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2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GS 4404 - The Meaning and Nature of Science (3) [WID]


When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
The goal of this course is to help students develop a sound understanding of the nature of science, the process of scientific inquiry, and the reciprocal relationship between science and society through a critical examination of the history of science since the Renaissance. Lecture three hours.
Prerequisite: RC 2001  or its equivalent.
[Dual-listed with GS 5404.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.