STS 2620 - Science and Technology Public Policy

Effective Start Date: 01/01/2013
Examines the development of public policies aimed at promoting and regulating science and technology. Topics include historical evolution of the federal government’s involvement in science policy; the players, organizations, and agencies who make science policy; the reasons the government funds the research it does; how science and technology is regulated by the government. Prerequisites: STS 1500 or equivalent.

Credits: 3