{"id":1409,"date":"2013-07-24T07:03:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T11:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2013-2014\/tas\/sts\/"},"modified":"2022-02-02T13:43:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T18:43:44","slug":"sts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2022-2023\/tas\/sts\/","title":{"rendered":"Science and Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/snh\/\"> School of Theoretical and Applied Science<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"facultyTable\"><div class=\"row colSet\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12 \"><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"convenerListing\">Convener:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/snh\/faculty\/emma-c-rainforth\/\">Emma Rainforth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12 \">\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>About the Minor <\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p>The interdisciplinary program in Science and Society examines the fundamental questions posed by scientific knowledge and technological change, particularly from historical and global perspectives. It has become crucial for the specialist and non-specialist alike to understand the possibilities and limitations of scientific, technological, and industrial enterprises and to be able to participate in the critical decisions of the next century affecting human life and its relation to world and local societies and cultures. The program is recommended to all students, from the arts, business, and the humanities to science and environmental studies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Outcomes of the Minor <\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><strong>Goal:<\/strong> Students can use scientific reasoning and methodology to develop informed opinions on the impact of science and technology has on society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Outcome 1:<\/strong> Develop and express informed opinions about topics relating to technology and its effects on society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Outcome 2:<\/strong> Use scientific methodology to address and\/or solve a problem.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Requirements of the Minor <\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ol>\n<li>At least half of the courses fulfilling a minor must be distinct from the student\u2019s major. That is, three of the five courses required for a minor cannot be used towards fulfillment of major requirements. A School Core does not need to be completed for a minor. Minors are open to students regardless of school affiliation..<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><strong>SCIENCE AND SOCIETY MINOR<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"courseTable\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"majorTableHeading\">Subject &amp; Course # &#8211; Title &amp; Course Description:<\/li>\n<li><strong>REQUIRED COURSE:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb4f9d\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/SCIN295\" target=\"_blank\">SCIN 295 - DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT<\/a> (Formerly SCIN395)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE COURSE FROM FOUR OF THE SIX CATEGORIES<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CATEGORY 1:\u00a0 EARTH PROCESSES AND SOCIETY\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb51cc\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOL210\" target=\"_blank\">GEOL 210 - NATURAL HAZARDS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb53c8\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOL333\" target=\"_blank\">GEOL 333 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>CATEGORY 2: \u00a0CLIMATE CHANGE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb55db\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC305\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 305 - CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb57a5\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENST240\" target=\"_blank\">ENST 240 - CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIETY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>CATEGORY 3: \u00a0BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb599e\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/BIOL346\" target=\"_blank\">BIOL 346 - FOOD SCIENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb5b4f\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/BIOL347\" target=\"_blank\">BIOL 347 - MEDICINAL PLANTS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb5d95\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/SCIN310\" target=\"_blank\">SCIN 310 - AIDS:BIOLOGICAL, MEDICAL, SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>CATEGORY 4:\u00a0 NATURAL RESOURCES<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb5fcf\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENSC230\" target=\"_blank\">ENSC 230 - SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb61f7\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENST223\" target=\"_blank\">ENST 223 - ENERGY AND SOCIETY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb6463\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOG210\" target=\"_blank\">GEOG 210 - WATER RESOURCES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb665b\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/GEOG304\" target=\"_blank\">GEOG 304 - FOREST RESOURCES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>CATEGORY 5:\u00a0 POLICY AND LAW<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb6861\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/PUBL201\" target=\"_blank\">PUBL 201 - PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC POLICY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb6a38\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENST317\" target=\"_blank\">ENST 317 - ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND REGULATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb6c33\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ENST326\" target=\"_blank\">ENST 326 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>CATEGORY 6:\u00a0 COMMUNICATING SCIENCE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"6a32480fb6e35\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/SCIN435\" target=\"_blank\">SCIN 435 - WRITING ABOUT SCIENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Related Information <\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/snh\/\">School of Theoretical and Applied Science Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/snh\/faculty\/\">Faculty Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Website: School of Theoretical and Applied Science<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"parent":1395,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1409","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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