53-2410 Medicine & Science in Media

Symposium-style course deals with major scientific and medical issues of public concern. Students consider how media interpret scientific information and make it relevant to lay audiences. Issues covered might include destruction to the environment, morality of euthanasia, funding of manned space travel, or nuclear policy in the post-Cold War era. Expert speakers are a course highlight.

3 Credits
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 52-1111 Writing and Rhetoric I - Enhanced or 52-1121 Writing and Rhetoric I for Non-Native Speakers of English or COMPASS Placement Test score >= 97 or 52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I