Critical Analysis and Reasoning: Contemporary Issues in Science and Technology

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This course invites critical engagement on significant contemporary topics through textual analysis of academic literature from the humanities and social sciences. Readings draw from current, and sometimes controversial, topics related to health sciences, bioethics, medical ethics, medicine, pharmacology, and culture. Students will refine their reading comprehension skills and further develop their abilities to reason within and beyond the texts themselves. Through journal responses, short essays, discussions and debates, and multi-media presentations, students will demonstrate their abilities to engage critically with contemporary issues in science, technology, and culture.