What's Involved

What courses do I have to take?

The minor consists of two lower-division courses and five upper-division courses, chosen from the list of courses we offer. One or more relevant upper-division courses offered in other departments or taken at another university may be petitioned for the minor, with the prior approval of the coordinator of the minor.

Who chooses this minor?

The Science and Society Minor is of particular relevance to prospective science and engineering majors interested in developing a broader understanding of the scientific enterprise; to pre-medical students wishing to understand the intellectual and institutional foundations of modern medicine; and to social science and humanities students wanting to obtain a systematic grasp of contemporary scientific and technological society.