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Science Studies is inherently an interdisciplinary major.
It
not
only
explores
the
complex
interactions
among
the
sciences,
technology
and
medicine,
it
also
attempts
to
explain
how
they
interact
with
different
parts
of
society,
such
as
government,
industry,
education,
religion,
and
the
economy.
Science
Studies
draws
upon
a
plethora
of
methodologies
from
various
disciplines,
including
the
sciences
themselves,
history,
philosophy,
sociology,
and
anthropology.
With
the
tools
provided
by
these
subjects,
the
discipline
of
Science
Studies
illustrates
how
scientific,
technological
and
medical
knowledge
is
constructed
on
the
one
hand,
and
how
culture
and
society
are
constructed
on
the
other.
In
short,
Science
Studies
investigates
the
link
between
the
content
of
scientific,
technological
and
medical
knowledge
and
the
context
in
which
such
knowledge
is
generated.
Science
Studies
is
meant
to
branch
out
into
all
areas
of
the
Willamette
campus.
Science
students
need
to
be
cognizant
of
how
their
knowledge
influences,
and
is
framed
by,
society.
Such
awareness
necessitates
a
sense
of
social
responsibility.
Students
of
sociology,
philosophy,
history,
and
anthropology
must
appreciate
how
their
disciplines
can
help
elucidate
the
scientific
enterprise.
Precisely
because
science,
technology,
and
medicine
impact
our
lives
in
unprecedented
ways,
all
members
of
the
academy
are
obliged
to
become
familiar
with
these
fields.
Science
Studies
is
an
appropriate
major
for
pre-med
students,
as
medical
schools
are
interested
in
well-rounded
students
who
can
discuss
intelligently
the
social
aspects
of
medicine.
Pre-law
students,
particularly
those
interested
in
science
policy
and
intellectual
property,
can
gain
a
valuable
insight
by
studying
the
relationship
between
science
and
the
law.
Also,
given
the
importance
of
biotechnology
and
genetic
engineering
to
the
media,
Science
Studies
would
also
appeal
to
those
interested
in
a
career
in
science
journalism.
Finally,
this
major
is
well
suited
for
students
of
the
sciences,
history,
sociology
and
cultural
anthropology
interested
in
pursuing
graduate
work
in
science
studies
(including
history
of
science,
medicine,
or
technology,
philosophy
of
science,
and
sociology
of
science
and
technology).
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
THE
SCIENCE
STUDIES
MAJOR
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