Complete Schedule of Classes Satisfying the Science & Society Requirement - Fall 2025
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A liberal education should provide students with a basic understanding of the relationship of scientific knowledge, technology, and society. Courses in this category are concerned with two broad sets of questions: first, with the methods, practices, and commitments of the sciences and technology (for example, what is a scientific fact? what is the scientific method?); and second, with the impact and relationship of science and technology to society and social concerns. Such courses may be found but not limited to scholarship in sociology and science, law and science, anthropology and technology, environmental science and political theory, or technology and philosophy, bioethics, environmental humanities, and history of science.
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African-American and African Studies |
AAS 2220 | Introduction to Race, Class, Politics & the Environment |
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19843 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | Kimberly Fields | We 3:30pm - 6:00pm | John W. Warner Hall 110 |
AAS 3310 | Environmental Justice in the Mid-Atlantic Region |
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19847 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | Kimberly Fields | Tu 6:00pm - 8:30pm | New Cabell Hall 303 |
Anthropology |
ANTH 2280 | Medical Anthropology |
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11247 | 100 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 120 | Jarrett Zigon | We 3:30pm - 5:10pm | Minor Hall 125 |
11872 | 101 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 10:00am - 10:50am | The Rotunda Room 150 |
11873 | 102 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 11:00am - 11:50am | Brooks Hall 103 |
11874 | 103 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 12:00pm - 12:50pm | Brooks Hall 103 |
13009 | 104 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Th 7:00pm - 7:50pm | Brooks Hall 103 |
13010 | 105 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 11:00am - 11:50am | New Cabell Hall 115 |
13011 | 106 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 9:00am - 9:50am | Wilson Hall 244 |
13296 | 107 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 10:00am - 10:50am | Pavilion VIII 102 |
13579 | 108 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Th 5:00pm - 5:50pm | The Rotunda Room 152 |
13580 | 109 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Th 6:00pm - 6:50pm | New Cabell Hall 411 |
ANTH 2415 | Language in Human Evolution |
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19379 | 100 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 35 | Mark Sicoli | MoWe 11:00am - 11:50am | McLeod Hall 1003 |
19382 | 101 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Mo 4:00pm - 4:50pm | New Cabell Hall 058 |
19383 | 102 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Mo 5:00pm - 5:50pm | New Cabell Hall 207 |
19384 | 103 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Tu 5:00pm - 5:50pm | New Cabell Hall 383 |
ANTH 2800 | Introduction to Archaeology |
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10010 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 35 | Adria LaViolette | MoWe 10:00am - 10:50am | John W. Warner Hall 104 |
11503 | 101 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | We 6:00pm - 6:50pm | Brooks Hall 103 |
11504 | 102 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Th 5:00pm - 5:50pm | Brooks Hall 103 |
13276 | 103 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Th 6:00pm - 6:50pm | Brooks Hall 103 |
Astronomy |
ASTR 3470 | Science and Controversy in Astronomy |
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13460 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 54 | Matthew Pryal | TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm | Gilmer Hall 257 |
Biology |
BIOL 1040 | The DNA Revolution in Science and Society |
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12161 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 200 | Douglas Taylor | TuTh 3:30pm - 4:50pm | Gilmer Hall 301 |
BIOL 3450 | Biodiversity and Conservation |
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11466 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 89 | Jessamyn Manson | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Physics Bldg 242 |
BIOL 4585 | Selected Topics in Biology |
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| Advances in Drug Discovery & Emerging Therapies |
13740 | 001 | SEM (3 Units) | Permission  | 0 / 40 | Mike Wormington | TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm | Physics Bldg 220 |
| Prerequisites: BIOL 3000 and any 1 of the following 8 courses: BIOL 3010, 3030, 3050, 3240, 4260, CHEM 4410, 4420, 4440. |
Chemistry |
CHEM 1330 | Chemistry, Cooking, & Culture: An Exploration of Food |
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20264 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | Lindsay Wheeler | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | Gilmer Hall 245 |
Economics |
ECON 3040 | The Economics of Education |
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19763 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 60 | Sarah Turner | MoWe 11:00am - 11:50am | Ridley Hall G004 |
19764 | 101 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | To Be Announced | Fr 11:00am - 11:50am | Wilson Hall 238 |
19765 | 102 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | To Be Announced | Fr 12:00pm - 12:50pm | New Cabell Hall 032 |
ECON 3430 | Economics of Sustainability and the Environment |
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12193 | 100 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 180 | William Shobe | MoWe 3:30pm - 4:45pm | Wilson Hall 402 |
12194 | 101 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | To Be Announced | Th 8:00pm - 8:50pm | Wilson Hall 238 |
12195 | 102 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | To Be Announced | Th 6:00pm - 6:50pm | New Cabell Hall 485 |
12196 | 103 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | To Be Announced | Th 7:00pm - 7:50pm | New Cabell Hall 485 |
12197 | 104 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | To Be Announced | Fr 8:00am - 8:50am | John W. Warner Hall 113 |
12198 | 105 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | To Be Announced | Fr 9:00am - 9:50am | New Cabell Hall 132 |
12199 | 106 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | To Be Announced | Fr 10:00am - 10:50am | John W. Warner Hall 110 |
ECON 4220 | International Finance and Macroeconomics |
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12629 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 90 | Eric Van Wincoop | TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am | Wilson Hall 301 |
ECON 4310 | Economics of the Public Sector |
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12992 | 099 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 75 | Lee Lockwood | MoWe 3:30pm - 4:45pm | Wilson Hall 325 |
12993 | 100 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 75 | Lee Lockwood | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Wilson Hall 325 |
12994 | 101 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 25 | To Be Announced | Mo 6:00pm - 6:50pm | New Cabell Hall 485 |
12995 | 102 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 25 | To Be Announced | Mo 7:00pm - 7:50pm | New Cabell Hall 485 |
12996 | 103 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 25 | To Be Announced | Mo 5:00pm - 5:50pm | New Cabell Hall 489 |
12997 | 104 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 25 | To Be Announced | Mo 6:00pm - 6:50pm | New Cabell Hall 132 |
19775 | 105 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 25 | To Be Announced | Mo 7:00pm - 7:50pm | John W. Warner Hall 113 |
19951 | 106 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 25 | To Be Announced | Mo 8:00pm - 8:50pm | Wilson Hall 238 |
ECON 4610 | Economic Development |
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19777 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 40 | Shan Aman-Rana | TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm | New Cabell Hall 489 |
19778 | 002 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 40 | Shan Aman-Rana | TuTh 3:30pm - 4:45pm | New Cabell Hall 232 |
19779 | 101 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | We 5:00pm - 5:50pm | New Cabell Hall 395 |
19780 | 102 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | We 6:00pm - 6:50pm | New Cabell Hall 168 |
19781 | 103 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | We 6:00pm - 6:50pm | New Cabell Hall 395 |
19782 | 104 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | We 7:00pm - 7:50pm | New Cabell Hall 303 |
ECON 4720 | Econometric Methods |
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11118 | 100 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | Lidia Kosenkova | MoWe 3:30pm - 4:45pm | Wilson Hall 238 |
11030 | 101 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 15 | To Be Announced | Th 6:00pm - 6:50pm | New Cabell Hall 309 |
11031 | 102 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 15 | To Be Announced | Th 7:00pm - 7:50pm | New Cabell Hall 168 |
Environmental Sciences |
EVSC 1080 | Resources and the Environment |
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13454 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 285 | Scott Doney | MoWeFr 9:00am - 9:50am | Wilson Hall 402 |
EVSC 1600 | Water on Earth |
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Syllabus 18710 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 76 | Frederick Cheng | MoWeFr 12:00pm - 12:50pm | Wilson Hall 325 |
EVSC 3020 | GIS Methods |
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10143 | 100 | Lecture (4 Units) | Open  | 0 / 50 (0 / 50) | John Porter | TuTh 8:00am - 9:15am | Gibson Hall 211 |
10501 | 101 | Laboratory (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 25 (0 / 25) | John Porter | Mo 5:00pm - 9:00pm | Mechanical Engr Bldg 215 |
10563 | 102 | Laboratory (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 25 (0 / 25) | John Porter | Tu 5:00pm - 9:00pm | Mechanical Engr Bldg 215 |
EVSC 4380 | Air Pollution Environmental Justice |
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20028 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | Sally Pusede | MoWeFr 10:00am - 10:50am | Kerchof Hall 317 |
Global Studies-Global Studies |
GSGS 4410 | The Body Migrant: Medical Anthropology |
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19908 | 001 | SEM (3 Units) | Permission  | 0 / 30 | Levi Vonk | TuTh 3:30pm - 4:45pm | Gibson Hall 211 |
Media Studies |
MDST 4210 | Global Environmental Media |
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20250 | 001 | SEM (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 25 | Aynne Kokas | We 3:30pm - 6:00pm | Bryan Hall 235 |
Philosophy |
PHIL 1740 | Issues of Life and Death |
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13561 | 100 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 120 | Rebecca Stangl | MoWe 1:00pm - 1:50pm | Minor Hall 125 |
13562 | 101 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Th 6:00pm - 6:50pm | Cocke Hall 101 |
13563 | 102 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Th 7:00pm - 7:50pm | Cocke Hall 101 |
13564 | 103 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Th 8:00pm - 8:50pm | Cocke Hall 101 |
13565 | 104 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 8:00am - 8:50am | Cocke Hall 101 |
13566 | 105 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 9:00am - 9:50am | New Cabell Hall 485 |
13567 | 106 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 10:00am - 10:50am | New Cabell Hall 364 |
13568 | 107 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 11:00am - 11:50am | Cocke Hall 115 |
13569 | 108 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 12:00pm - 12:50pm | Cocke Hall 115 |
13570 | 109 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 1:00pm - 1:50pm | New Cabell Hall 338 |
PHIL 2820 | Philosophy of Health and Health Care |
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12706 | 100 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 110 | Elizabeth Barnes | TuTh 8:00am - 8:50am | Clark Hall 107 |
Public Health Sciences |
PHS 3104 | Introduction to Epidemiology: Methodological and Ethical Considerations |
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13553 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Permission  | 0 / 30 | Jean Eby | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Multistory (Old) Hospital C1 |
PHS 3186 | Comparative Health Care Systems |
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12396 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Permission  | 0 / 20 | Kathryn Quissell | MoWeFr 2:00pm - 2:50pm | New Cabell Hall 107 |
PHS 3620 | Built Environment & Health Impact |
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12561 | 001 | SEM (3 Units) | Permission  | 0 / 40 (0 / 40) | Schaeffer Somers | MoWeFr 10:00am - 10:50am | Gilmer Hall 257 |
PHS 3825 | Global Public Health: Challenges and Innovations |
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11674 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Permission  | 0 / 37 | Chris Colvin | Tu 2:00pm - 4:30pm | Multistory (Old) Hospital C1 |
PHS 4050 | Global Public Health Policy |
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11336 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Permission  | 0 / 55 | Kathryn Quissell | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | Gilmer Hall 257 |
Physics |
PHYS 1110 | Energy, Science and Society |
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11483 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 60 | E Dukes | TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am | Physics Bldg 220 |
Psychology |
PSYC 2410 | Abnormal Psychology |
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10375 | 001 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 282 | Elise Clerkin | TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Chemistry Bldg 402 |
Sociology |
SOC 2280 | Medical Sociology |
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12187 | 100 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 80 | Natalie Aviles | TuTh 9:30am - 10:20am | Claude Moore Nursing Educ G010 |
12188 | 101 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 8:00am - 8:50am | New Cabell Hall 415 |
12189 | 102 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 9:00am - 9:50am | New Cabell Hall 111 |
12190 | 103 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 10:00am - 10:50am | New Cabell Hall 291 |
13304 | 104 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 12:00pm - 12:50pm | New Cabell Hall 211 |
13305 | 105 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 1:00pm - 1:50pm | New Cabell Hall 207 |
13306 | 106 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 20 | To Be Announced | Fr 2:00pm - 2:50pm | New Cabell Hall 291 |
SOC 3700 | Health, Illness and Inequality |
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20422 | 100 | Lecture (3 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | David Skubby | MoWe 2:00pm - 2:50pm | Nau Hall 211 |
20423 | 101 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
20424 | 102 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
20425 | 103 | Discussion (0 Units) | Open  | 0 / 30 | TBA | TBA | TBA |