POLS307

Policy Issues in Science and Technology

30 points

Not offered 2024

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences

Description

This course analyses major political issues and policy challenges in the areas of global health, bio-medicine and the life sciences industry. Specific issues will include the politics of infectious diseases, food security, human ‘enhancement,’ and the implications of disruptive technologies for medicine, human reproduction, and life extension. Cases will be drawn from North America, Australasia and Africa.

Prerequisites

Any 30 points at 200 level from HLTH or POLS, or
any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA, or
LAWS, GEOG, or
the Schedule V of the BCom.