GN: Literature and Science

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This course will explore the dynamic intersections of physical, earth, and forensic sciences with examples of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and song: the ideas and practices, from genetic engineering to medicine to "survival of the fittest" to crime detection, of various scientific fields (biology, forensic science, nuclear science, physics, etc.) as they are represented or misrepresented in creative works of literatures, as well as literature's profound effects on science. Requisite course ENGL 103 : English Composition or ENGL 104 : English Composition for Secondary Education majors may be taken as pre-requisites or concurrently as corequisites.