BIO 240 - Science and Society

This course examines current issues in the relevance of scientific inquiry. Students investigate selected subjects with an emphasis on the most recent research in the field. Students observe and summarize relationships, formulate and test hypotheses, and study connections among hypotheses, formal models, predictions, and actual results. Examples of topics that may be explored include consumerism, health, media, and advertising. Satisfies the Science and Technology General Education requirement.

(Cr: 3)