ENGR 210: Discovery and Disaster

Department
Credits 2
Degree Attributes
CoB: Humanities,
SoE: Other Humanities/Soc Sci
Throughout history; technological discoveries have enabled humanity to do new things in new ways. In some cases; these discoveries have been driven by disaster or led to disaster. In this course; we examine a number of such discoveries. We place the events in cultural; technical; historical; environmental; and ethical context. Counts toward the Humanities/Social Sciences requirement. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.