Lyman Briggs College students should complete this form to request to have a non-LB course cover their upper-level Science and Society requirement. This is not a form to request a substitution for LB 492 (senior seminar). Science and Society majors or minors should not use this form and should instead consult with the Science and Society major/minor advisor, Jacki Dotts. All students should consult with an academic advisor prior to substituting a course.
Already-approved courses to cover the Science and Society LBC requirement
- CSUS 310 | History of Environmental Thought and Sustainability
- CSUS 463 | Food Fight: Politics of Food
- CSUS 464 | Environmental and Natural Resource Policy in Michigan
- ENG 473A | Literature and Medicine
- FW 439 | Conservation Ethics
- GEO 435 | Geography of Health and Disease
- HST 420 | History of Sexuality since the 18th Century
- HST 425 | American and European Health Care since 1800
- HRT 486 | Biotechnology in Agriculture: Applications and Ethical Issues
- IBIO 446 | Environmental Issues and Public Policy
- LB 304 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) and Sexuality Studies
- LB 321A | Science and the Public- Arts and Humanities (W)
- LB 321B | Science and the Public- Social Sciences (W)
- LB 322A |Advances in Science and Technology- Arts and Humanities (W)
- LB 322B | Advances in Science and Technology- Social Sciences (W)
- LB 323A | Science in a Global Context- Arts and Humanities (W)
- LB 323B | Science in a Global Context- Social Sciences (W)
- LB 324A | Science and Sex, Gender, Sexuality- Arts and Humanities (W)
- LB 324B | Science and Sex, Gender, Sexuality- Social Sciences (W)
- LB 325A | Science and the Environment- Arts and Humanities (W)
- LB 325B | Science and the Environment- Social Sciences (W)
- LB 326A | Medicine and Health- Arts and Humanities (W)
- LB 326B | Medicine and Health- Social Sciences (W)
- LB 327A | Scientific Practice- Arts and Humanities (W)
- LB 327B | Scientific Practice- Social Sciences (W)
- LB 490E | Advanced Direct Study- Science and Society (W)
- MC 350 | Evolution and Society
- MC 351 | Science and Social Policy
- PHL 380 | Nature of Science
- PHL 462 | Philosophy of Mind
- PHL 480 | Philosophy of Science
- SOC 368 | Science, Technology, and Society
- SOC 452 | Advanced Seminar in Environmental Sociology
- SOC 475 | Health and Society
Criteria for Successful Science and Society Course Substitutions
A successful Science and Society course substitution has all of these criteria:
- The course contains sufficient Science and Society content.
- The course is taught by an instructor with sufficient Science and Society training.
- The course has no more than 40 students enrolled.
- The course helps to fulfill Tier II writing requirements.
- The course is either at the 300-level or the 400-level.
- The course may not be used to fulfill both the Science and Society requirement and a major requirement.
Terms
Please note: Science and Society course substitutions will not additionally cover University upper-level integrative studies requirements such as IAH 211+ or ISS 300-level. SOC 368, HST 425, and ENG 473A will also not cover the University upper-level integrative studies requirements.
No course substitution is guaranteed. Each substitution request is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. A complete course syllabus must be submitted to be evaluated.
Directions
Ideally, prior to the course drop date, do the following:
- Consult with the LBC Science and Society advisor before fully completing this form.
- Fill out the form, save it as a PDF with your last name as the file name to your computer, and attach it and the proposed course syllabus in an email to the Science and Society Major/Minor Coordinator, Dr. Marisa Brandt, at brandtm7@msu.edu
- Dr. Brandt will notify you, and any other advisor involved, of the decision.