding, and Visualizing Quantitative Data
- BIS 329 Topics in Mathematics Across the Curriculum
- BIS 350 Concept of Number
- BIS 447 Topics in Quantitative Inquiry
2. Natural Sciences
- BST 200 Introduction to Climate Science
- B BIO 220 Introductory Biology
- BISSTS 231 Genes, Genomes, and Heredity
- BISSTS 232 Embryos, Genes, and Reproductive Technology
- BES 302 Environmental Problem Solving
- BES 311 Environmental Chemistry
- BES 315 Environmental Chemistry Lab
- BES 312 Ecology
- BES 362 Introduction to Restoration Ecology
- BES 430 Air Pollution and Health
- BES 485 Conservation Biology
- BIS 240 Introduction to Sustainable Practices
- BIS 250 How Things Work: Motion & Mechanics (if not used to meet prerequisite)
- BIS 251 How Things Work: Electricity & Invention (if not used to meet prerequisite)
- BIS 306 Marine Diversity and Conservation
- BIS 307 Environmental Justice
- BIS 358 Issues in Environmental Science
- BIS 381 History of Life
- BIS 386 Global Environmental Issues
- BIS 388 Philosophy and Science of Quantum Mechanics
- BIS 390 Ecology and the Environment
3. Science Communications
- BIS 382 Visual Art of Biology
- BISMCS 471 **Advanced Topics in Media and Communication
4. Culture, Politics and Society
- BIS 293 **Special Topics
- BIS 302 Issues in Mathematics Across Cultures
- BIS 307 Environmental Justice
- BIS 346 Topics in Environmental Policy
- BIS 355 History of Science and Technology
- BIS 356 Ethics and the Environment
- BIS 386 Global Environmental Issues
- BIS 392 Water and Sustainability
- BIS 393 **Special Topics
- BIS 396 **Topics in Sustainability
- BIS 397 **Topics in Environmental Studies
- BISGST 397 ** Topics in Global Studies
- BISSTS 397 Topics in Science, Technology, and Society
- BIS 403 WA DC Seminar on Human Rights
- BIS 411 Biotechnology and Society
- BIS 421 Science and Technology Policy
- BIS 458 Energy, the Environment, and Society
- BIS 459 Conservation and Sustainable Development
- BIS 480 **International Study Abroad
- BIS 482 Problems in Interdisciplinary Science
- BIS 491 **Topics in Policy Studies
- BIS 493 **Special Topics
- BIS 496 **Community Service Project
- BISGST 497 **Advanced Topics in Global Studies
- BISSTS 497 Advanced Topics in Science, Technology, and Society
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